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Dorset VogueSE

Dorset VogueSE

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I was out last Sunday doing a bit of lanin with my mate and totally fooked me winch, as did my mate.:mad:

Soooo 2 new winches required :eek:

Been lookin about and am totally confoosed about what to buy :confused: :confused: , looking a 12000lb rating but the same rating can cost anything from £200 to £600.

Ok all you peeps out there, what brands would you recommend or stay well away from.

Want something thats gonna do what it says on the tin but without gettin ripped orf for the privilige.

(Ere Si, feel free to move this fred if needed.)
 
I guess it depends how much use you intend to put it to and how much you've got to spend.
Warn and Superwinch are the ones used by serious competitors in challenge events, but they're fookin expensive.
I've got a 12000lb T-Max, which cost me less than £150 and it works fine for the occasional use that I put it to.
In my opinion, it's most important to keep it out of the **** as much as possible - I keep a cover on mine unless I'm actually using it.
 
Si and I got our 12000 winches from e-bay - made dn s'oton way - easy to get spares fur (not that i have, yet) will try and find out wot it is fur ya. Si mite be able to tell ya quicker tho.

here yar.;)
 
The Mad Hat Man said:
Si and I got our 12000 winches from e-bay - made dn s'oton way - easy to get spares fur (not that i have, yet) will try and find out wot it is fur ya. Si mite be able to tell ya quicker tho.

here yar.;)
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that looks zackly the same as mine, cept mine is branded as T-Max and came from Germany (via flea-bay). ;)
 
Been looking at some of these winches on ebay, what length are the ones you've bought from there? I ask because I want to fit one between the chassis of my Disco so it's concealed.

Got a 12000lb Warn on the front of my Hybrid but that's too wide to fit the Disco where I want it to.

Steve
 
robint said:
i just bought this ere same one off ebay in the auction for £185

Recovery Winch 12000Lbs by Extreme Terrain on eBay, also Trailer Transporter Parts, Trailers Transporters, Commercial Vehicles, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 16-Jul-08 12:30:00 BST)
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I've fitted one of those as well, I found that because the cable doesn't go back onto the drum nice and neat when you actually use it, it knocks the "control box" off. i cured this by lifting the cintrol box and mounting it on a different set of brackets.
I've only used it a couple of times, pulled myself out a a bog, then pulled out a rangy as well, worked OK.
 
Gafferjim said:
I've fitted one of those as well, I found that because the cable doesn't go back onto the drum nice and neat when you actually use it, it knocks the "control box" off. i cured this by lifting the cintrol box and mounting it on a different set of brackets.
I've only used it a couple of times, pulled myself out a a bog, then pulled out a rangy as well, worked OK.
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If the cable doesn't 'go back on the drum nice and neat' it is due to operator error. You should try to line yourself up with whatever it is you are winching to enable the cable to spool back in properly. By 'bird nesting' (tangling the cable onto the drum) you stand a very real risk of damaging your cable. If it is not possible to line up what you are winching you should stop your pull after every few feet and unwind and rewind your cable in correctly. You should also oil it in regularly to prevent rusting from the inside out and to help remove flat spots if they occur.
 
All good advice.

keep an eye out on fleabay for a used warn/super/good winch.

I picked up a warn M8000 with uprated goodwinch motor and brand new albright solonoid for £150. Its got me out of the **** on several occassions inc once in wales when i was on me own, fully loaded and had to turn my 90 around 180 degrees! i was impressed with it. even though 2 waffle boards frinally got me out after the winch turned me around :D

so yes, dont be put off by the rating. ive seen 12k winches on RRC that couldnt budge another RRC in the same spot my M8000 moved me and my mates 8274 (also only rated 8-9k) moved him through the same patch.

the key, and im sure other people will agree, is to get your batt cables set-up right. we are using 35mm(2) cable for both pos and neg running the neg back to the batt. at no point in the curciut does the cable get thinner than 35mm.

cant think of anything else to say (warn) :)

G
 
ratty said:
If the cable doesn't 'go back on the drum nice and neat' it is due to operator error. You should try to line yourself up with whatever it is you are winching to enable the cable to spool back in properly. By 'bird nesting' (tangling the cable onto the drum) you stand a very real risk of damaging your cable. If it is not possible to line up what you are winching you should stop your pull after every few feet and unwind and rewind your cable in correctly. You should also oil it in regularly to prevent rusting from the inside out and to help remove flat spots if they occur.
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Well aware of all that Ratty, but when you're up to the axle on one side, with a bloody good lean on, you set things up nice and straight to the anchor point, but as you start winching, it wants to slide deeper into the ****e to the right, not go straight, you've not much option.
Even after we pulled the cable off to rewind it again, you can never get it to go back on like it was when it was new, it's like packing a tin of sardines, there doesn't seem to be the same amount of space.
 
Griffdowg said:
All good advice.

keep an eye out on fleabay for a used warn/super/good winch.

I picked up a warn M8000 with uprated goodwinch motor and brand new albright solonoid for £150. Its got me out of the **** on several occassions inc once in wales when i was on me own, fully loaded and had to turn my 90 around 180 degrees! i was impressed with it. even though 2 waffle boards frinally got me out after the winch turned me around :D

so yes, dont be put off by the rating. ive seen 12k winches on RRC that couldnt budge another RRC in the same spot my M8000 moved me and my mates 8274 (also only rated 8-9k) moved him through the same patch.

the key, and im sure other people will agree, is to get your batt cables set-up right. we are using 35mm(2) cable for both pos and neg running the neg back to the batt. at no point in the curciut does the cable get thinner than 35mm.

cant think of anything else to say (warn) :)

G
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I use a 8500lb winch on my 7.5 ton truck and have turned myself around on tarmac with it with no problems.

If a snatch block or multiple snatch blocks are used correctly you can pull or manouvre dead weights far exceeding any normal expectation with no problems.

Like griffdowg says, operator experience is what gets you out and NOT the rated pull.

It is well worth going on a winching course to enable you to get the best from your winch in SAFETY.
 
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