Which Winch

I want to be bought a winch for Christmas, but have no idea what to receive.

Basically needs to be the cheapest one which is also not a joke.

Any advice please.

a Tirfor

Treworgey 90 said:

a Tirfor

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Nice one !

Or a farm jack.

Yeah Yeah Yeah

well, look at the spec, the higher the better , 12000 lb area , warns a good start, but a tirfor is a safe bet,

As above tirfor, warn. Or any of the other top makes (try doing a search on here), but cost £££, as for trying to get one cheap, try fleabay, or classifieds.

I got my Warn M8000 off ebay for £150 with new uprated motor and Albright solonoid pack... best ebay brgain to date.

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buy cheap buy twice..my warn xd9000i has never let me down and it gets dunked a lot and full of mud n ****e

wiltshire landyman said:

buy cheap buy twice..my warn xd9000i has never let me down and it gets dunked a lot and full of mud n ****e

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Very nice, but £1k....ouch.

perhaps it's buy cheap buy 5

Just got a T-max 12000 for £100, just keep your eyes open.
If / then it brakes fix it or bin it !
Farm jack for back up, just in case.

the problem with a winch is if/when it does break, it will almost certainly be when you need it most. Can you afford to have your winch fail when your in a bit of a predicament?

My Albright solonoid decided to die in the peak district last weekend when i was stuck on a lane, luckily I managed to drive out in the end, but I may have had to reverse out. Lesson learned - lack of use causing sticky solonoid, tap with hammer sorted the contacts I am now going to spool in and out once a month etc and check it, because I dont want this happening again. Note: it wasnt the winch itself but the sealed solonoid pack!

Buy once, cry once

G