winches help!

hello,
i have searched a lot here for winches,
now i cant see the forest through the trees!
so many brands, price ranges, and different info!
i have found the following:

-warn
-ramsey
-superwinch
-britpart
-titan
-champion
-T-max
-mile marker
-smittybilt
-Bulldog winches

i am looking for a winch for ma defender 90 so i want a mid priced one,
at about 12.000lbs

pls help me!

delete ****part from that list for a kickoff

if its going to get a lot of use get a warn/superwinch/goodwinch if its going to be used as an ornament get a britpart/t-max/champion with winches you get what you pay for i have a cheap ROCK branded winch for the back of my hybrid, where a i plan on getting a decent one for the front

and that is?

MudHunter said:

delete ****part from that list for a kickoff

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just stick a champion sticker over it, they are all the same

bram said:

hello,
i have searched a lot here for winches,
now i cant see the forest through the trees!
so many brands, price ranges, and different info!
i have found the following:

-warn
-ramsey
-superwinch
-britpart
-titan
-champion
-T-max
-mile marker
-smittybilt
-Bulldog winches

i am looking for a winch for ma defender 90 so i want a mid priced one,
at about 12.000lbs

pls help me!

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firstly get a tirfor much cheaper and far more useful. than having 20st of scrap hanging off ya front bumper.

Forget Britpart, Champion, TMax & Titan they are all made in China and rebadged in the UK. 12000lb.s = 5444KG what are you intending on towing. bearing in mind a defender weights approx 1900kg and a snatch block will half the load on the winch.

redhand said:

firstly get a tirfor much cheaper and far more useful. than having 20st of scrap hanging off ya front bumper.

Forget Britpart, Champion, TMax & Titan they are all made in China and rebadged in the UK. 12000lb.s = 5444KG what are you intending on towing. bearing in mind a defender weights approx 1900kg and a snatch block will half the load on the winch.

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ere i got a lovely tirfor in me garage fink ill put it on ebay

robint said:

ere i got a lovely tirfor in me garage fink ill put it on ebay

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no need save the commition i'll buy it off yer

robint said:

ere i got a lovely tirfor in me garage fink ill put it on ebay

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does it have appropriated by pikey written on it?

G-man said:

does it have appropriated by pikey written on it?

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It comes with a pair of asbestos gloves.

robint said:

ere i got a lovely tirfor in me garage fink ill put it on ebay

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Thought yu was taking the missus up HamHill??

na i waited till she went out then came home ahhhh peace

redhand said:

Thought yu was taking the missus up HamHill??

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is that some kinda code like the septics say Hershey highway

G-man said:

is that some kinda code like the septics say Hershey highway

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HamHill is one of UK's oldest and largest IronAge forts. & one of Boomers favorite dogging spots

oke,
i dont understand anything of that!
i dont want a tirfor, i want a electric winch , but i cant choose!
and i dont know witch one is price/quality?

try here might help:

Choosing your Winch

bram said:

oke,
i dont understand anything of that!
i dont want a tirfor, i want a electric winch , but i cant choose!
and i dont know witch one is price/quality?

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you pays yer money and takes yer choice
if you want the best then go for a warn if its budget then prepare for being let down when you most need it

my warn xd9000i has never let me down,but as its been said ya get wot ya pay for..

and as for a tirfor they are fookin hard work,then only time ive ever seen one used is by a tree surgeon..not in a recovery situation whilst laneing/offroading.
then you gotta store the thing somewhere and try and coil up and uncoil the steel wire rope every time you wanna use it.i can see that becoming very very tiresome.

but thats just my opinion,and as i participate in winch/punch challenges a tirfor is out of the qs..

wiltshire landyman said:

and as for a tirfor they are fookin hard work,then only time ive ever seen one used is by a tree surgeon..not in a recovery situation whilst laneing/offroading.
then you gotta store the thing somewhere and try and coil up and uncoil the steel wire rope every time you wanna use it.i can see that becoming very very tiresome.

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ya don't get out much do ya

Tirfor/Jet Rope Hoist style winches are a bit more work than pressing a few buttons but they will NEVER let you down

NEVER EVER

whereas it's only a matter of time before a leccy one does, and then there's the constant maintenance that's needed to keep the leccy ones running

but we've done all this before .....

l

Sean said:

ya don't get out much do ya

Tirfor/Jet Rope Hoist style winches are a bit more work than pressing a few buttons but they will NEVER let you down

NEVER EVER

whereas it's only a matter of time before a leccy one does, and then there's the constant maintenance that's needed to keep the leccy ones running

but we've done all this before .....

l

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erm they are still a mechanical device they will fail eventually