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scurrie · Mar 1, 2011

hi there
i am looking to buy a winch and winch bumper for my 90 harhtop county an was wondering if any one out there has any thing to offer ? i have seen a new champion 8000lb winch for £310.00 but i dont know if thats a good deal or not .

wiltshire landyman · Mar 1, 2011

here we go again..

if you could be botherd to search on ere you would get all your answers regarding cheap winches..

i will sell ya a warn 8274 with gigglepin gearbox for £2k i dont have a bumper tho

Hamsterberg · Mar 1, 2011

Er made my own !!

wickford90 · Mar 1, 2011

scurrie said:
hi there
i am looking to buy a winch and winch bumper for my 90 harhtop county an was wondering if any one out there has any thing to offer ? i have seen a new champion 8000lb winch for £310.00 but i dont know if thats a good deal or not .

How often are you going to use it and for what, this has a big bearing on what you need to spend.
If you going to use it hard on a regular basis get best you can afford, if its occasional self recovery, pay and play etc. maybe get a cheaper one.
Just got a new 13000lb one off ebay for £195 and £180 for a new bumper, some will say buy cheap buy twice. its all about horses for courses.this is what i got for me money

MrJC · Mar 1, 2011

Not hijacking but I am looking to get a cheap one for occasional use.... how much extra weight are we looking at? Will my new standard LR springs cope okay?

wickford90 · Mar 1, 2011

MrJC said:
Not hijacking but I am looking to get a cheap one for occasional use.... how much extra weight are we looking at? Will my new standard LR springs cope okay?

I have heavy duty bearmach springs on mine and you can see the nose drop slightly when i put it in the bumper. Shouldn't be to hard to find out the weight but they are a lot heavier than i expected and a tubular bumper is not a lot lighter.

matthew2riches · Mar 1, 2011

Funny. I was just looking at winches on the bay.....

Came across this one 12000lb CTA 12V Entry Level Recovery Winch

Any good?

300tdistu · Mar 2, 2011

LANDROVER 90 110 FRONT @ REAR WINCH BUMPERS on eBay (end time 07-Mar-11 14:15:07 GMT)

gillymead · Mar 2, 2011

winches are scary

scurrie · Mar 2, 2011

just want it for occational use . i some times need to guide trees when felling or if i have a ladden tralior and i,m in a greasey field need it for a helping hand . but mostly just to have it on the front of county just in caes. i,m thinking of 8000lb champion ,what do you think?

G-man · Mar 2, 2011

gillymead said:
winches are scary

if you don't treat them with the respect required they can kill you, treated with the due respect they can save your life

foss · Mar 2, 2011

As above^^^wear gloves and always use a blanket.
If you want less weight, wire rope is a no no...

gillymead · Mar 3, 2011

I can't say I've ever used an electric winch. My dad had an engineering firm which mainly dealt with lifting gear for a long time so I've played with bits and pieces but never winches. I have this horrible image of trying to winch something resulting in the bumper being pulled off the front of the vehicle :doh:

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