winchs

8 replies [Last post]
lenny
lenny's picture
Offline
Joined: 09.10.2007
Location: West Sussex
GWOA Groups: Members

Is the warn m8000 a big enough winch for the front g or would some thing bigger be better?

phileas
phileas's picture
Offline
Joined: 06.11.2008
Location: Cambs
GWOA Groups: Members
Re: winchs

lenny, it depends what you're going to do and how good your battery set-up is. assuming you're battery/ies is/are good, if speed is no object for you, just double-line pull (or even triple line pull) and your G is fairly empty and just stuck on a lane after (gentlish throttle) an 8000 will be probably be fine, especially on a SWB. if you're going to load up and especially if you have a LWB, you'd want to go for a 9000 or 9500 as a minimum. the reason i mention your battery is because with an 8000 you will be drawing massive currents as the motor will be working very hard: a simple getting-out-of-a-ditch exercise could drain a half-good battery completely. so, not a definitive answer i'm afraid, but i hope it helps/ph

peter perfect
peter perfect's picture
Offline
Joined: 07.11.2003
Location: Bahrain
GWOA Groups: Members
Re: winchs

Why a warn ?

lenny
lenny's picture
Offline
Joined: 09.10.2007
Location: West Sussex
GWOA Groups: Members
Re: winchs

peter perfect wrote:
Why a warn ?

Just because some one offered me one. What would you suggest?

lenny
lenny's picture
Offline
Joined: 09.10.2007
Location: West Sussex
GWOA Groups: Members
Re: winchs

phileas wrote:
lenny, it depends what you're going to do and how good your battery set-up is. assuming you're battery/ies is/are good, if speed is no object for you, just double-line pull (or even triple line pull) and your G is fairly empty and just stuck on a lane after (gentlish throttle) an 8000 will be probably be fine, especially on a SWB. if you're going to load up and especially if you have a LWB, you'd want to go for a 9000 or 9500 as a minimum. the reason i mention your battery is because with an 8000 you will be drawing massive currents as the motor will be working very hard: a simple getting-out-of-a-ditch exercise could drain a half-good battery completely. so, not a definitive answer i'm afraid, but i hope it helps/ph

Thanks for that phileas i would not have though of any of that. :D

peter perfect
peter perfect's picture
Offline
Joined: 07.11.2003
Location: Bahrain
GWOA Groups: Members
Re: winchs

lenny wrote:
peter perfect wrote:
Why a warn ?

Just because some one offered me one. What would you suggest?

if its cheap enough then fine, but if you were buying new I would opt for something other than a warn.

bigblock
bigblock's picture
Offline
Joined: 27.05.2009
Location: HIGHLANDS
GWOA Groups: Committee, Members
Re: winchs

peter perfect wrote:
lenny wrote:
peter perfect wrote:
Why a warn ?

Just because some one offered me one. What would you suggest?

if its cheap enough then fine, but if you were buying new I would opt for something other than a warn.

What would your preference be if not a Warn ?

peter perfect
peter perfect's picture
Offline
Joined: 07.11.2003
Location: Bahrain
GWOA Groups: Members
Re: winchs

Having had an m8000, and comparing winches regards to cost I'd go for a superwinch goldfish. Better pulling power, and warn still use those stupid solenoids!

phileas
phileas's picture
Offline
Joined: 06.11.2008
Location: Cambs
GWOA Groups: Members
Re: winchs

peter/phileas. you can get past the warn solenoid issue by fitting the brightwell (sp?) waterproof solenoid pack. its a lot smaller and is completely sealed: never had an issue with one. personally i always go for the warn simply because they have an international guarantee and when you go on tour people abroad know the product should you have a problem (which to this date hasn't occurred...but its just a precaution). a friend of mine has the standard superwinch and swears by it.........horses for courses i guess.