winchs
Is the warn m8000 a big enough winch for the front g or would some thing bigger be better?
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
Why a warn ?
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.
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 ?
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!
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.
Just because some one offered me one. What would you suggest?