Another "Which Winch?" Question...

[Tom Jacobson]

Time to buy a winch (finally, eh?). Got permission to get one as my b-day present. But, as with several others it seems, I'm having trouble deciding.

Here's a couple that I'm giving serious consideration to:

1. Tabor (by Warn), 9K, roller fairlead, $500
2. Superwinch EPi 9.0, roller fairlead, $570

There's a Ramsey Patriot 8000 in the $675 range. And some other Ramsey REP's more in line with prices of options 1 and 2, but I understand the type of motor in those is somewhat less desireable than in the others???

The "cheap" Warn M8000 appears to be $640, and only has the Hawes fairlead. Not such a great deal after all if roller is about $100 to buy separate???

Any comments on options 1 or 2? Prices are just relative references from an online shop...just to compare the winches.
TJ

[flxy_tj]

Here is a M8000 w roller fairlead for $640.00 . Just pay shipping.
http://offroadrecovery.zoovy.com/product/WPN2650

[1BLKJP]

I saw that 4Wheel Parts had some pretty good deals on Mile Marker winches in the new Off Road Adventures book. I think that those are the winches that the military uses so they are probably pretty good. They had pretty cheap prices also compared to Warn's.

[k7mto]

Scott Maiden's got an 8274 for sale for $500 - that's a great price for a real strong winch if it's in good shape.

http://www.azvjc.org/oldsite/ForSale/View.asp?ID=15736

[NJSurfCowboy]

I have a MileMarker E9000 that worked great the times I've used it. I used it underwater for about 10 minutes and it never let up. It was completely submerged and worked like a charm. That was the convincing test for me. I got it at 4wheelparts for around $450 with the mounting plate included (i think they were running some sort of deal at the time for the free plate). I would recommend Milemarker anytime.

Keith

[roger]

The Superwinch X9 can also be had for around $675 with roller. Check http://www.summitracing.com.

-Roger

[rvisokey]

I have a MileMarker 9000 and have been very happy with it. Fourwheelparts had a deal that gave it an unlimited lifetime warranty. Paid approx $450 with plate and fairlead. I've beat it up pretty bad and it still keeps going. It sat underwater at Sycamore creek for a couple of minutes and worked underwater. I checked and nothing seemed to get into the case... so far... so good!

The only drawback is that the linespeed is not the fastest, but, I give it a good rating for toughness.