Warn, Premier or Tiger

[Brisey]

Originally Posted by karl

However never thought about running it out and in again every couple of weeks to keep everything lubed up.


Thanks again everybody.

Not only to lube the gearbox but spool it back in under tension to warm up the motor to dry out any condensation inside.

Cheers

Bri

[Mongrel Lux]

Originally Posted by karl

Thank you everyone for your opinion.

I think for the time being money wise i will have to go for the Tigers but in the future might have to upgrade to the premier.

Will let you now how thing go.

Thanks Mongrel Lux i defiantly will take your advice on board i was planning on looking after servicing it regularly. However never thought about running it out and in again every couple of weeks to keep everything lubed up.

Thanks again everybody.

Seriously, if money is tight, I'ld wait untill I could afford the better winch the Premier is very weel built highly recomended & is very good value for money as are the 9000lb Warns at around $1,400 to $1,500 mark personaly, I'ld stay clear of the very cheap & the more expensive winches. As you're fairly new to 4wding, you don't need to rush in to getting a winch only to "up grade" later. Just start with a snach strap & good Rated recovery points Front & Rear & alway go with other 4wds. I see plenty of 4wds with winch bars but no winch in it. That way they don't have to get a new Bull Bar when they can afford a winch. . . Cheaper in the long run. There's no hurry.

Mal

[BGH]

12,000 pound Premier here...........

cant fault it........super quick winch too




BGH

[Mongrel Lux]

With so many diiferent wiches on the maket today, how do you compair them & how do you choose between them?

First & for most look for the Lowest Current Draw & the Longest Duty Cycle. The lower the current draw is the better, it means the winch will not get as hot & is less likely to burn out the motor under heavy loads & wont drain your battery as fast. Some 4wds don't have the space for more than one battery. The Duty Cycle means how long it can continuosly winch for without stopping, stalling or over heating. This is especialy important when you have to run the full length of the cable out 3 or 4 times to get up a hard section of Tk.

But first think about how you use your 4wd. If you're only doing Medium trips with other vehicals, a snach strap & a hand winch like the Big Haul or Tirfor is the way to go. I think you can get a Big Haul for under $300. Ideal if the reason you want a winch is, you hope to hell you never have to use it but it's there " Just in case " you need it one day for your peace of mind.

I bought my Hi Lux in 1993 & put my power winch on in October 2008 & I still have the large Tirfor hand winch I bought in 1983 wich has had ALOT OF USE over the years as a back up & still works as good as the day I bought it & will for another 20 years though not viable if you want to do harder trips.

Power winches are expesive, heavy & require annual maintainance / overhauling. A snach strap is a hell of alot cheaper, lighter, quicker & easyer. Did a hard trip to bunyip in Vic a month ago 10 vehicals about half of them didn't have winches.

Mal