slayingtrail

Hey everyone im buying a winch soon and i need some ideas on what to get. I have no clue as to which one to get or what companys are better.. I am on a budget you could say but whats a good winch that isent to expensive? Thanks.

Gatchmo5710

Warn is the most popular and for good reason. I have a smittybilt winch, cuz im on a buget like everyone else, and its done great so far! I've dunked it in water. Pulled out many jeeps and cars. Never once did i have a problem. I pulled my friends jetta completely sideways on pavent haha.
But if you are gonna use aton and in extreme situations i'd save up your money and get a nice one.

slayingtrail

thanks for the info! But what would you recommend for a model number if I go with a warn? Sorry just dont know anything about winches pretty much lol. Ill even go with a used one if I have to

Desert Rat

The Warn M8000 is supposed to be pretty good and runs about $550. Thats the one I'm going to run. I think for the extra money the Warns the way to go, they're solid and as they get older and start to wear they're super easy to rebuild. Just my .02.

slayingtrail

well i appreciate your two cents lol. I am buying a bumper off ebay with a winch plate on it so now i just need the winch. I might go with that smittybuilt. Ive been doing some research while here at work

XJs-R-us

A lot of people go with electric....I prefer hydraulic

Warn for electric
MileMarker or Ramsey for hydraulic

(one of the next things on my list)

Desert Rat

Cool, a guy I run with runs a Smittybuilt XRC-8, seems to work really well, he hasn't run it long enough to tell how it'll be longevity wise. He only dropped about $300 on it. I was thinking about going that route but am choosing the Warn because I've worked with and on many of them.

slayingtrail

thats the exact one i was looking at. I think i might go with that. They are farely within my price range lol

rweaver138

I'm looking at getting a winch soon too. I think I'm going to go with a smittybuilt and a synthetic rope. Have a decent winch, and still be in less than buying an expensive Warn with a steel cable.

DUDE454

Make it 3, im also lookin to get the xrc 8. Guy i know uses the crap out of his and it still works great. Saw one on Amazon for $292 with free shipping.

troy fritz

I have the XRC8 and love it.Heres some reviews.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f9/xrc...testing-56681/

zr2toxj

This is a pretty good read comparing winches. It looks like they beat on the Smittybuilt pretty hard:

http://www.jpmagazine.com/techarticl...ide/index.html

slayingtrail

i think you guys talked me into it lol..im going to do my research and probably get one ordered up soon..thanks!

Desert Rat

Wow, thats pretty impressive, especially for a $300 winch. Sounds like alot of bang for the buck.

zr2toxj

Yeah, there are 3 guys in our club (Maine4x4.org) that run them, and I'm impressed with them.