Oddballmotorsports

so after having to leave my xj in the woods overnight because my comalong broke trying to winch it out of a mud hole, I have deicded to to start shopping for a winch. found an older mopar winch (by ramsey) on CL and wondering if there any good, its rated for 8000 lbs. any input?

Fred/N0AZZ

I would pass on that and keep shopping for a better winch.

md21722

If the price is right I'd buy it. For new winches, I prefer Warn for new winches because they've been around forever and I tend to think you'll always be able to get parts for them; or something cheap that you don't care if you throw it away and buy another.

98XJ40K

X2 on the warn. I picked up the m8000 while they had a $100 rebate.
Cheap winches are fine, just do your research before you buy. I had an English that worked great until the day it didn't... luckily for me, I wasn't on the trail when it died.

Fred/N0AZZ

Don't fool yourself with Warn your paying 25-30% for just the name Superwinch has a better warranty and been in business a long time. Warn parts are not all available as I have owned several over the years and replaced for that reason.

98XJ40K

I guess I am fortunate enough to have a hook up to get them a bit cheaper. Mine was ~350 after the rebate. Haven't needed any parts yet, hopefully I don't run into the same issue you did. I have heard some good things about superwinch, just never used one myself.

Edit to my earlier post. That should say Engo, not English.

mr white

What happened to it? I'll be honest I only bought one because of the review in that magazine.

98XJ40K

That's the same review that convinced me. I'm honestly not sure what happened. I was winding the cable up and it made a horrific grinding sound and immediately stopped. It sounded like the planetaries lost some teeth. I plan on digging into it and repairing it for a backup at some point.

CanXJ

Check out the Smittybilt winches, mine hasn't let me down and they are reasonably priced.

md21722

As I understand it, Engo is a relative newcomer and was started by one of the guys from MileMarker. My neighbor put one on his 4Runner two weeks ago. I have no idea how well it will pull out trees, but as a recovery winch it may be fine. ;^)