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can anyone advice me on choosing the right winch
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Dan_w wrote: Hi Bob, I have just brought and fitted one of these 12500lb ebay winches to my Jimny. I have not used it in anger yet but ran it out and winch myself up a hill today to spool the wire in under some tension and it was farly quick.
Its a cheap option so you do not get all the features you would on Warn's etc but for what I want it for it seems ok, a few local guys have run the 13000lb version and dont seem to have anything negative to say about them.
that looks a very neat set up. have you got any pictures of it fitted? thanks for the link too

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TomDK wrote: There are lots of great winches out there. But on a budget I'd get a Goodwinch TDS 9.5C. No question a great buy, and better than the cheap series from Warn. And David Bowyer from Goodwinch gives excellent support. And as Sponnie points out, lots of great add-ons for later on, Like the new Bowmotor 3.
I know lots of users here are happy with their very cheap 12500/13000 lb. winches. But they are stupidly slow and not possible at all to upgrade or get spare parts for.
Also worth considering could be SuperWinch, although I've read some negative things about the new Talon range.
So, go get at TDS winch, or find yourself a used Warn 8274
I actually have my TDS 9.5c for sale. But shipping to the UK is insanely expensiveOnly selling because I've got my hands on a Warn 8274
how much would i be looking at total? pm me if you like
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A new goodwinch will set you back about £450 with a steel wire, a synthetic rope will add another £150 but are much safer as if they break they just fall to the floor, a steel wire could take your head off if your in the wrong place when it breaks
You can pay anything from £200 up to £4000 for a winch so you need to decide how much you want to pay and then narrow it down from there
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darthloachie wrote: Tom is in Denmark so the postage will be silly expensive
A new goodwinch will set you back about £450 with a steel wire, a synthetic rope will add another £150 but are much safer as if they break they just fall to the floor, a steel wire could take your head off if your in the wrong place when it breaks
You can pay anything from £200 up to £4000 for a winch so you need to decide how much you want to pay and then narrow it down from there
i dont want to spend anymore than £400 really as this will leave me scope to do other mods to my jimny. The one dan-w sent me a link for is the sort of thing im after but i might go for the 13000lb as its not that much more expensive.
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It would be plain stupid to go out and buy the cheapest winch possible now and then regret it in six months. Sometimes it can be expensive buying cheap. Not saying that you can't settle with a cheap winchMax. Just that you need to give it a thought, if perhaps you should save up a month more to have money for a Goodwinch/superwinch or similar.
If you plan on driving in a lot of mud and deep bogs, a decent winch is a must. And throwing in an additional £100 should be within financial range

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