T-Rex cheap winch

[Escapee]

Has anyone used a TREX 12V 12000LBS/5444KG ELECTRIC 4WD WINCH. They are only $309 on e-bay. I was wondering if it is good enough for someone like me who will probably only use it 5 or 10 times a year.

TREX 12V 12000LBS/5444KG ELECTRIC 4WD WINCH ATV BOAT (eBay item 160542706578 end time 08-Apr-11 14:06:25 AEST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats

 

[KraftyPg]

Possibly the wrong section for this but the mods will shift it if they deem it necessary.

5 or 10 times a year to recover your rig or get you out of something you otherwise couldn't get out of is probably worth spending dollars on. No idea of the quality of the units you link to but is a small monetary saving today worth being stuck later. That's the question you really need to ask yourself.

Edit: If you do a Google search for agrmachinery you will find many people suggest they got ripped off by the company (bad news travels faster and further). Myself and other on this forum have used agrmachinery and not had problems but it pays to be aware before you buy.

 

[Leprechaun]

Agree with Krafty 5-10 a year is heaps of use. I'd go for a more well renowned winch, after all if your bogged up to the window sills your going to pray that winch works!

 

[Escapee]

How does Ironman rate then for that sort of use?

 

[KraftyPg]

Woody says everything on his ute is from Ironman and he's got a broken diff. Of course the Diff has nothing to do with the winch I just like pointing it out

 

[Aussie Frontier]

A little light reading for you ...
Atthe end of the day your getting what you pay for. if it seems to good to be true then chances are it is .
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1283863