Winches.....?

[Matt - VNET Pro]

G'Day to all,

Just want to see what brand of Winches most of you are running, I am in the market for one at the moment but just cant make my mind up as to what to get......Warn very expensive, maybe Ironman?

Cheers Matt

 

[navarian]

I voted other because i have a su per cheap auto hand winch.All i can afford right now.

 

[Dave]

Warn XD9000, got it off a work mate of my brother. He had a ex Police GU Nissan Patrol, was about to trade it in. So we offered him $200 dollars for the winch and he said why not.

Good buy I think.

Just had to order the solenoid mount through Nissan.

Dave.

 

[Dion]

I voted other because i have a su per cheap auto hand winch.All i can afford right now.

I'm feelin' you there, I can't yet justify a fancy pants winch either so I've got a hand-me-down hand winch, weighs like 40 kilos and is about a million years old. I had it kicking about loose in the tray for a while and one sharp left hander was all it took to crush the corner of my tool box with it. Can't wait for when I drop it on my foot...

 

[tommy222220_0]

Tigers11
Very cheap, but apparently not bad,

 

[shaggy]

Hi All

I had a Warn XD9000 winch fitted to my d22.It died and was replaced under warranty by nissan with the warn premium winch .

Shane

 

[joshy]

ive got the aldi winch from when it used to be a rebadged ironman. It has copped an absolute punishment in the almost 2years ive had it and never let me down, used it easily 20 times. I dont follow the duty cycle and dont stop winching till im at the top or the otherbloke is back on his wheels. hasnt been serviced yet either.

 

[Jason]

Are the new ones not rebadged Ironmans? If not any ideas on what they are?

ALDI - special buys from thursday 22 may - while stocks last

 

[Jon]

I've got a magnum brand hand winch from ARB. Does a good job.

 

[joshy]

unconfirmed what the new ones are. just not ironmans.

 

[joshy]

quality is suposedly lower. Heard lots of good things bout tigerz11 and hes on all the big forums so easy to contact. bought my plasma cable off him.

 

[Matt - VNET Pro]

Just had a good look at the Tigerz11 website there new 12000 lb winch with synthetic rope only $799 delivered......looks good and a great price, any one else heard anything or know anyone running these winches ??

THISWOTIDONOW!!!!

 

[Matt - VNET Pro]

Has anyone fitted a Tigerz11 winch to there standard steel Nissan bar, got a quote for $400 just for the installation from my local 4WD shop, stating that they have to pull the whole bar off and re-fit toget winch in.........is this the case, watched some footage of an installation on you-tube and the bar never got removed ??? Any thoughts ???

 

[Old.Tony]

I've got a steel bar on mine. There's not a lot of room to shove things in from behind, it's manufactured to fit snugly against the front and replace the factory bumper. My guess is that a large winch would not go in at all without dropping the bar - the opening for the winch is above the base plate and below the top plate.

Where's that Mr Scott when you need him!

(can't vote in the poll, I don't have a winch, just the Nissan steel bar which is winch-capable)

 

[joshy]

Has anyone fitted a Tigerz11 winch to there standard steel Nissan bar, got a quote for $400 just for the installation from my local 4WD shop, stating that they have to pull the whole bar off and re-fit toget winch in.........is this the case, watched some footage of an installation on you-tube and the bar never got removed ??? Any thoughts ???

I fit mine with the bar on. Bit fiddly but very doable, make sure youve got someone there to lend a hand as winches arnt light, although i managed to do mine on my own.

 

[Bjurey]

Hey Blokes,

I've got a T-Max hand winch, picked it up for about 300 new and does the job

 

[the_fatman]

I have had my ALDI winch now for 12 months, its never been fitted lol think i might swap it for a front bar...

 

[stubbsy351]

i scored a magnum(warn) 9000lb wicnh for $200, good buy, hadnt been serviced so i gave it a birthday and looks good, now i have to get a winch bar

 

[Leprechaun]

I have 2 tiger winches, 12,000 on the front and a 9,000 on the rear (hilux mud truck). The pair was cheaper than one warn. The chrome has rusted but otherwise they are still pulling strong. Unless weight is a real concern, go for steel rope over plasma for long term durability.

 

[Aido]

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