Which winch?

Jsouder53 said:
I get that no one will admit their stuff breaks due to lack of maintenance... but why base your opinion about warn due to poorly maintained warn winches.


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Why not? There is always the comment "should have bought a Warn" when an off brand takes a shit. I do not care what anyone buys. I have a Quadratec now.
Yes have had products break. I have had leaf spings snap, shocks malfunction, tools brake. Wait....here it comes....do you have proof? Just experience no pics. I cannot post most of my pics for certain reasons.
 
catahoula said:
Why not? There is always the comment "should have bought a Warn" when an off brand takes a shit. I do not care what anyone buys. I have a Quadratec now.
Yes have had products break. I have had leaf spings snap, shocks malfunction, tools brake. Wait....here it comes....do you have proof? Just experience no pics. I cannot post most of my pics for certain reasons.
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I hope you don't take this the wrong way but I fail to see why guys like you take this so personally. I mean, it's your money and your Jeep and clearly, you should be free to what you want to do with both. It's not like you're manhood is being questioned or anything. Some of us are just trying to provide the best advice we can offer and based on personal experience. I'm sure I don't use my winch nearly as much as you or the next guy does but for over 10 years now, my WARN PowerPlant has been getting the job done time and time again in situations like this:


Maybe it's just me but I wouldn't trust just any winch to have Cindy or I do something like that.

Conversely, if you fast forward to 12:10 on this video, this is something I have personally seen time and time again with China winches.


Does that mean ALL China winches will fail like this? Nope. Does this mean that an American winch will NEVER fail? Nope. I wouldn't even begin to suggest as much. The issue here is with quality control or the lack thereof. Even if just 1 in a 100 China winches are bound to fail, I'd rather not be that one guy who got that 1 especially when it mattered most. Likewise, when guys like me recommend a WARN, it's because we're sincerely just trying to offer the BEST advice we can and based on our limited experience. But then, who the hell am I anyway. In the end, what you or anyone ultimately chooses to go with is of no concern of mine.

Back on topic for just a second, hey OP, I'm still curious as to why you're "not so fond of warn anymore". Not trying to challenge you or anything, just curious.
 
wayoflife said:
Does that mean ALL China winches will fail like this? Nope. Does this mean that an American winch will NEVER fail? Nope. I wouldn't even begin to suggest as much. The issue here is with quality control or the lack thereof.
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This nails it. I don't really see how anyone could argue this. I'm sure that won't stop everyone though lol

wayoflife said:
Back on topic for just a second, hey OP, I'm still curious as to why you're "not so fond of warn anymore". Not trying to challenge you or anything, just curious.
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It is odd that he/she has vanished so completely...
 
wayoflife said:
I hope you don't take this the wrong way but I fail to see why guys like you take this so personally. I mean, it's your money and your Jeep and clearly, you should be free to what you want to do with both. It's not like you're manhood is being questioned or anything. Some of us are just trying to provide the best advice we can offer and based on personal experience. I'm sure I don't use my winch nearly as much as you or the next guy does but for over 10 years now, my WARN PowerPlant has been getting the job done time and time again in situations like this:


Maybe it's just me but I wouldn't trust just any winch to have Cindy or I do something like that.

Conversely, if you fast forward to 12:10 on this video, this is something I have personally seen time and time again with China winches.


Does that mean ALL China winches will fail like this? Nope. Does this mean that an American winch will NEVER fail? Nope. I wouldn't even begin to suggest as much. The issue here is with quality control or the lack thereof. Even if just 1 in a 100 China winches are bound to fail, I'd rather not be that one guy who got that 1 especially when it mattered most. Likewise, when guys like me recommend a WARN, it's because we're sincerely just trying to offer the BEST advice we can and based on our limited experience. But then, who the hell am I anyway. In the end, what you or anyone ultimately chooses to go with is of no concern of mine.

Back on topic for just a second, hey OP, I'm still curious as to why you're "not so fond of warn anymore". Not trying to challenge you or anything, just curious.
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I'm not taking it personally.
 
After watching (again, several times before) the JKX in the PNW, I'm reminded how much I dislike mud...
 
Brute said:
After watching (again, several times before) the JKX in the PNW, I'm reminded how much I dislike mud...
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Almost every time I work under my jeep, I'm reminded of how much I hate mud... and I haven't been in ANY in almost 4 years! :crazyeyes:

Took the jeep in the mud first time wheeling with 300 MILES on it :doh: and again with 2k miles... I've done some dumb shit in my life, but that one is right up there with trying my first cigarette :banghead:
 
Ddays said:
:cheesy: After the shitstorm would YOU chime back in?
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LOL :idontknow: Probably, but I'm not that smart :cheesy:

...that and I know I am capable of having a discussion with differing views without getting my feelings hurt.
 
DWiggles said:
Almost every time I work under my jeep, I'm reminded of how much I hate mud... and I haven't been in ANY in almost 4 years! :crazyeyes::
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Just worked with an engineer this morning who was designing a dept of public works garage. He's installing a 3" water line hooked up to spray nozzles that will be installed in the floor to wash the undersides of their vehicles off. Sounds like a great idea. :yup:
 
Threads like this pop up all the time where some argue over what products are good and what are not. Makes me think there should be a product review thread. A thread dedicated to just reviews on products that members have or had. I'm not sure if a thread like this exist or not but could possibly be very helpful. Just thinking out loud.


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fiend said:
Have had pretty good results with my Mile Marker hydraulic. Here it is in Moab a few weeks ago. Back in the day I had a Ramsey PTO winch which also worked well. Both made in the USA. https://youtu.be/MCnmW5Ypogk
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Those are some good winches I had one on a Tacoma. If I remember right Just driving in 4wd put more strain than the winch did at full load. It was nice not having to worry about it getting hot or messing your alternator up either. Lots of people didn’t like them due to not being able to winch without your vehicle running, but heck your not going to winch real far regardless if your vehicle isn’t running .
 
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