Best winch for the money

tommyswheelin · May 22, 2012

What is the best winch for the money? Info needed... Buy one in a week or 2 so see what everyone else's experience has been with winches.

natedawgxj · May 22, 2012

Smittybuilt. xrc8 has been good to me for years!

monster · May 22, 2012

natedawgxj said:
Smittybuilt. xrc8 has been good to me for years!

x2

ridered3 · May 22, 2012

My CJ came with an 8274 and I loved that winch. Its super fast, but requires a good amount of space for mounting it.

onetoncrawler · May 22, 2012

hit up Essentially Offroad and ask about the Warn VR series - just installed one on my truck and its really quiet and fast - I have a rough country on my buggy and the Warn is a lot better winch for only a little more money

TBItoy · May 22, 2012

i like that the new WARN stuff comes with solid state contactors rather than solenoids. Much better IMO.

Neal3000 · May 22, 2012

find a used 8274, fastest winch you'll find and pretty easy to work on too

TBItoy · May 22, 2012

Neal3000 said:
find a used 8274, fastest winch you'll find and pretty easy to work on too

That's good advice if you want a badass winch. I picked up a functioning, but old 8274 (for $300) to build up for my ECORS Bronco. Plan is to put the 9.5xp motor, or 12k lb industrial motor on it, and replace the solenoid pack with a heavy duty solid contactor, relube, and rebushing it.

pachary · May 22, 2012

Neal3000 said:
find a used 8274, fastest winch you'll find and pretty easy to work on too

+ a billion :****:

tommyswheelin · May 22, 2012

Had a 8274 I just sold. Didn't have no balls and it took up so much room. Thanks for the input. Just ordered a VR10,000s

Elliott · May 22, 2012

Good thing your putting a winch on it, your going to need it to keep up!I thought I was going to have to remount mine to the rear for you to drag you along, you just saved me some work thanks man!

tommyswheelin · May 22, 2012

We will see. I could surprise u ...Remember I not running 46"m like u. But the 40"ltbs bit good...

Elliott · May 22, 2012

I'm just using the 46's for jackstands.

pachary · May 23, 2012

tommyswheelin said:
Had a 8274 I just sold. Didn't have no balls and it took up so much room. Thanks for the input. Just ordered a VR10,000s

??? wow ???

Neal3000 · May 23, 2012

tommyswheelin said:
Had a 8274 I just sold. Didn't have no balls and it took up so much room. Thanks for the input. Just ordered a VR10,000s

Must've been wore slap out

Elliott · May 23, 2012

It was it wouldn't pull his jeep up a small ledge in slick hollow at summertown.

pachary · May 23, 2012

Trust me, it wasn't the design then. Might have been motor/solenoid/connections. But that 8274 is the most durable, pullingest sonofabitch on the planet.

ridered3 · May 23, 2012

pachary said:
Trust me, it wasn't the design then. Might have been motor/solenoid/connections. But that 8274 is the most durable, pullingest sonofabitch on the planet.

Don't forget that its a speedy son of a gun too.

tonybolton · May 23, 2012

Ol'300$shipped xrc8 goin on 4years now of abusefrom pullin up some hard angles and draggin it up back on itswheels. Always meant to get a cover for it...but never did. Bumper even been tweaked/warped a bit from yankin and pullin. LOL