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x9 superwinch are they any good ?

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x9 superwinch are they any good ?

Post by thomo »

As the title says are X9 superwinches any good or should i go a new premier or secondhand warn any advice would be appreciated.
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Post by joeblow »

had one....was shite....would much rather one of those chinese warn copies!
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Post by DANIEL.LUX »

i have 1 on my patrol it has been great havent had a problem with it pulled me out of the shit a few times now and done it easy.
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Post by bogged »

glad you asked?
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Post by thomo »

One all so far.only asked because i was going to buy a new premier winch for $1500 but im having trouble justifing that sought of money for something i will very rarely use when i could spend it on something else on the vehicle and i can probably get a new superwinch for half that. But if the superwinches are crap then i will stick with a premier.
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Post by bogged »

thomo wrote:One all so far.only asked because i was going to buy a new premier winch for $1500 but im having trouble justifing that sought of money for something i will very rarely use when i could spend it on something else on the vehicle and i can probably get a new superwinch for half that.
Buy a used Warn XD9000 for $600 and spend $100 on a service, and never look back.

If your rarely going to use it, then almost any winch will do...
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Post by joeblow »

thomo wrote:One all so far.only asked because i was going to buy a new premier winch for $1500 but im having trouble justifing that sought of money for something i will very rarely use when i could spend it on something else on the vehicle and i can probably get a new superwinch for half that. But if the superwinches are crap then i will stick with a premier.


:shock: ....the premier is like a mercedes....the superwinch is like a deawoo.
you get what you pay for at the end of the day and if you were to see a cutaway view of both winches you would not go anywhere near a superwinch. (is very scary......just look at the 4 lovely self tappers that hold the superwinch gearbox onto the frame)
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Post by thomo »

But for the same money i can buy a new x9 i know there not as good as a warn but it is new. And from what i have read i can update to a warn motor later on.
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Post by mule75 »

i've had two superwinches and they're very slow und underpowered. they also have a real crap soleniod setup.

one more vote for the 2nd hand warn............... and use the left over coin for a 6hp motor!!!!!!

also arb stock some warn spares and can get most stuff within a day or so.
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Post by joeblow »

thomo wrote:But for the same money i can buy a new x9 i know there not as good as a warn but it is new. And from what i have read i can update to a warn motor later on.
its not the motor end you have to worry about....its the crappy load bearing gearbox end.
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Post by zagan »

thomo wrote:One all so far.only asked because i was going to buy a new premier winch for $1500 but im having trouble justifing that sought of money for something i will very rarely use when i could spend it on something else on the vehicle and i can probably get a new superwinch for half that. But if the superwinches are crap then i will stick with a premier.
Acording to 4wd Aust mag the premier winch is the best one you can get has good drain holes and a fully sealed gearbox so water hardly ever gets into it to rust it out etc etc.

So if you had the money for 1 you might be best to grab 1.
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Post by 3.8BUNDY »

zagan wrote: Acording to 4wd Aust mag the premier winch is the best one you can get has good drain holes and a fully sealed gearbox so water hardly ever gets into it to rust it out etc etc.

So if you had the money for 1 you might be best to grab 1.
Read the same mag (worth a read if you are about to part with big dollars)
The premier blitzed every test they threw at it, the most impressive was when they totally submerged them all, the premier was the only one dry inside when they took them apart.
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Post by bogged »

http://autumn2006.4wheelingoz.com/au06% ... iscock.htm

have a read...
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Post by Leeroy »

From my recollection they said the only one that was dry inside was the Warn XP9500, that has lip seals at both ends of the drum.
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Post by tigerz11 »

the PREMIER failed the submerge test

Warn 9.5 was clearly the best with submerge test
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Post by Gonzo »

I have a Superwinch on my Unimog. Granted, it's a 24v model, but I have given it a fair workout and it's always performed.
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