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Post by **tanz-e** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:15 pm

whats so good about them and why are they so much more expensive than others brands?

Post by **slowgbus** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:46 pm

tanz-e wrote:whats so good about them and why are they so much more expensive than others brands?

Warn i think have just prove them selves over and over again and you can get parts just about any ware too

Post by **twodiffs** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:13 pm

I had a bad experience with a Warn winch. 3 times in 8 months it went into the auto sparky to have new solenoids fitted. Sparky reckoned if it needed doing again then maybe look at getting marine solenoids....$$$.

I took it off, sold it and put a PTO on. I know many people don't have probs with electric winches but I did. Mind you - we do do heaps of river crossings etc here.

Post by **Dyls GQ** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:35 pm

Because They Have A Good Name For Themself.....And They Are A Sought After Product So They Cant Bump Up The Price And Know People Will Still Buy...

Just Like Snap On Tools

Post by **tanz-e** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:35 pm

so its not cos there the nissan of the winch world?... you-know... indestuctable?

Post by **roverrat** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:46 pm

tanz-e wrote:so its not cos there the nissan of the winch world?... you-know... indestuctable?

lol warn just like nissans are FAR from indestructable ... warns suffer consistant solenoid probs ....but on the whole a good reliable winch IF you SERVICE them regularly just like any other piece of kit

Post by **tanz-e** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:57 pm

so no difference to say, an ironman winch... im sure they'll keep runnen and runnen if you service them enough.

Post by **cooki_monsta** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:40 pm

there is a difference, in their construction, warns have proven themeselves in the market place to be robust, and reliable, ironman havnt earnt that reputation yet. if i was buying a new winch, id still go after a warn, seeing as how i have an almost 40yr old high mount on my troll, and it runs like brand new

Post by **garth** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:21 pm

has anyone used the 'Come Up' brand? auto sparky/4x4 shop reckons they are as good as the Warn as he has had em apart & tested etc.......

regards garth

Post by **raptorthumper** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:53 pm

If i had an electric winch (which i dont) i would replace the solenoids (weakest, most unreliable item) with 4 of these. Power Hexfets. Power electronics have no moving parts and can supply huge currents now in small packages. Just need to make a custom PCB board though.

These are solid state power HEXFETS that can supply 240 amps continous each. 4 gives you nearly 1000 amps.

http://www.futureelectronics.com/en/tec ... 7PPBF.aspx

http://www.irf.com/product-info/datashe ... -7ppbf.pdf

Post by **(EST)MahviaDeTyrk** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 5:36 am

garth wrote:has anyone used the 'Come Up' brand? auto sparky/4x4 shop reckons they are as good as the Warn as he has had em apart & tested etc.......

regards garth

Come-Up is a Taiwan Superwinch copy - not bad at all, but Superwinch uses more seals and is more trustable

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