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Will this winch be good enough for dual cab lux

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Will this winch be good enough for dual cab lux

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9,500lbs (4,300kgs) Rated single line pull
5.5HP 12V Series wound motor
Remote switch with 3.5m lead
195.8:1 Gear reduction ratio
Automatic In-The-Drum braking
Cable diameter 8.3mm x 28m long
Mounting bolt pattern: 254mm x 114.3mm
Gross weight: 36Kg
12 Month warranty
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Btw it's $397
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Anyone? Any opinions?
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Post by MR TOYOTA »

4 THAT PRICE U CARNT GO WRONG;;;DOWN IN VIC THEY HAVE THEM FOUR $360;;;;; ALL MADE IN CHINA, MINE IS 4 YEARS OLD NO PROBLEMS
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Post by 4runnin_lumber_jack »

how often do you use it tho mr toyota if that is your real name? :shock:
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Re: Will this winch be good enough for dual cab lux

Post by Shadow »

its big enough to get your hilux out of trouble. And a winch block will quickly turn it into 19,000 lb's of pull which will drag you out of pretty much anything, or snap the cable trying.

the quality and longevity is the unknown part.
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Post by Cyrel »

Thats the whole idea of the block. Double line pull = twice the breaking strain. You won't break the cable but it will take twice the time to get out.

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Thanks guys!
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Post by ferrit »

I'm in two minds with winches... On one hand, I have a $1700 warn hanging off the front of my truck that i would use 1-2 times a year, and that's generally not to get the truck out of trouble.

HOWEVER,

I have a $53,000 4wd hanging off the back of that Warn, and I know (cos its maintained and checked regularly) that i can rely on the warn to not fail and destroy my truck if i use it to its capacity. I dont know whether i could put the same trust in a $360 winch from supercheap.
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Post by cruzinnboozn »

Well put Ferrit....

It only has to fail once in a bad position (when do we ever use them in other places) to be money wrongly spent......

I spent more than $360 on my rope for that exact reason....

If you do buy it, piss of the $2 solenoids it came with and put a tigerz11 one in, that will be one major spot of failure fixed...

Best of luck..... :?
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Post by Shadow »

ferrit wrote:I'm in two minds with winches... On one hand, I have a $1700 warn hanging off the front of my truck that i would use 1-2 times a year, and that's generally not to get the truck out of trouble.

HOWEVER,

I have a $53,000 4wd hanging off the back of that Warn, and I know (cos its maintained and checked regularly) that i can rely on the warn to not fail and destroy my truck if i use it to its capacity. I dont know whether i could put the same trust in a $360 winch from supercheap.
I think maintenance is the biggest point here in both cases. If you keep the chinese winch maintained, and check it regularly, it will probably never let you down mechanically. Cruzinboozn makes a good point about the solenoid which would remove any doubts with the electrical side aswell.

A poorly maintained winch is a failure waiting to happen. Be it a Warn or a chinese cheapy.
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Post by MR TOYOTA »

SORRY GUYS TO BISSY AT WK;;;; LETS GET THINGS STRAIGHT I HAVE TIGERZ 11 .12000 POUND IT IS 4 YEARS OLD END OF THIS YEAR;ITS ON A 60s WAGON 35X11.5X15 SIMEXS ARB LOCKERS F&R AND ALL THE REST OF THE GOOD BITS;; IT GETS USED TO DEATH 20 TO 35 TIMES A YEAR .ALL I HAVE DONE IS ON THE WINCH IS ON THE MOTOR THERE IS A EARTH LEAD I HAVE A SWITCH TO CUT THE POWER THATS ALL;;; THATS MY 2 CENTS WORTH;;;;DAZZA
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