ox elec winch any good

[ash]

just wondering if these are any good im looking at a low mount 10,000pd
have'nt heard much about these and i searched for them and i cant find anything thanks heaps




cheers ash

[marin]

which winch, cauz i thought they did electric and hydraulic.

marin

[ash]

electric

[big bundy]

electric

whats wrong with your highmount?

[ROCKMUTT]

i had a ox hydraulic on my last patrol was the biggest piece of *#!^ out there , couldnt pull a skin of stale milk let alone a 2 tonne truck

would never touch them again

[rustys]

Glen Dobbins Cruiser runs a ox hydro and it is the shit with a couple of mods they are very powerful and fast.
His truck is just on 3 tonne and has no trouble pulling it in low and in high it is fast as the only draw back is no engine = no winch.

Garth Rustys Fabworx

[marin]

why can't anybody read...... every post on any forum asking about ox ELECTRIC winches has the same crap, a whole lot of people giving their opinion on ox HYDRAULIC winches.

ppl, read what has been asked to avoid posting crap we don't want to know.

marin

p.s. rockmutt, the hydraulic winches are very good if setup properly, obviously urs wasn't properly setup.

[Geoffrey Dick]

i beleive that the ox winch is the "old" t-max/brawn etc. spoke to the guy at t-max and the newer designed t-max winches have a better braking system and are designed to be used with synthetic rope. i am going to buy a 6500 t-max when i get the cash.

[Jimbo]

I have an OX 10,000lb electric winch in my GQ.

Unfortunately i have not had to use it yet so i cant tell you how fast or good/bad it is. I have run it under no load and it was ok but not quick.

I have pulled it appart to check the internals and they seemed ok but i cant say i know much on the topic. It says it has a 5hp motor so i assume that it pulls ok. The motor side is not sealed up at all so i ran a bead of sealant where the housing meets the drum and on the motor cap, but i was suprised to find that the gear box has a rubber o ring and was full of grease.

Hope it helps but i think it didnt

Jimmy

[professor]

Glen Dobbins Cruiser runs a ox hydro and it is the shit with a couple of mods they are very powerful and fast.
His truck is just on 3 tonne and has no trouble pulling it in low and in high it is fast as the only draw back is no engine = no winch.

Garth Rustys Fabworx

Geee rusty dont you know that you have to read all the bull sh1t before you comment. you can't just read the first post and have your say
who do you think you are


Seriously what i have seen of the ox winch both electric and Hydraulic are ok. having said that every winch is different and it depends on how you treat it.They will last foreva if you look after them.(sevice them often and give them a break when winching long hauls)

Chad

[Rugrat]

Had the 10,000lb on the LWB Paj . Used and abused a few times - never let me or the others who needed assistance down. Swapped from the steel to synthetic and that was fine (didnt give off to much heat). I'd have no issues in putting one back on. Only glitch i had was the cable in the remote came loose and had to figure that out and also blew a solnoid (my fault).

Would it suit your beast - dont see why not - but its not a quick winch by any means. But its faster than my current 8000lb warn low. Not sure if they are rebadged Tmax's (earlier post) or as i believed rebadged Milemarkers.
Do need to be serviced / greased (easy to do) and yeah a slurp ofsealant on the housing stops the water...

cheers

[Mick_n_Sal]

Personally I have only owned PTOs. Overheard TJM employee last week tell customer that the OX electric & t-max & several others all come from the same factory - built to buyers specs. Then pushed the Premier brand electric winch, claiming that it is the only one that is approved under ADRs as a lifting device ???? ( WTF would you try to hoist your truck up a tree - to change tranny oil ?? )

Curious.....

[toughnut]

Personally I have only owned PTOs. Overheard TJM employee last week tell customer that the OX electric & t-max & several others all come from the same factory - built to buyers specs. Then pushed the Premier brand electric winch, claiming that it is the only one that is approved under ADRs as a lifting device ???? ( WTF would you try to hoist your truck up a tree - to change tranny oil ?? )

Curious.....

Well actually.....Norm Walters winched his truck part way up a tree to refit a front wheel that he ripped off in the last winch challenge round at Rockhampton

[disco-damo]

Ive got an OX on my Discovery which seems fine.
Bought it on Ebay cheap as my X wife wouldn't give back my Warn that was on my old triton, the bloke said it was 7000lb but there is nothing written on it other than the OX sticker but it seems to be pretty good.
Ive used it a few times and other than being slow (like the warn) and noisey it pulls no worries.
Ive also had a solenoid fail but being second hand I wasn't complaining.

Someone told me at Wandin that OX, Tmax, Brawn, Mile marker and a couple of no name brands were all the same as well so may be it's true.

[toughnut]

To be completely honest, if you are just going to use it for an insurance policy to help when you get stuck, then there really isn't too much of a difference. The 2 main differences are how many amps they draw and the type of braking system. For a tourer or a weekend wheeler it doesn't really matter too much as long as you get one that is rated to your vehicle and use it accordingly. If the price compares well with other brands then just buy it. Just make sure you prep the winch properly when you fit it and maintain it properly and you won't have any problems.

[ash]

cheers guys