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looking at buying a 10000lbs brawn winch (thanks bruce)
want any info on em
good? or bad?
do they have a weak spot???
anything please

bundytunna wrote:looking at buying a 10000lbs brawn winch (thanks bruce)
want any info on em
good? or bad?
do they have a weak spot???
anything please

colin gave a presentation at our club, was very good, knows his shit from that side.

Dude on patrol list had one, it shat day 1, but was replaced with a complete new unit no questions, or "we will repair it"... drive in, wait 10 mins drive out.

Ended up a faulty part from factory..

He had a high mount advertised in a magazine while back, NFI what happened with that.. could be worth asking.

http://www.4x4tv.com.au/brawn_4x4_winches.htm

might help a little

Opening the page with

"Brawn 4x4 winches, world's best winches."

Not worth reading on.. they are good, but I'll still say Warn are the best...

is 4x4tv paying you to post links to all their shit? [/u][/i]

aparently they are waterproof unlike warns
they are sealed preety good and have 5.5hp motors
i looked at some of there stats and they pull preety quick
quicker than a warn
best thing is they are aussie

bundytunna wrote:aparently they are waterproof unlike warns
they are sealed preety good and have 5.5hp motors
i looked at some of there stats and they pull preety quick
quicker than a warn
best thing is they are aussie

Are they made here? (gotta love Aussie made stuff)
and are they sold any where else under other names?
Peter.

droopypete wrote:

bundytunna wrote:aparently they are waterproof unlike warns
they are sealed preety good and have 5.5hp motors
i looked at some of there stats and they pull preety quick
quicker than a warn
best thing is they are aussie

Are they made here? (gotta love Aussie made stuff)
and are they sold any where else under other names?
Peter.

They are made in same factory in China.....

bogged wrote:

droopypete wrote:

bundytunna wrote:aparently they are waterproof unlike warns
they are sealed preety good and have 5.5hp motors
i looked at some of there stats and they pull preety quick
quicker than a warn
best thing is they are aussie

Are they made here? (gotta love Aussie made stuff)
and are they sold any where else under other names?
Peter.

They are made in same factory in China.....

same factory as what?

antt wrote:

bogged wrote:

droopypete wrote:

bundytunna wrote:aparently they are waterproof unlike warns
they are sealed preety good and have 5.5hp motors
i looked at some of there stats and they pull preety quick
quicker than a warn
best thing is they are aussie

Are they made here? (gotta love Aussie made stuff)
and are they sold any where else under other names?
Peter.

They are made in same factory in China.....

same factory as what?

I thought that myself
But I think it was a typo (ment to say SOME)
Peter.

bogged wrote:Opening the page with

"Brawn 4x4 winches, world's best winches."

Not worth reading on.. they are good, but I'll still say Warn are the best...

is 4x4tv paying you to post links to all their shit? [/u][/i]

no i was speaking to one of the guys from 4x4 tv on the w/e and he said they were better then warn

they are made in taiwan but they are 100% aussie owned
i trhink i might get one
i love aussie stuff
i think only brawn in keysy sells em
but he is trying to sell em aus wide
i just wanted to know if they pull well
and if they last long

i believe they are the same winch as a T-MAX, we had the brawn winch bloke in at work last week and he only had good things to say about them, DUH!! he did mention the T-MAX winches can be upgraded with Brawn internals but couldnt tell me the differance.

TMAX is also water sealed and 5.5hp. We retail the T-MAX at $1299, how does this compare to a Brawn?


NICK

i think the brawn 9 pounder is bout 1500
but im looking at a 10 pounder 2nd hand for 1000
i think they may be a good thing
ive only heard good stuff bout em

I think what happens is that they arrive in the country from Taiwan and Brawn 4x4 modifies them with uprated motors and waterproofing and maybe some other bits and pieces.
Oh and Simon gave me the speel about em when his mates Warn overheated while rescueing me in the Paj Challenge

antt wrote:

bogged wrote:

droopypete wrote:

bundytunna wrote:aparently they are waterproof unlike warns
they are sealed preety good and have 5.5hp motors
i looked at some of there stats and they pull preety quick
quicker than a warn
best thing is they are aussie

Are they made here? (gotta love Aussie made stuff)
and are they sold any where else under other names?
Peter.

They are made in same factory in China.....

same factory as what?

I thought that myself
But I think it was a typo (ment to say SOME)
Peter.

bundytunna wrote:they are made in taiwan but they are 100% aussie owned
i trhink i might get one
i love aussie stuff
i think only brawn in keysy sells em

brawn is the only one sellin brawn winches

and its made where, and its aussie stuff? Hows that work?

stop being a smartarse bruce

So if they are better than Warn then why arnt all the winch challenge guys using them. The only ones i know of that are have fitted Warn internals to them. Personaly i havent heard a good thing about either Brawn,Premier or T-Max winches. And i imagine the only thing that Brawn realy own is the selling rights in Australia.

they prolly arent used in comps because everyone has hi mounts and are warn biased

antt wrote:

bogged wrote:

droopypete wrote:

bundytunna wrote:aparently they are waterproof unlike warns
they are sealed preety good and have 5.5hp motors
i looked at some of there stats and they pull preety quick
quicker than a warn
best thing is they are aussie

Are they made here? (gotta love Aussie made stuff)
and are they sold any where else under other names?
Peter.

They are made in same factory in China.....

same factory as what?

Premier, the new TJM one, and a few other larger named ones world wide..

bundytunna wrote:they prolly arent used in comps because everyone has hi mounts and are warn biased

Then buy the Brawn but dont cry when it turns out to be a POS and no-one wants to buy it.

Warn are the best electric automotive winch in the World for a good reason. They are reliable and have proven them selves over many times.
The highmount on the front of POS's hilux is over 15 years old and has never been serviced and still works fine. I wouldnt buy anything but WARN.

i'm sorry, but have to agree with ruff. warn are reconised as the best for a reason.


besides, how can something be marketed/sold as aussie made, when the bloody thing is made in asia, then have couple of seals etc added to make waterproof (if this is not bullshit). all the bits they add probably made oseas anyway

they sound like good winches would they require a powerful battery or dual

www.brawn4x4.com.au

ZR-10000
10000 lb 4x4 Winch 12volt Landcruiser, Patrol, Ford F Series
$1,650.00

ZR-9500
9500 lb 4x4 Winch 12volt Landcruiser, Patrol
$1,450.00

HR-9000
9000 lb 4x4 Winch 12volt Hilux, Prado, Pajero, Rodeo
$1,290.00

XR-5000
5000 lb 4x4 Winch 12volt Suzuki, Rav 4, Rocky, Honda
$750.00

antt wrote:www.brawn4x4.com.au

ZR-10000
10000 lb 4x4 Winch 12volt Landcruiser, Patrol, Ford F Series
$1,650.00

ZR-9500
9500 lb 4x4 Winch 12volt Landcruiser, Patrol
$1,450.00

HR-9000
9000 lb 4x4 Winch 12volt Hilux, Prado, Pajero, Rodeo
$1,290.00

XR-5000
5000 lb 4x4 Winch 12volt Suzuki, Rav 4, Rocky, Honda
$750.00

Interesting how they dont have a 8000lb listed as suitable for parols/landcruisers. As 95% (yes this is a made up stat) are running 8000lp winches (weither it is high or low mount it is still only 8000lb).
And warn highmount is the most used as winch line speed is a very critical factor and so far nothing compares with its line speed and cable/rope capacity.

but does anyone have anything good or bad to say about the brawn whinches proform???

thank u for ur opnion ruff
i dont think ill be using my winch as hard as a comp car tho
thats why i thought the brawn coz it is cheap and has a few other features than warn

if they are water proof, that would mean they are air tight also. how are they cooled as they have no fins on them?


NICK

bundytunna wrote:thank u for ur opnion ruff
i dont think ill be using my winch as hard as a comp car tho
thats why i thought the brawn coz it is cheap and has a few other features than warn

Spend the same money on a Second Hand Warn even if it is older and has been used more. Parts are everywhere. I know someone that used a T-Max at the Last OBC and the motor packed it in the first day and no one local had a single part for it however there were motors for Warn winches everywhere.

I know when i get stuck on my own i dont want to have to dig or walk for hours because the CHEAP winch i bought gave up 2 min into my self recovery or worse didnt even work.

parts isnt a problem as i live close to brawn but i just want sumin reliable and like u sed sumin that when im stuck on me own i know my winch can pull me out
good point with the cooling nick
ill have to ask him