Outer Limits 4x4 Board

im just wondering if you could give me some feedback on the winch that you use to decide what winch i buy for my gq patrol lwb
cheers.

electric or hydraulic?

The saying "you get what you pay for" applies here too. Generally, the most expensive one you can afford for longevity, parts, service etc.

However, some of the "cheaper" ones on the market are definitely getting a name for themselves. especially when you compare $2k+ for a Warn to $600-$1000 for the cheaper ones.

I had a Warn on a GU ute, now going hydraulic. An electric winch is only as good as the batteries, alternator, wiring you supply to it (~$500+). A hydraulic requires the engine to be running. An electric wont run for long without the engine running but may be just enough to get you out of trouble.

PAUL

Hey Gatty,
Tigerz11 make a great series of winches at great prices. They are proving to be a very robust and reliable product and are well priced.
Google tigerz11 and check out his website.
Depending on where you are in victoria hes has a few dealers you could visit and see the product.
Terrain tamers product is also very good
And of course, then there's warn. good......... and exxy. You're paying for branding.

We are selling these and they are one of the best on the market for what they cost.

Mako TDS Series Low Mount Winch

Features:
1. External Brake
All of our Mako TDS Series winches run an external automatic cone brake drum. This feature is seen in more expensive winches as it is perfectly designed for synthetic rope use. Running a synthetic rope on a winch that features an ‘in the drum’ brake operation can often lead the integrity of the rope being compromised as the massive amounts of heat that is generated by the winch brake dissipates through the exterior of the drum and directly into the rope. Having a positive cam lock external brake means that there is no heat generated on the drum thus keeping rope strength qualities intact and holding the required load as more pressure that is applied, the tighter the brake becomes.
2. Rotating Ring Gear
When a winch is needed, the user is generally not focused on taking their time and being gentle with the winch itself. With the rotating ring gear featured on the Mako TDS Series winches, this isn’t a problem. Boasting a huge 18mm drop pin that engages the rotating ring gear in one of the eight provisions provided.
Whilst 18mm doesn’t sound huge, when compared to the 2-3mm sliding ring gear pin found in almost every other winch on the market (which, under strain has a tendency of simply ‘snapping off’) this clutch operation design can withstand any amount of abuse.
3. Line Pull Speed
With an unloaded line pull speed of nearly 18meters per minute the Mako TDS 9,500lb winch is almost as fast as the famous Warn 8274. In fact, if the Mako 9.5 had a larger diameter drum (i.e. the same as the 8274) it would actually be faster! This is a great draw card with both 4x4 winch competition participants and the general public alike.
4. Higher Tie Bars
In a perfect world, every situation that required the use of a winch would feature a winch point directly in line with the vehicle. Unfortunately this is not the case and more often than not, a lateral winch-in is required. Doing this creates a build up of rope/cable on either end of the drum and quickly this build up jams the rope/cable against the winch tie bars. Featuring slightly higher tie bars on our range of Mako winches obviously does not eliminate this problem, however, it does delay this down fall and allows the user to winch for longer.
Additional Features:
· Heavy duty sealed solenoids
· Low amp draw
· 5m Control lead with power and operation indicators
· V-Ring seals inside both drum flanges
· 3 stage planetary gear box
· Roller fairlead
· 12 month warranty

TDS Mako 9,500lb RRP: $895.00inc gst

Cris

I'd go a used Warn XD9000... plenty around for $500, and parts available anywhere.

Never seen one for sale, just wondering if they're any good/reliable, hard to fit (can they be hooked up to steering pump?), pricing and all that jazz. If they were any good we'd see em on more trucks right?

If you're going to be doing lots of winching spend the cash on a warn hi mount. If its only going to be on there for justin and wont get used all that much a cheeper low mount would be the go.

i have a tigerz11 and its been great for me and i get bogged alot been on my truck for close to 12 months now its been completly underwater a few times and still pulled me out fine
Thats mounted on a gq lwb, installing was very easy to