Brawn Winch

I don't have a b/bar winch but "waterproof" should mean just that with certain obvious exceptions, if it's underwater more than 1 meter you are definitely in deep trouble. How watertight is the guarantee and what R&D have they got to back it up are the questions I'd be asking them.

I've been using a Brawn winch for 12 months now, and have found it to be a very good unit.
They have a larger motor than the comparible Warns etc and are backed up very professionally by the staff at Brawn.
I have had one small problem (my fault) which they fixed free of charge.

What car is it going on, and how heavy is the truck?

I've met Colin from Brawn several times. He is a very professional man, and prides himself on being that little bit better.

He gave a talk at our club on his winches, general winch servicing, what to look for, and other stuff and his winch history, and how he came to 'design' them to his own specs. It was one of the better and more interesting special guests our club has had in the 3 yrs I've been there. Never faultered on a question asked. Colin is a competitor in 4wd events too, so knows what makes a good item.

I thnk you should be comparing 10k V 10k winches, not a 9k and a 10k..

Personally for me, it would be out of another Warn 10k, or Colins ZR10k. He was even planning a Highmount, dont know what happened with it in the end.

Again there was a test in one of the propaganda magazines, but again IMHO dont believe anything you read in them, the $ is mighty.

Topend,

I have a Brawn 9500. Have had it for just over 12 months and have used it 3 times in anger. It works pretty well and has a real agressive feel about it. I can't help you about the water bit 'cause down here in SA in doesn't seem to rain. I bought the Brawn direct from the supplier and he explained how they have waterproofed the winch. I can say however that when I was living up in Darwin I had a 5000 Warn and later 2 x 8000 high mount Warns. The 5000 was a low mount and rusted out in side from water ingestion. The high mounts worked OK for me.

Cheers,

Hey Topend,

what are the prices you have been given for the Brawn ?

I would be interested to how they compare with the price of a Warn.

Cheers

Deano

Hi topend,
I bought a 9000lb Brawn for my GU 3 weeks ago. Used in anger 3 times last weekend thru some nasty bog holes ( 1 self recovery, 2 disco's recoverd). It felt very strong and did what was required.
I bought it direct from Brawn in Dandenong and Colin was very helpful and quitefrankly they cant be beaten on price. You won,t be dissapointed
take care....Nino