Ox 10,000lb Electric Winch

Don't know about the electric but my 10000lb Ox hydraulic has never had a problem. Doesn't get much use but always works when I have used it.

MJS

Agree. I have an OX hydraulic - may be a bit slower than the electric, but an excellent winch.

Steve

MJS,
I have fitted them and now that I have the Troppy I one. Had to use it on the last trip, took a little time to work outy the two levers but after that it was great.

A couple of things that are different,
The motor is only at idle, no need to try and keep the battery charged,
There is no need to stop every few seconds to let the motor on the winch cool and the battery to re-charge,
The winch is very quite, it does not have the noise of the gears turning
The winch is slow but if a electric winch was run through a snatch block it would be about the same speed
The winch has a quick rewind so that rewinding the cable is quicker than an electric
If you were winching your own vehicle the moment the steering wheel is turned the winch stops pulling and all the power from the power steering pump goes to the steering
No one can use the winch unless the motor is running, unlike an electric which anyone can use if they have a hand remote or a paper clip. The result is a flat battery and a winch cable tighen up over the roof of the vehicle.

Wayne

They are the same as the Brawn and a couple of other chinese manufatured winches. I'd check out the Brawn as they strips the winches down and water proof them as well as rewire control boxes for better reliability. I almost bought one but then a good 2nd hand Warn 10k came along.

Leroy

I visited the site that rock hoper stated, ie, www.LC4x4.cjb.net, with a "sorry, no results were found for that site"???

I see that there are T-Max winches currently for sale on ebay. Are they the same one? I have wondered how bulbar winches fair under water during creek crossings. I've looked up the specs for various winches & they don't include IP ratings (International Protection), so how does one can get an idea how long they will last underwater?
Sparky

The Ox, T Max and Brawn all comeout of the same factory.
I will be ordering a Brawn 10,000lb electric for my patrol they are water proof and synthetic rope compatible. With the hydraulic look at getting a power steering cooler as in extreme winching the hydraulic fliud will get very hot. This can risk of burning out the pump. Also engine not running no winch.

Rossco

We had a 10,000 lb OX hydraulic winch on our F250 and the 2 times that I tried to pull bogged vehicles out of the ocean waves in WA I found that it wouldn't move them at all, and didn't drag me towards them. I found that the previous vehicles with 9,000 ln Warn winches was much stronger.

I have since taken it back to TJM and traded it on a 15,000 lb OX electric that works fine, but haven't had to really try it in anger yet.

After they changed it over, I was informed that the cause of the poor performance was probably due to the power steering pump having a pressure relief valve and that would prevent the winch operating at maximum torque.
It would have probably worked a lot better using a seperate hydraulic pump but they cost money also, so I think I will stick to electric winches that I have always found work fine for my circumstances where they are only used for short periods anyway.