Winch size

There was a Winch comparision article in 4WD Action magazine a few issues ago where most of the popular Winches were compared (it was quite a good article with without alot of the advertorial that often is present in 4wd mags)

It might be worth getting a hold of a copy & having a read before making any decision

From memory the Magnum didn't fare all that well in the various tests that were carried out

Regards Don

Itsdave,

I had a 9000lb Warn winch on my previous truck. No issues with it.
When I brought the new truck (100 series and CT) I ummed and Arred and for an extra $100 I brought a 12000 lb one from Ironman.
Every Winch operator always uses a snatch block to reduce the effort on the winch however, that shortens the Max operating length by half. By going with a 12000lb winch I can if the need arises conduct a single line pull of about 5000 kg to get out of trouble. If length is not an issue I'll use the snatch block to reduce the strain on all the components.
500 lb is nothing.

Cheers
Trevor

We have a 12,000 pnd winch from Repco. Had it for 3 years now and never had a problem. Looks identical to the warn. I had the cruiser bogged of the side of a track axle deep in mud on a very steep hill. closest tree needed winch extension and full winch cable. Was a bit nervous how the winch would handle the load. Pulled half the cable lengh and motor was hardly warm. Waited 1 min and pulled the rest. Was tremendous pressure but not a problem. I run the cable out full lentgh about once a month, keeps internals dry and moving. It cost me $650 dollars as dad and I both got one plus some tools for the trip at the same. Have made several big pulls with it and can't fault it.

Josh

Goodaye have a warn 9.5 and it's not the 500LB extra pull thats it's advantage over the 9000 The XD 9000 Warn has a 4.6 Hp motor where as the 9.5 Xp has a 6 Hp motor. So you up motor size by nearly a quarter doing only a 19th of the work load. Bottom line is with the 9.5 over the 9 your working the winch a lot less under the same conditions. So it's fine to look at the load but also look at the motor doing the work. I've dragged 40 Ft containers around my property (there 3 ton empty) and worked it to the max .............. not a prob. Cheers