What size when buying a winch?

I've got a troopy and a 10 000lb (hydraulic).

Once, before i got the winch, (on a really steep hill) a hilux mate with an 8000lb Warn, could not manage to do the job, we had no choice but to snatch block the pull, whereas I can do the same grade with the 10 000lber with no trouble at all.

Lesson from that for me was that bigger is better, others may disagree...

i think it all come down to what she can do for you? and what shes like in bed helps , opps you said winch not wench sorry my mistake , ill be going now :) ROFL

I have a petrol LC100 with similar additions.
Traction 4 have advised a 9500lbs, because it fits most modern bars and therefore could be taken to the next vehicle. Like you I would be an occasional user, so I don't think having to use a 2:1 or 3:1 blocks would be too critical ??
(I'm a beginner so I'm offering this as a question for the experienced out there).
Regards,
Brad.

G'day Big Trev,

A 10,000lb would be the go but I am sure the 9500lb would also suffice. Always carry a snatchblock with you to double up them pulling strength. I have a 9500 on my old truck and it works a treat. In years gone by I had an 8000lb Warn on my FJ 55 and it worked well but had to use the snatchblock on quite a few occassions. I agree with your sentiments on a Tirfor. I flogged mine and went electric a long while ago.

Cheers,

Willem

Always going somewhere

Brawn recommended 9000 for my Frontera and you are much bigger than me so 10,000 would have to be the go.Richard and Leonie, The grey nomads.

Theres a good low mount 10,000lb forsale on Outerlimits forsale section

Andrew the bloke selling is VERY honest and good to deal with, I think he is on here too.

Go with the 10,000 I got one on my LWB GQ..

Dont bother with new, WELL over priced, and you can get for $1200 second hand.

Either that or a Highmount.

Big Trev.

I have a GU TD4.2T and tow a camper trailer. I have decided to go for a 9500HS. The reasoning behind this decision is as follows. Having had winches before and used them more than once I find that it is raer to need the full capacity of the winch. A short pull with the ability to assist that by driving has got me out of most places. When you do need the grunt it is not usually for a long pull. The 9500HS has a line speed nearly double that of the 10000 so most of the time it will be faster and when you do need some guts put a snatch block in. Now you have nearly twice the pull of the 10000 and still have a decent line speed.

Also the 9500 is considerably lighter than the 10000. Now some have advised me to get the 15000 with my set up but that is rediculously heavy,slow and expensive for the number of times it will ever get used.

Duncs

Big Trev.

I have a GU TD4.2T and tow a camper trailer. I have decided to go for a 9500HS. The reasoning behind this decision is as follows. Having had winches before and used them more than once I find that it is raer to need the full capacity of the winch. A short pull with the ability to assist that by driving has got me out of most places. When you do need the grunt it is not usually for a long pull. The 9500HS has a line speed nearly double that of the 10000 so most of the time it will be faster and when you do need some guts put a snatch block in. Now you have nearly twice the pull of the 10000 and still have a decent line speed.

Also the 9500 is considerably lighter than the 10000. Now some have advised me to get the 15000 with my set up but that is rediculously heavy,slow and expensive for the number of times it will ever get used.

Duncs

Hi Big Trev,
There's a lot of good stuff on this thread, but did you know that for some reason the rules of advertising 4b winches is different from industrial applications. In particular, winches are not subject to having a safety factor and they do not differentiate between working load and breaking load. The quoted line pull is what you get. But, read the specs carefully. Do you know that "Mud Puller" or whatever its name is? A new hand winch that uses a chain and will pull you out of the mud. Its advertised at a high number of tonnes (can't rember how many). But that is the breaking load, not the working load, of the chain! The winch itself can only pull about half that. (False advertising or what!)

The message is.... GET THE BIGGER WINCH!

P.S.
Go for Hydraulic.

P.P.S.
Diff locks get you into trouble...
Winches get you out of trouble.