Choosing the Right Winch

[leafsprung]

8274 period.

[SGS714]

If you decide to go electric, the Husky 8 or 10 (Superwinch) is another great winch. It's a worm gear winch though, so it is slow. A hint on this one if you are looking for a deal is to search ebay for "Dayton winch". Grainger sells relabeled Superwinches as their Dayton product line and one of them is the Husky 10. I forgot which model number it was, but you can just look in a Grainger catalog to find it. For some reason new Dayton winches are always popping up on ebay. I got a pretty good deal on one a couple years ago - it was few years old, but still new in the box.

HybridIIa.....Whose bumper it that you are sporting in the picture? I doesn't look like Ike's.

[Boddington]

My '67 once had a Belleview electric winch on the front, which I still had. It weighed a ton. The original owner told me that he used to pull down brick walls with it.

[sailtech]

If you have a really tight budget, this might be better than nothing:

https://www.wyeth-scott.com/orders.asp

[Jim-ME]

I have one of those and they are great! Not the fastest way to get unstuck but it has never let me down. Combine it with a High-Lift and you will always get home.
Jim

[I Leak Oil]

I have one of those and they are great! Not the fastest way to get unstuck but it has never let me down. Jim

That's a good point Jim. No solenoids to puke on you, works without the motor running, no need to let anything cool down (except you!). Sometimes the simplest things are the best. I'm getting too old for those though! Too much effort!

[leafsprung]

If you want a manual winch, cant go wrong with tirfor

[amcordo]

Those are made just a couple of miles from where I grew up. I go by that area of town all the time visiting my parents. Small world!

If you have a really tight budget, this might be better than nothing:

https://www.wyeth-scott.com/orders.asp

[gudjeon]

I have a huge 8000lb come-along from an agri supplier. Once you are stuck, you have all the time in the world.

[Jim-ME]

Ike,
Those are great too. We used to use them for hiking trail construction but they were a little rich for my wallet.
Jim

[leafsprung]

I picked mine up at a yard sale up the street for 100 bucks. Was a good deal, but you can find them used pretty reasonably priced. 200-400.