Morganholidayman
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Billyjack, you Lycky B.......Jack
blackstrat
Well-Known Member
Depends how often you anticipate using a winch really.. a Chinese copy will get you out of trouble a fair few times and is far less theft-worthy..
warrior
Well-Known Member
Yes this is true but I often go to a local pay and play site and says do u need a tow? Nope I've got a winch is the most common reply, 10 min later they will find me and say " can we have a tow please our winch has stopped working,"
Also the speed of an 8274 of ur the inpatient type,
This is mine winching a fellow Lz member cough cough mudmuppet out of a hole after killing his disco
blackstrat
Well-Known Member
I wasn't there obviously.. but wouldn't it have been easier to pull that yellow Disco out backwards with a strap..?
200tdi ayre
Well-Known Member
Yep I was winching everything at the last playday including folk with their own winches because they broke/were about to break/ too slow/ not strong enough etc
And I wanted to play with it and truly test it out
Orch
Active Member
I'd love an 8274, but don't think I can justify even second hand prices. The trouble is the more I increase my budget the closer I am to getting the 35s I want and not getting a winch at all lol
Although I could get the 35s and get a winch with the money from selling the 33s . .
Argh. Too many wants not enough money!
Although I could get the 35s and get a winch with the money from selling the 33s . .
Argh. Too many wants not enough money!
winchman
Active Member
I agree.
The 8274 is so simple it only has one bearing in it, its easy to fix, with a few simple DIY mods it should last for ever.
The down side is they are heavy and a target for theft
winchman
Active Member
Problem is some of the Chinese ones don't work and have poor parts availability, but if you buy one pay via credit card and use a known trader who carry's parts not some one from Ebay who has just imported a few to make a quick few quid
robbh
Crazier than a box of frogs on acid
I'd love an 8274, but don't think I can justify even second hand prices. The trouble is the more I increase my budget the closer I am to getting the 35s I want and not getting a winch at all lol
Although I could get the 35s and get a winch with the money from selling the 33s . .
Argh. Too many wants not enough money!
I'd love an 8274 too, but.... I think they are ugly looking things. I may just go down the red winch route instead. (pornagraphic warning if you click the link
) RED Winch Cobra, Low Line Winch, BOW2 Motor,
But that won't happen until I've got at least 35s and front and rear ash lockers.
So completely agree with the too many wants and not enough money bit.
winchman
Active Member
I'd love an 8274 too, but.... I think they are ugly looking things. I may just go down the red winch route instead. (pornagraphic warning if you click the link
RED Winch Cobra, Low Line Winch, BOW2 Motor,
But that won't happen until I've got at least 35s and front and rear ash lockers.
So completely agree with the too many wants and not enough money bit.
Now that looks nice!, but my LR cost half of that!
robbh
Crazier than a box of frogs on acid
Mine cost a quarter of that.
But I've easily spent 2, maybe 3x that fixing it/modifying it..... Mostly fixing it.
I've got a pile of receipts but I'm scared to sit down and add it all up.
warrior
Well-Known Member
No someone had tried to pull it backwards I think but the recovery points weren't upto it and came off, there was a fair step at the front and back
Orch
Active Member
is there supposed to be a video with this post? I thought it wasn't show on me phone but can't see anything on the computer either?
Orch
Active Member
I'd love an 8274 too, but.... I think they are ugly looking things. I may just go down the red winch route instead. (pornagraphic warning if you click the link
RED Winch Cobra, Low Line Winch, BOW2 Motor,
But that won't happen until I've got at least 35s and front and rear ash lockers.
So completely agree with the too many wants and not enough money bit.
Yeh already drooled over those and started plotting the bank job
warrior
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Orch
Active Member
Ah nice!
Bennehboy
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Orch, you could always do what I did and wait for a knackered Warn to come up on the bay then rebuild, you get to know how to strip and clean the winch in the process. I got my XD9000i for 80 odd quid, spent 150 on parts, 50 on paint and sundries, then about another 200 on synth line n bits...
Orch
Active Member
Yeh I've been tempted by this mate, just worried I'll waste money and fail to repair it. Tinker time is very limited at the moment too. Will keep half an eye out for a bargain though
