Winch for my Sporty

Submitted by warn1936 on

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It's winch time.

I'm looking to fit a winch to the front of my Sportrak.
Need one help an advice. Was looking at a winchmax 1300lbs on eBay for £250 approx with wireless controls inc.
I gather from other posts, 1300lbs is to much.
Therefore; what winch to go for and where from?
Looking to spend £250 approx.
Any & all help appreciated .

Ps ; thanks to blood red for telephone advice with the spot lamps - all working fine.

1300 ibs wont pull the skin

Submitted by If theres mud i... on

1300 ibs wont pull the skin of a rice pudding, you need about a 9000 ib for the sporty and you can get them cheaper than that on ebay, I aquired a brand new champion winch wireless remote, all the extras, 12000 ib pull etc etc £160

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eBay search

Submitted by warn1936 on

Cheers fella's.

Blood red; what should I look for eBay (model etc) as there are some right dodgy ones out there?

Regards Will

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just bear in mind what your

Submitted by If theres mud i... on

just bear in mind what your gonna be using it for, how long for, what power you have at hand to run it and something you can get spares for, dont buy a chinese one though....it wont last and at times when your using a winch it will be under alot of pressure and youll be relying on it to work, I got my champion on ebay via a company called winch solutions, which advertise via total of road mag...or did, so you know its gonna be pretty good....which it is and the whole package delivered at £160 (i was lucky) new I said yes please thankyou very much, use it more on trees then I doo mud.

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for a few quid more

Submitted by If theres mud i... on

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Champion-C8000S-12v-Winch-Integrated-Wireless-Control-/290663068908?pt=UK_Cars_Parts_Vehicles_Other_Vehicle_Parts_Accessories_ET&hash=item43acde74ec

what you have to think about is, when your stuck with your axles in poo, the dead weight of your vehicle doubles.

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wireless winch

Submitted by frederick on

rather than pay top wack prices for a wireless winch i bought a remote with relay receiver from e.bay (new) for £25 and fitted it to my standard winch(took 20mins to fit) works a treat and saved a packet. good luck fred

You could get away with a

Submitted by assassin on

You could get away with a 6000lb winch, but i would recommend only using it with a snatch block as this reduces the load by half on the winch. Remember you only get full pulling power when you are on your last layer on the drum, for every layer, and there could be up to four or five layers; the pulling power reduces significantly with each layer.

In simple terms its like putting your car in first to pull away with the last layer on the drum.
With the second layer on the drum its like pulling away in second.
With the third layer on the drum its like trying to pull away in third and it wont do it without damage.

nah I wouldnt bother with a

Submitted by If theres mud i... on

nah I wouldnt bother with a 6000, it just wont pull enough, even a 12000 can struggle, you gotta just look at what/where you go for off roading, also sometimes you may want a powerful winch, not just for your own vehicle but for someone elses, who may have a bigger vehicle, sportys are light.

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