is a winch necesary

[H8PVMNT00]

do you all run winches on the front of ur rockcrawlin rigs? i mean overall, it is a neccesity?

[Paradiddle]

Yes - I've used mine more then I thought I would.

[NAILER341]

another yes.
hs 9500 with masterpull rope, and a safety thimble

[Joe Dillard]

XD9000i

[H8PVMNT00]

thanks guys, ill have to check into them. Is there any site orplaces i can pick them up for a decent price?

[Jeff Weston]

Hey Mr. Short-term Memory,

Did you forget that you already have a winch?

http://www.jeepbbs.net/forums/showth...&threadid=9937

Instead of looking into getting a winch, just keep the one you got. Either you've got a bad short-term memory, are schizophrenic or multiple people are posting under your account. I'm finding your posts a bit difficult to follow.

[Joe Dillard]

Originally posted by H8PVMNT00
thanks guys, ill have to check into them. Is there any site orplaces i can pick them up for a decent price?

Yeah, here's one. I'd offer the guy a reasonable $ and email him & see if the offer is acceptable.

Better yet, PM him & see if he'll unload it for cheap & pay for shipping too. LOL

http://www.jeepbbs.net/forums/showth...&threadid=9937

Jeff, nice find.

I suppose somebody forgot to log-in with their other user name.

[H8PVMNT00]

ITS OVER KILL For what i need ITS A RAMSEY10KLB INDUSTRIAL. IT JUST WEIGHS TOO MUCH ALSO

[Robert J. Yates]

A 10,000lb winch is not overkill - most of us are running 9500's. Given what rigs end up weighing after they are built up, the last thing a Jeeper needs is an under powered winch. I in fact stepped up from a perfectly good Warn M8000 to a 9.5XP last year for just that reason.

[NAILER341]

Originally posted by Robert J. Yates
A 10,000lb winch is not overkill - most of us are running 9500's. Given what rigs end up weighing after they are built up, the last thing a Jeeper needs is an under powered winch. I in fact stepped up from a perfectly good Warn M8000 to a 9.5XP last year for just that reason.

this is true... i have had my hs9500 to stall in the past.
take the weight off with a nice synthetic rope

[blkTJ]

Originally posted by H8PVMNT00
ITS OVER KILL For what i need ITS A RAMSEY10KLB INDUSTRIAL. IT JUST WEIGHS TOO MUCH ALSO

how much does it weigh?

[H8PVMNT00]

well the winch itself weighs 110 lbs according to Ramsey specs since it is for "tow truck" use only and the custom winch plate that i hada have fabbed up out of steel is 70 lbs in itself. I just figure its too much weight and overkill. MEssage me to see pics and u all will see what i mean

[Croaker]

Warn 8274 is 110 lbs. also. I'd bet my mount is at least 50 lbs, maybe more.

Of course, I'm not in SoCal running rocks, either....

[Joe Dillard]

Originally posted by H8PVMNT00
well the winch itself weighs 110 lbs according to Ramsey specs since it is for "tow truck" use only and the custom winch plate that i hada have fabbed up out of steel is 70 lbs in itself. I just figure its too much weight and overkill. MEssage me to see pics and u all will see what i mean

Why not post pics openly here yourself to clear up a few things??

[derf]

Everyone said the 9,000 pound winch I put in my mostly stock XJ was overkill...

... until I had to get a full size pickup out of a mud bog deep enough to bury his 38" tall swampers. I hooked up the snatch block and pulled him right out (after I had secured my little Jeep to a tree).

[NAILER341]

Originally posted by Joe Dillard
Why not post pics openly here yourself to clear up a few things??

agreed

[H8PVMNT00]

If i was allowed to post picture by the moderator i sure as heck would

[Kiwi]

Originally posted by H8PVMNT00
If i was allowed to post picture by the moderator i sure as heck would

You just need to link to somewhere you have it hosted. eg photobucket etc

[Robert J. Yates]

Originally posted by derf
Everyone said the 9,000 pound winch I put in my mostly stock XJ was overkill...

... until I had to get a full size pickup out of a mud bog deep enough to bury his 38" tall swampers. I hooked up the snatch block and pulled him right out (after I had secured my little Jeep to a tree).

Bahahahhhaaa...where is Stevens' when we need him. "My Warn M250 pulled out a cement truck and a GradAll with just one snatch block....har har har har"

[Dan-H]

Originally posted by Robert J. Yates
Bahahahhhaaa...where is Stevens' when we need him. "My Warn M250 pulled out a cement truck and a GradAll with just one snatch block....har har har har"

uphill, while barefoot in the snow...

[Kiwi]

Originally posted by Dan-H
uphill, while barefoot in the snow...

in the dark, without even a candle for light...

[H8PVMNT00]

HERES THE LINk.. sorrys its the only pic i have of it at the moment since i dont have photobucket.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...20050824133051

[Robert J. Yates]

OK, so whats the problem Get yourself a good synthetic rope if you are worried about weight - that should be good for a 20lb reduction.

[H8PVMNT00]

i jsut think that its tooo big for my application.

[H8PVMNT00]

Sorry Guys, Robert, as per ur post, where or what is a good website where i can find synthetic rope for my winch?

[NAILER341]

www.masterpull.com

http://www.masterpull.com/results.cfm?catid=368

[Tumbleweed]

You have a capable winch that weighs around 110 lbs. Your mounting system weighs another 70 lbs. If you went to synthetic rope, you would save closer to 30 lbs than 20. Lose the roller fairlead and replace with an aluminum hawse style-better for the rope, and save another 8-10 lbs. You might save another 25 lbs if you went to a lighter style mount plate.
If you sell your winch, and buy a new one that weighs around 85 lbs, with your current set up- you are onlyl saving 25 lbs. Make sense? Not raggin' on you, just want you to see what you might save by spending alot more $.

[derf]

Originally posted by Robert J. Yates
Bahahahhhaaa...where is Stevens' when we need him. "My Warn M250 pulled out a cement truck and a GradAll with just one snatch block....har har har har"

Well my winch WAS pretty much at it's limit with that snatch block and the truck.

If I had a 12,000 pound winchwith those huge shackles and 1" plate reinforcing my frame...

[H8PVMNT00]

ah i see, thanks guys for the info. ill look into getting synthetic and hawse fairlead..thanks again

[dirtgrip]

Has anyone used 3 snatch blocks at the same time?? Have heard of such.Maybe if you anchored to the ground you could spin the world in reverse-Eureka-travel back in time.