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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Performance / Modify => Topic started by: cmatt1605 on August 24, 2010, 06:58:57 AM
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ok so around Sc we really only have trails with some small hills and LOTS of mud. so i was wanting a winch JUST in case, but my samurai does not get stuck on our trails very often. i was looking at the 3000 lb superwinch and just using a snatch block every time. i already have the ARB 66' winch extension so length isn't an issue. and there are ALWAYS trees around to winch to. basically my question is will the 3000lb winch with a snatch block be enough to get the samurai out of the mud?
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I tried a smaller winch when I first got into Zuk's and hated it.... The mud can/will act like a suction cup causing a need for much more pull than the weight of your vehicle... Many people here have purchased the inexpensive 8000# winches from Harbor Freight and have been happy with them. Since my first small winch I have always ran 8000# winches and they have never let me down.
HTH,
Zig
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ok thanks! does the 8000lb run around 200$?? i dont really want to spend more than necessary sense i will not be using this very often.
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like most things... you are going to get what you pay for, and the juggle is not over paying for what you need.
Maybe cruise Craigslist for a used winch and get a bigger better brand of winch for less money than you can get one new.
I think you are better off buying a hand operated come-along than an under powered or cheap winch.
When you need the winch you are going to really want it to work flawlessly.
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I got a 6000# Vortex winch off ebay. Their 5000# and 6000# are the same just $5.00 or so cheaper. The weight duifference between a 6000# winch and a 8000# winch about double. I personally don't want to carry all that weight around. I also got the one with the wireless remote. Just a 5000# which is really the same as a 6000# is $185.00 + shipping
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ok sounds good, i think ill go with the ebay one. thats the same price as a 3000lb and a snatch block
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Get the 5000# one, it's the same exact one as rhe 6000#. When it came it was labled 6000#. I've used it twice and it worked good. I love the wireless remote (not all come with it).
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ok sounds good. im still waiting on my winch bumper from lowrange tho