Anybody have any experiance with the Superwinch LP8500. Are they any good. Princess Auto is selling them for $499.99 right now. Good price but I don't want to get stuck with a piece of crap. Any info would be appreciated.
I'm thinking about picking one up just to see how well it works. Afterall, it's princess auto, so if it absolutely sucks I can just return it. Also, Lordco has the Warn Tabor 9000 for $619.99 til the end of the month.
Not sure about the specific Superwinch model you are asking about, as far as Superwinch goes, they make very good winches. Superwinch’s where the only winch used in Camel Trophy for about the 1st 20 years of the world wide competition. In fact until recently Warn has lagged far behind Superwinch in terms of wet environment reliability and pulling performance when compared to Superwinch.
I bought my 9000ep from Princess, it’s been great. I work with a bunch of the US Camel Team members and all but one or 2 have Superwinch units.
The NEW Smittybilt XRC8 8,000lb winch has a hand wound permanent magnetic motor which is the standard for the true off Roader. This is the most reliable motor on the market today. Two Year Limited Warranty, 4.1 hp motor, 3-stage planetary gear system, 265:1 reduction ratio for fast line speed, free spooling, automatic load-holding brake, power in and out and a roller fairlead. A 12 ft illuminated handheld remote control,. Comes with a 5/16" x 92’ galvanized aircraft cable with replaceable hook.
Don't be fooled, Warn, MileMarker & Superwinch all have their fare share of problems. Granted that Warn has set the standard for higher pricing, it never kept the others from riding the coat-tails of keeping their prices just as high for the longest time.
I am very casually looking for a rear winch, and will only buy Warn; worth a little more.
anyone have any first hand experience with the Smittybuilt?? I will be in the market for a winch come spring time and the price sure looks good on that one i'll give them that!
Then there is always the -you-get-what-you-pay-for- that comes into your head, and with something like a winch you know you don't want to be having any regrets when time comes to use it.
anyone have any first hand experience with the Smittybuilt?? I will be in the market for a winch come spring time and the price sure looks good on that one i'll give them that!
Then there is always the -you-get-what-you-pay-for- that comes into your head, and with something like a winch you know you don't want to be having any regrets when time comes to use it.
I just bought one, they have a series wound motor according to the website...
There also made in the same factory as milemarker, champion, and the smittybuilt, but from what I can tell there the best one they make for that type of winch.
I have had no problems with this winch since the day I bought it. Install was straight forward and it works just as good as new 4 years later. However now there seems to be more winches on the market that are in the same price range. I would probably check out others as well.
I have had no problems with this winch since the day I bought it. However now there seems to be more winches on the market that are in the same price range. I would probably check out others as well.
Thanks Epic3. I had thought about that. I think it will be only temporary. Maybe a year before my son can buy his own. Then I will try to mount it as close to "behind" the grill as possible. There is actually quite a bit of room back there on my Ranger.
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