Topic: Gonna buy a winch

[jfrabat]

Bottom line is, that if you buy a winch to get out of a tough spot and you rely on it to do so, then buying a cheap piece of junk is not such a good idea. If it's just a bumper ornament then it doesn't matter.

I'll put the same idea in a different context; when you buy insurance, who do you buy it from?  The company that charges you the least, or the most affordable company with a good reputation for taking care of its customers?  You have to think the winch as insurance...  It's the ONE piece of equipment on the Jeep not intended to make the jeep more capable, but rather it is intended to get you out of the jams that all the OTHER stuff that makes the Jeep more capable got you into....

[aw12345]

I'll put the same idea in a different context; when you buy insurance, who do you buy it from?  The company that charges you the least, or the most affordable company with a good reputation for taking care of its customers?  You have to think the winch as insurance...  It's the ONE piece of equipment on the Jeep not intended to make the jeep more capable, but rather it is intended to get you out of the jams that all the OTHER stuff that makes the Jeep more capable got you into....

That is why you buy the best one you can afford. Ya didn't by a Chinese Jeep either right?

[Jeffy]

That is why you buy the best one you can afford. Ya didn't by a Chinese Jeep either right?

I went for second best, a Canadian Jeep. 

[chrisfranklin]

Can always winch with your hi-lift if you have the gear and don't mind the time/ work     

[jfrabat]

Can always winch with your hi-lift if you have the gear and don't mind the time/ work     

Looks like you have not tried that one yet...  If you only need a couple of inches, the HL will do fine, but anything over a foot, and you will be there for a WHILE...

[chrisfranklin]

You're right, I haven't tried it.  But I do have the gear and can picture the effort.  The concept of the work involved winching with a hi-lift may create a bit of a disincentive for one to do anything that forces one in to actually winching with a hi-lift 

[Jeffy]

Looks like you have not tried that one yet...  If you only need a couple of inches, the HL will do fine, but anything over a foot, and you will be there for a WHILE...

Yeah, that gets old fast!  It's slower then a come-a-long.  Also more dangerous as that handle will swing back hard if you don't keep your grip.  A Hi-lift is great if that's all you have.  Otherwise, it's better to use a different method.

[stan98tj]

That is why you buy the best one you can afford. Ya didn't by a Chinese Jeep either right?

aside from the patriotic bone in me that wants to help the American economy, if a chinese jeep was reliable, i would buy one. esp if it had an attractive price.