Best winch for the money
02-19-2011, 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by highoctane
Search in google for "winches in hell". The EPi9 performed equally as good as the much more expensive warn on multiple long pulls up hell's gate in Moab. Only 3 winches survived out of 6 or 7 tested.
02-19-2011, 06:08 AM
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Recon 10.5k winch... comes with: Synthetic line (7/16 x 88'), 6.5 HP motor (compared to 5 or 5.5hp on others), 28 feet/minute line speed, hardwire remote, wireless remote, waterproof to 1m, 3 yr warranty, aluminum Hawse Fairlead, nothing but good reviews on this site and others... all for under $500... after searching around for weeks, these are the reasons I just bought a Recon.
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02-19-2011, 06:22 AM
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Where did you get that deal?
. I got the Smittybilt XRC10 Comp. I didn't want to spend a mint and I wanted a synthetic line. So... I got it WITH a lifetime warranty for $60 to ease any quality concerns I was dealing with...
02-19-2011, 08:37 AM
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A Lot of good advice! I went with Superwinch LP10000. Got it for around $400 shipped and great, but I am not in Hell! I will be getting a synthetic line though, so another $100-175. I valued more pull power (I know.... Snatch block....) so that is what I was thinking when I bought. Let us know what you get and how you like it.
02-19-2011, 03:11 PM
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Recon 10.5k winch... comes with: Synthetic line (7/16 x 88'), 6.5 HP motor (compared to 5 or 5.5hp on others), 28 feet/minute line speed, hardwire remote, wireless remote, waterproof to 1m, 3 yr warranty, aluminum Hawse Fairlead, nothing but good reviews on this site and others... all for under $500... after searching around for weeks, these are the reasons I just bought a Recon.