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Old 08-10-2011, 01:32 PM
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Default Which winch to get????
i was looking at winches and dont know which one to get...
i was looking at the recon 10,500 and the smittybilt 10,000 comp
what do you think of those two?
my price range is 400-600
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Old 08-10-2011, 02:14 PM
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both are good from the reviews there is a thread on here about the recon , the OP seemed to really really like it
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I just bought a Smittybilt X20 10K comp series the other day...if I get it before you make your decision I'll be sure to post my opinion!
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Old 08-10-2011, 04:33 PM
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thanks a lot
the reason im leaning towards recon is the waterproof factor
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FWIW, Amazon has them for 439 and the larger Recon for 463.
Just tryin to help.
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Originally Posted by cameron7
thanks a lot
the reason im leaning towards recon is the waterproof factor
The X20's are waterproof. That's why I got it.
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RECON all the way! Waterproof, 10.500 pds, synthetic and only $430!
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recon all the way! Waterproof, 10.500 pds, synthetic and only $430!
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X3... Recon. Have not heard any complaints on them
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I bought a Warn M80000 a couple of months ago from Dave at Northridge for $512 and got an $80 rebate from Warn = $432. It isn't waterproof but you have that Warn reliability!
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