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Old May 13th 05, 06:28 PM
jbjeep
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Oh yea, get or make up a winch kit with the neccisary tools in it (tree strap, chain,
gloves, etc), and get someone who knows what they are doing to take you out and go
thru the basic rules of winching and how to and not to do it so that you are doing it
in a saafe manner.

Depending on your location, you may want to look at winch rope instead of cable too.

Just a side note, you can buy a used winch (with caution) and it often is fine. I
picked my W9000i up at a swap meet and its been a great tool. All I did was e-mail
warn for the wiring specs and buy some cables and it was good to go.


On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:04:56 -0700, jbjeep > wrote:

>>I prefer Warn.
>>
>>The new T-maxx winches are supposed to be good. They are out of Aussie land. I do
>>not know anything about them tho.
>>
>>Get one that is at least 1.5 times the weight of your rig. So if you rig weighs
>>approx 6000 lbs, get a 9000 or 12000 lb winch. If your rig weighs 3000 lbs then a
>>6000 or 8000 lb winch is sufficient.
>>
>>
>>
>>On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:01:30 -0600, "Tom P" > wrote:
>>
>>>>I have decided to get a winch for my wrangler. I am going to use it to pull
>>>>myself out of the mud and sand. I know squat about winches and would greatly
>>>>appreicate any advise you could offer in deciding on what to get. I would
>>>>rather rely on this group than a salesman.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks in advance
>>>>Tom
>>>>


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