Krystianjk
New member
Super good winch
Thanks for the comments. It made my decision easy. Picked up the winch w/ synthetic line, and an aluminum quarter pounder and stinger! Putting it all in tonight...can't wait!
If in the first 6 responses you got, three people said they had problem with the wireless, weak pins that break off, and a unit that was defective from the factory, how in the world did that make it an "easy decision" for you??
seems like a 50% success rate at best.
Warn also makes some winches overseas.... So... Awkward...[emoji51] Try and add comments that have value add and not just band wagon fluff. Welcome to way of life!
Please inform us as to your own personal winch? Or do you just like to insult people and put them down?
LOL!! This ^^^^
I always find it amusing how people will pay top dollar for high end bumpers and lights (things that you don't actually need or won't leave you hanging if you don't have them) but will look for every reason to cheap out when it comes to a piece of safety equipment like a winch. I just don't get it.
One of these things is not like the other...wait, isnt that a song?Trust me there are plenty of people here that know how to navigate a forum.... Like me, so I will post up your original response so everyone can see.
I took the reply as them being silly, kind of like friends do around a camp fire. Nothing more. Try not to be so sensitive. It's only some text on the interwebs :yup:
Trust me there are plenty of people here that know how to navigate a forum.... Like me, so I will post up your original response so everyone can see.
I took the reply as them being silly, kind of like friends do around a camp fire. Nothing more. Try not to be so sensitive. It's only some text on the interwebs :yup:
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WARN VR winches are made in China and I would never recommend them as they lack the same kind of quality control that Smittybilt or any Chinese made winch has.
I have run Chinese winches in the past and now only run made in America WARN winches. Of course, I'm just a mall crawler who never uses my winches let alone wheels with others who've needed to use theirs and so you can take that for what it's worth.
Fast forward to 12:09 - this was a Smittybilt winch Harris is talking about. I just can't make this stuff up.
Anyhow... I just don't get why people can't be excited for people after they already make their purchase. I personally wouldn't buy a smitty built winch for my JK, but might for my CJ. Either way, he took all the advice giving and choose not to follow it. Who cares, end of story. I'm I missing something here
Because other people who HAVE NOT purchased a winch might read a thread like this and may come to the conclusion that this is what they should get too. In my opinion, that would be a mistake and so I try to point out what I feel was missed by the OP in the hopes that others who are still shopping might take pause and realize that this might not be what they should get. What you're missing is that this is a forum that people share opinions and information on and not some kind of feel good life affirmation group that everyone participates on to pat each other on the back. But of course, that's just me.
Obviously no one is calling you a mall crawler or anyone else on here for that matter.
However you didn't chime in till after his purchase was made.
Never said anyone was. I was just trying to point out that my opinion has as much value as anyone out there chooses to give it.
Again, this is an internet forum that unlike Facebook, can be searched by Google. If others in the future who are shopping for a winch see this thread, I'd like to make sure that they see honest and thoughtful opinions as to why they shouldn't get a winch like this and based on real world experience.
True...but for those that really need it, might i point them to the Kumbaya thread. Lots of rainbows and unicorns for those in need of inner peace. Lolnot some kind of feel good life affirmation group that everyone participates on to pat each other on the back.
To add to the thread here. I bought the 8k X2O winch 2 and a half years ago. 50% success rate is a truth. I had a failure in the control box after pulling CrippeledPeteys then stock rubicon out of some snow, and then went to pull myself out of a hole (that was my second day needing to use it). The winch failed to reel back in. Smittybilt sent me a new control box and a handle control just in case the failure was in either.
All seemed "well" and had a few more uses in the snow. 6 months later on the Rubicon, I was pulling myself off a rock that had my rear diff in its grips, the winch was reeling in slowly and ratcheting as if the clutch was under pressure. It ended up being to motor going out of balance and needed to be rebuilt. Smittybilt sent a new motor no questions asked.
So here you are, if you are not with friends who can assist if your winch fails? Be ready to find alternative recovery options as you are rolling the dice.
To add to the thread here. I bought the 8k X2O winch 2 and a half years ago. 50% success rate is a truth. I had a failure in the control box after pulling CrippeledPeteys then stock rubicon out of some snow, and then went to pull myself out of a hole (that was my second day needing to use it). The winch failed to reel back in. Smittybilt sent me a new control box and a handle control just in case the failure was in either.
All seemed "well" and had a few more uses in the snow. 6 months later on the Rubicon, I was pulling myself off a rock that had my rear diff in its grips, the winch was reeling in slowly and ratcheting as if the clutch was under pressure. It ended up being to motor going out of balance and needed to be rebuilt. Smittybilt sent a new motor no questions asked.
So here you are, if you are not with friends who can assist if your winch fails? Be ready to find alternative recovery options as you are rolling the dice.
To add to the thread here. I bought the 8k X2O winch 2 and a half years ago. 50% success rate is a truth. I had a failure in the control box after pulling CrippeledPeteys then stock rubicon out of some snow, and then went to pull myself out of a hole (that was my second day needing to use it). The winch failed to reel back in. Smittybilt sent me a new control box and a handle control just in case the failure was in either.
All seemed "well" and had a few more uses in the snow. 6 months later on the Rubicon, I was pulling myself off a rock that had my rear diff in its grips, the winch was reeling in slowly and ratcheting as if the clutch was under pressure. It ended up being to motor going out of balance and needed to be rebuilt. Smittybilt sent a new motor no questions asked.
So here you are, if you are not with friends who can assist if your winch fails? Be ready to find alternative recovery options as you are rolling the dice.