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Old 09-22-2008
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Winch

What brand of which do you prefer?

I need about a 8000lb winch and ive been looking at a few brands.


Smittybulit.
Ramsey.
Warn.
Mile marker.

whic is best for my money?
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Warn ftw! They manufacture them about 10 minutes from my house! Best for you money would be Mile Marker.
 
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Just got a 12,000lb Mile Marker on our grass truck at the FD and we love it to death.
 
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I have a Warn XD8000i for the front and I just bought a 10,000lb smittybilt for the rear(havnt used it yet), I'm going to make a mult-mount set up using the winch plate from the Warn grill guard I had on my 93. 4wheelparts was having a sale on the smittybilt winches...8000lb was $249 and the 10,000lb was $349.

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I don't know what kind I have but I have heard good things about Warn
 
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Just remember you get what you pay for and Mile marker and Smittybilt are made in china.
 
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buy it nice, or buy it twice! get a Warn.
 
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MM hydro! I have a Warn for the wife's truck, but the hydro is king if you want to do LONG, hard pulls all day!
 
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Warn! Warn! Warn!
 
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