russ1 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Am looking into a new winch but unsure what 2 go for, After finishing this year building and playing i want to start doing challange events, so what do you think is best???? Warn 8274-50 or hydraulic h12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 what is your budget do you want Electric hydraulic PTO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ1 Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 have around £1200 set aside for a winch, i have only ever used electric winches ( altho cheap ones ) As for hydraulic dont really know the pro's and con's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Brock Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Please step away from the thread !........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 There is a whole thread on people's winch set-ups on here somewhere...... Most people have their reasons for choosing their particular set-up on there too... Can't remember where it is, but I'll have a look and see what I can find! HTH Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 £1200ish will get you a brand new electric winch/plasma rope/stainless fairlead/2 batteries and a bigger Alternator with some carefull shopping I'd recommend brand new and shop around. Brand/model is up to your personal choice. PTO I'd avoid for your intended usage(personal preference) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Here you go!!! It might help, but as Les says - it's a whole can of worms!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Bar Cowboy Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 To be fast enough for challenge events a MM H12 needs to be either PTO pump powered (like mine) or chain driven engine powered (like the type R- its important to note that you only put the chain on when at the event or when you know that the winch will be required). To do either of the above properly is going to cost more than your budget, but you would certainly end up with a bullet proof winch that will out pull most things on the market. Drive assist with a PTO pump is not easily possible, however, drive assist with an engine pump is much better ….. but you have so much pulling power that drive assist is an afterthought. If you go down the hydraulic route……… the install is much more complex and you would be surprised just how much room is required for the pump, oil tank, pipe work, spool valves etc …………in comparison, electric is almost plug & play. HTH Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 yeah but hydraulics better innit? apart from my mate who reckons that his 8274 can pull at 24m/min at 15,000kg seriously though russ, the idea of something like an 8274 is brilliant for ease of installation, use, repair, parts supply, upgradeability etc etc PTO hyrdo is briilliant from a point of power, reliability, speed (most hydro PTO setups will pull about 6-10 times quicker than an 8274 under load), control, but is not great from the any other point of view. you takes ya choices and pays ya money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Please step away from the thread !........ PMSL ROTFLMFAO Classic Lesmond Anyway Back on Topic, BBC is correct forget Hydraulic for your budget,.......... fit a proper electric winch STILL PMSL Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Crank driven capstans are cheap on ebay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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