what winch to get ???

need some advice on what winch to get or to get one at all as some people say these one's dont last that long and some say they great so would like to see what you all think on these winches . first winch i was going to get was the . WINCH-IT YETI SERIES. its 13000lb its on ebay for £254 or the . WINCHMAX 13000lb .price is the same but dont like the bright orange it comes in . this is all the cash i got to spend at the moment . so any edvice would be great . thanks

I'd say get a Goodwinch TDS 9.5
The TDS Winches are probably the most reliable if on a budget.

Before I bought my TDS winch I also considered a Superwinch Talon. But found several bad stories on google regarding the Talon winch. The TDS I have only read good things about.

Edit:
sorry, didn't see that this is your max budget. If the orange color is your only grudge towards the winchmax, a can of black paint can easily fix that

I would be interested in people's opinions too as not looking to do winch challenges or anything, so don't want to spend a fortune on a mega winch.


Just a bit of back up when solo green laning.

i got one off my mate 8000lb good winch to £200 new

if you dont plan to use it much why spend £300 plus lol

suzuki jimny fella wrote: i got one off my mate 8000lb good winch to £200 new

if you dont plan to use it much why spend £300 plus lol

What do you use it for? (obviously winching) but what sort if you see what I mean! :whistle:

its a samson rew8000lb for £200 it will do me
its there to get me out but dont tend to get stuck haha
normaly i winch them rusty landys out lol lol
snach block sorted

I'll be using the winch just on green lane days out .helping others out save using my clutch up pulling others . So what you think of the 2 winches ?

i have a winch it 13000lbs winch with the synthectic rope & its a good winch & for the price i don't think it can be beat

Many of the ones on ebay rated at 120000_130000 are the same winch just rebranded i have the cts one and its a good winch had very good reviews from the green oval bunch
80000lb is enough for a jimny but may strugle moving a bogged down landy out of your way lol

I had a winchmax for 2 years and used it very heavily, never let me down and is now on the back of a mates challenge truck and still going strong

Iv got an ursus winch....£250 and it is fast, just want plasma rope on it now.

Id say get one with it on already if you can......well worth the extra monies

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Generally speaking a 9000lb winch is plenty big enough for a Jimny and a smaller one would do. Before you buy a 13000lb winch have a look at the gear ratio. They generally achieve this level of pull by making it extremely low geared. This means its very slow pulling in which may not sound much but can become very irrirtating. Look for a winch that has a ratio of say150;1 to 175:1 and generally it will be fairly quick. The Jimnny is light so it will easily cope and still be quick. I like Superwinch and also Warn but they can be expensive. Both are good quality, or as said above Goldfish from Goodwinch - David Bowyer.