wrath
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I'm looking for a fairly lightweight winch that moves fairly fast with no load. I keep coming back to an 8274 but I feel like they're kind of heavy.
YJ 2.5L, AX5, NP231, D30, D35 with a minitruss, softop, no rear seat. It has 30 spline ARBs front and rear and 4340/1541H, 4.88s, TJ rear disc brakes, 33" rubber. It has the Teraflex 2low kit in the NP231 I use a lot. It's pretty light, right around 2850 without me in it and dependent on how much gas is in it... and if I have two batteries.
I mostly use this around the yard. I use it for felling trees a lot, moving stuff around, and getting tractors unstuck. I also use it to get ice cream and flat tow behind the motorhome. It rarely gets "wheeled" anymore. I have had it stuck bad in the swamp a couple times that made my 10k winch whimper on even the last wrap.
I have an Axon55 on the back, which gets used often when my eyes are bigger than the Jeep. Nice and light as well as compact, wish it held a little more rope but that's OK.
I have tried my old Milemarker E12000 from like 20 years ago. It's way too slow but impossible to stall. I have an old M6000 that works great but doesn't have quite enough snot for the mud unless I spool all the cable out. I currently have a Warn VR Evo 10 with the wireless remote on it. It is faster that the Milemarker E12000, but still slower than the M6000. It's no spring chicken either.
The light/no load line speed gives you a lot of comfort when making firewood. I need wireless or easy to add an extension cord for a wired remote.
I was looking at the Zeon 10 Platinum and the 8274S. The Zeon looks good on paper, but I'm thinking the 8274 will last me a lifetime and the Zeon might not outlast my antique Milemarker. Looks like the 8274 might be 20lbs heavier though? I hate to spend ~$3k and not be happy. It's a YJ after all.
Comparisons I've been making are from here:
literature.warn.com
YJ 2.5L, AX5, NP231, D30, D35 with a minitruss, softop, no rear seat. It has 30 spline ARBs front and rear and 4340/1541H, 4.88s, TJ rear disc brakes, 33" rubber. It has the Teraflex 2low kit in the NP231 I use a lot. It's pretty light, right around 2850 without me in it and dependent on how much gas is in it... and if I have two batteries.
I mostly use this around the yard. I use it for felling trees a lot, moving stuff around, and getting tractors unstuck. I also use it to get ice cream and flat tow behind the motorhome. It rarely gets "wheeled" anymore. I have had it stuck bad in the swamp a couple times that made my 10k winch whimper on even the last wrap.
I have an Axon55 on the back, which gets used often when my eyes are bigger than the Jeep. Nice and light as well as compact, wish it held a little more rope but that's OK.
I have tried my old Milemarker E12000 from like 20 years ago. It's way too slow but impossible to stall. I have an old M6000 that works great but doesn't have quite enough snot for the mud unless I spool all the cable out. I currently have a Warn VR Evo 10 with the wireless remote on it. It is faster that the Milemarker E12000, but still slower than the M6000. It's no spring chicken either.
The light/no load line speed gives you a lot of comfort when making firewood. I need wireless or easy to add an extension cord for a wired remote.
I was looking at the Zeon 10 Platinum and the 8274S. The Zeon looks good on paper, but I'm thinking the 8274 will last me a lifetime and the Zeon might not outlast my antique Milemarker. Looks like the 8274 might be 20lbs heavier though? I hate to spend ~$3k and not be happy. It's a YJ after all.
Comparisons I've been making are from here:
21-22 Warn Industries - Full-Line-Catalog
Warn Industries Product Catalog for Truck, SUV, Jeep, Powersports, Industrial and Commercial products.
