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badlands 12000# winch

O'Rattlecan

O'Rattlecan

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LEB Ben

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I'm still not sure I'd trust/rely on it. It would never fail while I'm pulling stumps out or yanking walls down...it would fail at the exact moment I need it to get me unstuck...but that's just my luck.
 
Fellro

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I did my time hand pulling for years, then got the low strength units, which convinced me I needed to get a better one. Been happy with mine so far, be nice if it was lighter, but I can live with it when it does the work like it does.
 
smokey

smokey

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The weight is my only complaint. Winch is 100# plate and receiver is another 47# so all together close to 150#. I'm going to make a set of handles to bolt to the plate for moving it around easier.
 
Fellro

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At this time, I use the guards that go over the top of the winch. I need to do the same, but I will just add it to the long list of things I need to get done.
 
smokey

smokey

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Played with it a few other times and it has did everything I asked it to pull.
Glad I bought it works as well as the big name witches a few friends have on their rigs.
 
LEB Ben

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nflfreak43 said:
12k winch rated BEST VALUE by off-roadweb.com

http://www.off-roadweb.com/tech/111...ing/index.html?r=19104_4398154&#ixzz1bFbjF8Qa
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Fourwheeler and Petersen's didn't have near as kind a review for that winch. But I hear both ends of the spectrum with that winch...it's either the best purchase they've ever made, or the thing comes broken in the box. Personally, standard price vs. standard price ($499 for the HF and $679 for the Warn), I still say cough up the extra $180 and go Warn VR12000.
 
LEB Ben

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smokey said:
I got mine for 279.00 with the coupons. That's 400 less than a warn.
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That's why I said 'standard' who knows when what's going to be on sale...I've seen the Warn on sale for $429 before with coupons and rebates.
 

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