Mile Marker

76BigheadFJ40 · 08-09-05, 09:23 PM

So I bought a Mile Marker 12000 about a year ago, and it pooped out a couple days ago. Is this typical for these kind of winches? Did I buy a poor quality winch without knowing? Let me know what you guys think. Should I have bit the bullet and splurged for a Warn or something? Thanks for your opinions.

dd113 · 08-09-05, 09:26 PM

Me and a buddy both bought Milemarker 8Ks on sale for $379 a pop. Both got light use and worked great for a while but then little issues popped up. Both are still fine but I would get a Warn for a little more money.

76BigheadFJ40 · 08-09-05, 09:54 PM

yeah, I think that the clutch isn't engaging when you turn the handle to the "in" position, i dunno. Thanks for the input, and I'll start saving

polarweasel · 08-09-05, 11:38 PM

Ramsay is also a good one, though the dual-sided remote control kind of sucks... A neighbor has a big old Ramsay on his Blazer, another on his flatbed trailer that sees regular abuse, and I've got a more recent Pro8000 on my 60.

I'd like to try a hydraulic someday with a high-output pump, but for now this one's fine.

08-09-05, 09:23 PM	#1
76BigheadFJ40 IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 375	Mile Marker So I bought a Mile Marker 12000 about a year ago, and it pooped out a couple days ago. Is this typical for these kind of winches? Did I buy a poor quality winch without knowing? Let me know what you guys think. Should I have bit the bullet and splurged for a Warn or something? Thanks for your opinions. __________________ Yeah Buddy 76 FJ40, H41, Orion, 33s, no flex, and two tons o' fun 97 FZJ80, locked and stocked w/ LEDs, CDL and Pin-7, ridin' dirty

08-09-05, 09:26 PM	#2
dd113 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 2,820	Me and a buddy both bought Milemarker 8Ks on sale for $379 a pop. Both got light use and worked great for a while but then little issues popped up. Both are still fine but I would get a Warn for a little more money. __________________ David Dearborn www.urbanlandcruisers.com Foreign Minister for life of the White Trash of the Elwood Chapter. I collect Hello Kitty

08-09-05, 09:54 PM	#3
76BigheadFJ40 IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 375	yeah, I think that the clutch isn't engaging when you turn the handle to the "in" position, i dunno. Thanks for the input, and I'll start saving __________________ Yeah Buddy 76 FJ40, H41, Orion, 33s, no flex, and two tons o' fun 97 FZJ80, locked and stocked w/ LEDs, CDL and Pin-7, ridin' dirty

08-09-05, 11:38 PM	#4
polarweasel Where's mah cruzah? Join Date: May 2004 Location: Boulder, Colorado TLCA# 17558 Posts: 788	Ramsay is also a good one, though the dual-sided remote control kind of sucks... A neighbor has a big old Ramsay on his Blazer, another on his flatbed trailer that sees regular abuse, and I've got a more recent Pro8000 on my 60. I'd like to try a hydraulic someday with a high-output pump, but for now this one's fine. __________________ 84 FJ60, locked and lifted and dismantled with Mercedes diesel 1982 BJ42 loud and slow daily driver on 33s Horsetooth 4-Wheelers

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