FYI, I've been running a WARN 9.5 for over 5 years on my 80. My Badlands never failed, but it kept getting noisier as time went on. WARN and ComeUp are what I rely on for my rigs. I do a LOT of recoveries (10+ on Friday alone) and needed to be sure of my equipment.
Thanks for your reply, Woody. I'm more enlightened now on what you're relying on, on your 80. It seemed before that in your testing of the Badlands 12K, you were relying on it. But, it's been 11 yrs and time flies and to be honest, I haven't been following your winch adventures except in your posts on old Harbor Freight threads. It seems your Badlands has seen a lot more use than mine...lol. But, that works out for my benefit and others that run with a HF 12K. I really didn't mean to drag you into this rabbit trail off the OP's thread. But, to get back on track since you're here, can you comment on your opinion of winch size on an 80 series? Inquiring minds want to know...