Looks impressive. Nice anti-slip pads/plates on the ARB.
Best Winch For FZJ80 With ARB Front Bumper?
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Looks impressive. Nice anti-slip pads/plates on the ARB.
Box Rocket
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Now you're just looking for things to argue about. Your first comment was in regards to them being a new startup company that is here one day and gone the next and that customers wouldn't be able to get parts in the future. With 40 years under their belts, I think it's clear that their company is capable of being around a while. Frankly, who cares if the haven't been making winches for that entire 40 years? Quality is quality and all I'm saying is that you can see the quality when you see these first hand. That kind of quality is the kind that endures and doesn't need constant warranty work. If the time comes that parts are needed, I'm confident those parts will be there. But truthfully, in 40 years do I really want to be running this same winch? Probably not. The technology available now vs what Warn was doing 40 years ago is pretty dramatic. While you CAN still run a 40 year old winch, personally I would choose to use something with better up to date features and technology. I imagine that 40 years from now winches will be quite different from what we have now. So even if parts are available for my "dinosaur" 40 year old COMEUP, I'll probably upgrade to something new long before then.
The brand loyalty on the forums makes me laugh sometimes. You clearly have your loyalty, which is fine, and there's no swaying your opinion. I'm not here to convince you to change. I'm just offering a different option for anyone else here that is open to looking at something other than Warn. IMO, COMEUP has the quality and the longevity to make me feel confident in the choice.
Warn started somewhere too and they didn't have a 40 year history the day they started. Does that mean they're garbage? Nope. So before you pass judgement on something you haven't ever used, let alone seen, maybe hold off until you have some of that firsthand "proof" of your own.
I don't think it's happenstance that companies like SLEE and Cruiser Outfitters are now carrying COMEUP winches. During my research I called Christo to talk to him about the TJM winches he had been carrying. Slee dropped TJM because of exactly the reasons you mentioned. Christo was not confident that TJM was going to have a long term presence and support for their products here in the US. If he's willing to drop a product for that reason and replace it with COMEUP shows his direct confidence that COMEUP will have that long term support.
I'm not here for a pissing match or trying to convince anyone that COMEUP is the only answer. But it is the first REAL alternative to a Warn that has come along. The original poster was asking about what winches work well with an ARB bumper. Plain and simple COMEUP has winches that work well with the ARB. I will let the winches speak for themselves. Talk to anyone who has actual firsthand experience with them and you'll hear feedback of excellent reliability and performance. That's what we're all after in a winch right?
The brand loyalty on the forums makes me laugh sometimes. You clearly have your loyalty, which is fine, and there's no swaying your opinion. I'm not here to convince you to change. I'm just offering a different option for anyone else here that is open to looking at something other than Warn. IMO, COMEUP has the quality and the longevity to make me feel confident in the choice.
Warn started somewhere too and they didn't have a 40 year history the day they started. Does that mean they're garbage? Nope. So before you pass judgement on something you haven't ever used, let alone seen, maybe hold off until you have some of that firsthand "proof" of your own.
I don't think it's happenstance that companies like SLEE and Cruiser Outfitters are now carrying COMEUP winches. During my research I called Christo to talk to him about the TJM winches he had been carrying. Slee dropped TJM because of exactly the reasons you mentioned. Christo was not confident that TJM was going to have a long term presence and support for their products here in the US. If he's willing to drop a product for that reason and replace it with COMEUP shows his direct confidence that COMEUP will have that long term support.
I'm not here for a pissing match or trying to convince anyone that COMEUP is the only answer. But it is the first REAL alternative to a Warn that has come along. The original poster was asking about what winches work well with an ARB bumper. Plain and simple COMEUP has winches that work well with the ARB. I will let the winches speak for themselves. Talk to anyone who has actual firsthand experience with them and you'll hear feedback of excellent reliability and performance. That's what we're all after in a winch right?
Cruiserdrew
On the way there
Are you selling these or planning to? You seem overly defensive. I too, hope it is a good and durable product. Time will tell.
And since you are name dropping Christo here, remember at one time, he was happy about carrying TJM winches. Kudos to him to be open minded enough to re-evaluate after experience. I hope you will do the same.
As to being the only competition, Superwinch might argue that!
And since you are name dropping Christo here, remember at one time, he was happy about carrying TJM winches. Kudos to him to be open minded enough to re-evaluate after experience. I hope you will do the same.
As to being the only competition, Superwinch might argue that!
Box Rocket
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Nope I'm not selling them, nor do I plan to, but I would if given the chance. It's funny you take it as being overly defensive. I'm not feeling defensive in the least. I just realize that not many people know much about this brand and I didn't either until doing some research so it's just an effort to spread some of the information I've found.
How am I not being open? To take the attitude of "Warn or nothing" is what seems closed minded. I was open minded enough to look beyond the obvious. I'll also be happy to point out any shortcoming I find over the years.
I'm sure Superwinch would argue that they are part of that competition. I would expect them to argue that. It's just one guys opinion, that Superwinch isn't on the same level as Warn and Comeup. Again, just one guy's opinion.
As for name dropping, I only bring up Christo because he is relevant and was one of my sources for information in making the decision, and at least on this forum his opinion seems to carry some weight.
Christo didn't drop TJM because of the quality (although he did tell me he feels the COMEUP is a superior winch to the TJM) but he dropped them because he didn't feel he'd have long term support from TJM.I don't get what the problem is? All I did was offer another option, I haven't badmouthed Warn, I haven't badmouthed you. I've just said I've found a product that seems to show legitimate promise. Anything else I've brought up is only in response to things you've questioned about it. Did you expect me not to respond?
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Adam, you did -for me at least, maybe my mistake- come across as pushing this brand (that I never heard of) rather forcefully and, yes, reacting a bit defensively in the same pursuit, so is it not a bit ironic that you would "laugh at brand loyalty"?
Box Rocket
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Point taken. My bad. That wasn't my intention. I don't have "loyalty" to the brand, I've owned other brands in the past as well. I guess my only reason for coming across as "pushing" it was that - at least for me - there has not been another winch brand on the market (until now) that I would personally consider besides Warn. It's been that way for decades. I'd happily continue using Warn if that situation were to stay the same but not out of loyalty, but just for the sake of pure reliability. I'm just glad to see there is another major player in the space.
Apologies for coming across too harshly with my opinion.
I've researched winches for some time, and have a variety of manufacturers in use.
ComeUp appears to be an impressive product, and we have one ready to go on the GX470 once we find a bumper (bad planning). I have a Warn 9.5xps on my 80 (and had an 8274-50 on my 40, and a old Bellevue on my my older 40)...a Harbor Freight 5k on my Kawasaki Teryx4...15k MileMarker on my Ram...MotoAlliance Viper on my Polaris RZR...have a ComeUp ready for my ArcticCat Wildcat Sport (on order)...plus a few others over the years that I've tested and worked with...some have passed, some have failed.
"where" they are made is becoming irrelevant, it's more about what quality level each manufacturer specifies and how well they quality check their product.
Wisconsin is hard on any product
The HF winch on my 80 still worked fine after 3 years, but corrosion was kicking in pretty hard. They are "upping" their finish standards as a result of my feedback. The HF winch is the first "cheap" brand that has held up for me.
I am impressed with the brake setup on the ComeUp and their quality appears top notch. I like the known reliability and reputation of Warn and they are a big supporter of the offroad community as well. As someone else noted, MileMarker is well known for their military use. I know people who swear by their SuperWinch products. Ramsey is well known for their wrecker service.
ComeUp appears to be an impressive product, and we have one ready to go on the GX470 once we find a bumper (bad planning). I have a Warn 9.5xps on my 80 (and had an 8274-50 on my 40, and a old Bellevue on my my older 40)...a Harbor Freight 5k on my Kawasaki Teryx4...15k MileMarker on my Ram...MotoAlliance Viper on my Polaris RZR...have a ComeUp ready for my ArcticCat Wildcat Sport (on order)...plus a few others over the years that I've tested and worked with...some have passed, some have failed.
"where" they are made is becoming irrelevant, it's more about what quality level each manufacturer specifies and how well they quality check their product.
Wisconsin is hard on any product
The HF winch on my 80 still worked fine after 3 years, but corrosion was kicking in pretty hard. They are "upping" their finish standards as a result of my feedback. The HF winch is the first "cheap" brand that has held up for me. I am impressed with the brake setup on the ComeUp and their quality appears top notch. I like the known reliability and reputation of Warn and they are a big supporter of the offroad community as well. As someone else noted, MileMarker is well known for their military use. I know people who swear by their SuperWinch products. Ramsey is well known for their wrecker service.
What size Comeup is that?
Do yourself a favor and check out the COMEUP winches. I got one recently and I'm very impressed with the quality I've only found positive feedback from users.
Box Rocket
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Seal Gen2 9.5rs
Best Winch For FZJ80
you have the opportunity to mount a Toyota Mechanical winch to your car !
can pull for days without a problem .
plus , it sits in the original bumper , and no one would see it .
you have the opportunity to mount a Toyota Mechanical winch to your car !
can pull for days without a problem .
plus , it sits in the original bumper , and no one would see it .
I don't think the US version of the 80 series has the provisions for a PTO driven winch.
I thought most OEM 80 series winches were electric. Sadly not easily available in the U.S. But ARB bumpers and aftermarket winches are!
ewillis
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M8000 has lived on my bumper for like 15 years...still works like a charm.
