nice that the rope would be protected much more than on the traditional winches.
OTOH, I looked at the specs of both the zeon and the HD 12Ks and it looks like the specs on the zeon are a bit less impressive. Slower at 12K and only 6,400 lbs vs 9,200 on the 5th layer. Also, 80' vs 125' of rope. 40 lbs lighter, though.
It should be noted that the ZEON 12 and M12000 are very different winches. The ZEON 12 is what we call a mid-frame winch, and mounts feet down. The M12000 is what we call a large-frame winch, and mounts feet forward. Plus, the winch architecture is totally different. In addition, the ZEON 12 is part of our Premium Series, not our Heavyweight or Ultimate Performance series, which will usually have top-of-the-line performance.
- Andy