Overland Journal has just completed our most involved and by far most expensive test yet. With over 400 man hours of time over several weeks, we are very proud of the result.
There have been many winch tests conducted in North American publications, but our test is the most comprehensive and most controlled ever conducted (that we can find). For example, all winches were tested on a single vehicle (which is very time consuming), with tightly controlled variables for temperature, battery, alternator and load. Other tests have been conducted using many different vehicles, with different charging systems, weights, tires, lifts, etc. Ours is the only test we can find that used a calibrated 25,000 lb. strain gauge to test each winch to its rated capacity. One winch barely made the rating, and another's case cracked trying.
Winches Tested:
Mile Marker V10 MOSFET
Ramsey UT9500
Superwinch Husky 10
Warn Endurance 12
Warn 8274-50
This issue goes to print in about a week, and will arrive to subscribers mid-to-late February. Anyone who subscribes before February 6th will receive this issue.
Here is a teaser video: It was fun to put together
A preview of the most comprehensive winch test ever conducted in North America
This next issue also features two unique FJ Cruiser expedition builds.
There have been many winch tests conducted in North American publications, but our test is the most comprehensive and most controlled ever conducted (that we can find). For example, all winches were tested on a single vehicle (which is very time consuming), with tightly controlled variables for temperature, battery, alternator and load. Other tests have been conducted using many different vehicles, with different charging systems, weights, tires, lifts, etc. Ours is the only test we can find that used a calibrated 25,000 lb. strain gauge to test each winch to its rated capacity. One winch barely made the rating, and another's case cracked trying.
Winches Tested:
Mile Marker V10 MOSFET
Ramsey UT9500
Superwinch Husky 10
Warn Endurance 12
Warn 8274-50
This issue goes to print in about a week, and will arrive to subscribers mid-to-late February. Anyone who subscribes before February 6th will receive this issue.
Here is a teaser video: It was fun to put together
A preview of the most comprehensive winch test ever conducted in North America
This next issue also features two unique FJ Cruiser expedition builds.