WARN MX8000 any good

[lone gunman]

i have a chance to buy a used warn mx8000 winch from a buddy at work and its mounted on a home built trailer hicth set up and looks well built, the winch seems to work good, i was thinking i could use it front or rear if needed on my cruiser and leave it at home when not wheeling, are these winches any good, is it worth the $200.00 hes asking?

 

[drohweder]

No. Give me his number and I'll tell him what its worth

 

[lone gunman]

drohweder yah ill give ya his # right, i relize the price isnt bad, i was worried about replacement parts since the MX series isnt made any more, they are now the M series they look the same but do the parts interchange? if i need to rebuild it some day. i guess i should change the original question a little, are they a good wich i have never owned a warn winch but have owned a ramsey and was very happy with it.

 

[DIESEL40]

One thing about that kind of mount is-what if you are stuck in the mud and don't have it in the location needed? Get the shovel!!! Good price! Check and make sure it works-at least it wouldn't hurt.

 

[drohweder]

I'm looking for a winch so let me know if you pick it up and have that ramsey laying around. Or just give me the guys number

 

[skyshark186]

I had a warn 8000. I loved it. I had it on a fullsize bronco. And it yanked everything i put it up against all over the place. I figured the 8000 might be a little light for my bronco on 35s but it worked great. I would say go for it. Itll be worth every penny the first time you use it.

I would consider getting a winch bumper though. If you do much playing in the mud youll curse yourself for not doing so. Its a pain in the ass to clean out that much space in front or behind your truck. And if its muddy water your under its even worse. If you only wheel on trails or rocks it may be fine, but i would still look into a bumper. I have never had a place it wasnt possible to free myself by pulling forward.

My .02

 

[lone gunman]

thanks guys for the replys, i picked it up this morning. it works fine and i might go the winch bumper set up but i like the idea of being able to use it front or rear on my cruiser, and drohweder i sold the ramsey years ago, not nowing i would need it. i tell ya the ramsey worm gear winches are tough. i had it for over 10 years and when i bought my property and claered the trees it helped alot. i had one 120+ foot cedar that i fell useing that winch and if it wasnt for that winch the tree would have fell thru power lines and a cabin on the lake, i had my truck chained to a tree behind it and my buddy was cutting and driving wedges into the cedar tree and it started to fall the wrong way pulling the tree i was achored to out of the ground and pinning my truck between it and the ground, if it wasnt for that winch i would have been in deep dodo. and i had a nice round crushed spot in my tailgate to show my freinds. i will never say anything bad about ramseys worm gear drive after that!! it may be slow but hard to beat there toughness.