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[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi all,

X 2 what Red Wagon wrote!

-Alan

Add water weight or mud and resistance from pulling through goo and it adds up even more. Especially in IFS rigs and no skid plate. Even axles act like a plow when it's deep muck.

 

[Red Wagon]

Another thing on topic I'd like to chime in on is that I own a Smitty Built XRC8 pro and killed it in a year and a half.

Even if I get it replaced I will sell it and look for something better.

It failed at the top of pulling me out of this. If it had failed earlier I could have been in some s***.

This could have been me.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouWJa6FC7-E



This is video of the XRC8 dieing for the final time.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72m8s9yDdSk



I had to back down off big ledges. It was freaky.

Buy a good winch.

 

[jonheld]

I bought a Warn M12K for my 80 in 1999. I am on my second solenoid pack, have gone through 2 wire ropes, and am about to purchase my second synthetic line. It gets used fairly regularly.


Like any mechanical piece of equipment it needs periodic maintenance. I tear it down every few years, clean and lubricate everything.


It's saved my bacon more than once. I wouldn't consider another brand.

 

[cicak]

I bought a Warn M12K for my 80 in 1999. I am on my second solenoid pack, have gone through 2 wire ropes, and am about to purchase my second synthetic line. It gets used fairly regularly.

Like any mechanical piece of equipment it needs periodic maintenance. I tear it down every few years, clean and lubricate everything.

It's saved my bacon more than once. I wouldn't consider another brand.

Get a albright solenoid much better.

No issues with motor 2.4hp or 4?

 

[jonheld]

The only issue I've ever had was with the solenoids.

 

[Douglas S]

The only issue I've ever had was with the solenoids.

I'd highly recommend switching to an Albright. I run one on my 8274 and I will never go back to a traditional solenoid setup.