winch rating

[LoneRanger]

I am helping a friend purchase a winch for his 1986 SR5 pickup ex-cab.
What would be a good weight for this truck? He is looking at 12000. I thought that was a little high. I was thinking more around 8000.

 

[KLF]

A 12K winch is very heavy, big, and overkill. It will really tax the front springs, even if it is a SAS. I seem to remember reading somewhere that the recommended rating is 1.5-2X the vehicle weight. I have an HS9500, and I've wound that thing up a couple of times where I was afraid I was gonna rip the bumper bolts out of the frame.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

8k all he needs

 

[LoneRanger]

Thanks for the replies

 

[Tapage]

winch selection will depends in the size weight of your vehicle right now and your intended use ..

an 8K will easily will put you out of a small ditch where you are stuck just coz you have no traction, but may not be enough if you are stuck to your axles in a dry like concrete mud ..

just my .0002 cents ..

 

[ferg]

1.5 x GVWR of vehicle is the minimum recommended size. 2x is more common.