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[tackdog]

Gday,

Im slowly restoring a 78 FJ40 and am always after a good deal.
In my local paper (Australia), it has the following advertised for sale:

"Winch WARNER High Mount 8000lb, Good condition, Good Cable suit CJ jeep for sale: Aust $400."

As I dont know a great deal about winches, is Warner / short for warn, or a different brand altogether? Ive done a quick search on the net and havent found much.

Is an 8000lb rated winch enough for the odd recovery or two? nothing hard core.

 

[Beowulf]

An 8K winch is OK for your FJ40.

Warn is not "short" for WARNER. I have never heard of a WARNER winch but I don't live in OZ so take that for what its worth. That price sounds excellent for a Warn 8K winch, even in real US American dollars.

-B-

 

[FJ40 MNTCRZR]

4 WHEEL PARTS HAD THOSE WARN 8000K FOR $550 OUT THE DOOR, WITH ROLLER FAIRLEAD. I GOT MINE FOR MY 40 BRAND NEW, SO IF ITS IN GOOD SHAPE, NOT A BAD DEAL ..

GOOD LUCK ..

 

[ls2gto]

I'm pretty sure that WARN is not short for Warner, and that winch that you've found is a WARN knock off. I'm suspicious of any company that tries to feed off of the reputation of another. That being said, we have a lot of misspellings in our local papers. By your description, it could just be a used legitimate WARN winch.

 

[CruisinGA]

A warn high-mount means that is a 8274 model winch.

This is not your average 8k pound winch, I would rather have an 8274 on my 40 than ANY OTHER electric winch, period.

If it is indeed an 8274 in good working condition, it is well worth $400.

Verify that it is indeed a Warn, and that it is a high-mount (look below) and that it works, and then buy it!

This is what one looks like-

 

[tackdog]

8275

Thanks for the replies! I bit the bullet and bought this winch on ebay. Everything works AOK, and parted around $300 US for it. Now after reading the the article on pirate, I might throw a seal kit in it, and clean it up / powder coat the exterior ect.......

 

[aussie75series]

You got a good deal.I have had the same for a long time and works great.Parts are everywhere and there are a few blokes around that modify the wiinch for comps eg waterproofing.