4x4 North

What's the current best bang for the buck winch? Still the Smittybilt ones?

I burned up the 8274 I use on my car trailer and really would like to go to something that isn't as heavy.

Snowracer talked me into buying some 8000lb wonder from Vevor.ca. It was cheap. Hope it shows up soon so I can see what it's like.

I swapped out my diesel heater for a vevor brand and its ten times better then the one I had and its identical to what I replaced. I have go outside to actually check that its even running

It showed up.
Honestly it seems pretty legit. The controller is pretty meh, but it is both wireless and wired. It feels plastic and light, cheap, but what do you expect. Using it wireless you install a dongle on the winch. It takes a 4 pin connector for the controller though, so one might easily be able to just use a Warn controller if they wanted. It has a "solid state"??? or at least sealed integrated contactor. The wires have a bit soft feeling jacketing, and the heat shrink is junk. The fairlead seems pretty nice, actually, very smooth.

I weighed it with my fish scale, came in at 41lbs for the winch and rope. Add the other stuff and it's a bit more. We don't have a shipping scale right now or I'd throw it all on there to see. However, my old 8274 and cradle for my trailer weights 140lbs (I used the scale on my hoist to check), so one way or another this thing is well on the right track for that.

So, do I order another one for my TJ?

I’d probably use it at least a couple times and see if the line speed and current draw seem decent enough before ordering a second one

Scoobienorth wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:31 pm I’d probably use it at least a couple times and see if the line speed and current draw seem decent enough before ordering a second one

Yeah, it may be a POS. The thing is I only winch things on my trailer once every few months. I'd like to try it out sooner rather than later though.

Scott Cee AKA 2drx4 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:12 pm
Yeah, it may be a POS. The thing is I only winch things on my trailer once every few months. I'd like to try it out sooner rather than later though.

Keep us posted, inquiring cheapskates need to know.

looks like a knock off of a warn m series

pointsnorth wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:03 am looks like a knock off of a warn m series

I think that's all it is.