Recovery winch refurb

[123hotchef]

 

[winchman]

never heard of them website looks good shame there are no process for comparison

The produce loads of stuff with different names on it, so you can often save a few quid buy buying an unbadged one from them.
I assume you are fitting an in cab isolator, I have known of scrotes messing with winches when the vehicles parked, oh and don't forget to fit it with tamper proof or shear bolts I use these as they can be removed but I found them the most difficult
http://www.hafrenfasteners.com/products/nogo

 

[123hotchef]

The produce loads of stuff with different names on it, so you can often save a few quid buy buying an unbadged one from them.
I assume you are fitting an in cab isolator, I have known of scrotes messing with winches when the vehicles parked, oh and don't forget to fit it with tamper proof or shear bolts I use these as they can be removed but I found them the most difficult
http://www.hafrenfasteners.com/products/nogo

I used those nogo ones on the front winch on your recomendation good idea thanks, under bonnet isolator and a incab switch will be fitted

 

[winchman]

I used those nogo ones on the front winch on your recomendation good idea thanks, under bonnet isolator and a incab switch will be fitted

Thanks for the update, all too often I see people fit a winch and not give a thought to the essential bits and pieces.
A bit more planning as you have done makes it a more reliable thing thats ready to use when you need it.
One last tip I suspect you will know is use it monthly and change the lube every year

 

[123hotchef]

Thanks for the update, all too often I see people fit a winch and not give a thought to the essential bits and pieces.
A bit more planning as you have done makes it a more reliable thing thats ready to use when you need it.
One last tip I suspect you will know is use it monthly and change the lube every year

I didnt know to change the lube every year thanks for the tip, I just pulled out 10m and re spooled it as it has not been used in a while. I guess i should check the winch on the mrs 4x4 it has not been used for about 3 years!

 

[winchman]

Yes spool it out then back in with a load on just to keep the cable neat.
If you can find a course its well worth doing some training too.
Only reason I say about the lube is I used to see so many that had been scrapped just down to neglect, if they had been cleaned and repaired every 12 months then they would still be working.
Most common faults are solenoids and neglect, Oh I did see the odd case of stupidity too.
I shut up shop when the Chinese on Ebay started to sell what looked identical for half the price, I was inundated with people who wanted a poorly made often unsafe winch repairing for £5 as the Ebay vendor had disappeared.
I mainly repaired Warn 8274s for recovery contractors / scrap men, fantastic but very basic engineering but shocking cost new.

 

[123hotchef]

Yes spool it out then back in with a load on just to keep the cable neat.
If you can find a course its well worth doing some training too.
Only reason I say about the lube is I used to see so many that had been scrapped just down to neglect, if they had been cleaned and repaired every 12 months then they would still be working.
Most common faults are solenoids and neglect, Oh I did see the odd case of stupidity too.
I shut up shop when the Chinese on Ebay started to sell what looked identical for half the price, I was inundated with people who wanted a poorly made often unsafe winch repairing for £5 as the Ebay vendor had disappeared.
I mainly repaired Warn 8274s for recovery contractors / scrap men, fantastic but very basic engineering but shocking cost new.

the Warn winches are well made and parts readily available I would love a warn easy to fix and maintain the chinese ones aint!

 

[winchman]

Some of the better quality Chinese stuff is no problem as they just use the same components as Warn etc.
For me Come Up are the best imported winch I have seen as they have full parts back up in the uk.
This is the UK importer
http://www.winchsystems.co.uk
If some one on Ebay is cheaper they may be selling you a grey import, they used to have a different spec for Corrosion resistance water ingress etc than say a more dry country, so some people buy a non uk spec and flog them here as it may not be as well sealed. I am not sure if this is still the case but it was an issue in the past.
I have seen a few Chinese winches that the plugs and sockets snapped due to cold weather, a simple fix but another cost

 

[Robotstar5]

the Warn winches are well made and parts readily available I would love a warn easy to fix and maintain the chinese ones aint!

I fitted a Warn M8000 to my RR, excellent bit of kit.

 

[Migmac]

Got to agree about the warn winches. Excellent bits of kit with good back up

 

[123hotchef]

starts being false economy when u have to fix things from the off