Finally!
From the very beginning we wanted to mount a winch. Not that we hope to ever need it on a holiday, but just in case
The Warn 8274 on the Suzuki has served us well, its fast and strong, but also pretty expensive…
The last year or so i have been surfing the internet to find a less expensive option, but i really don’t trust much of the stuff from China…
On the other hand even Warn is made there now…
Found this test: http://www.avenger4x4.com.au/library/4WD159036-054FEATURE_WinchComparo.pdf
Seems like a great test, and the suprisingly winner was the TDS, which is made by Champion (Warrior in the US) – called the England based company and they were very helpfull. Told about the car and why we needed a winch and the guy told me to buy the 13.000 lbs 24V “Apache” its pretty cheap and the only difference from the “Samurai” (or TDS) is the waterproofing. As it is mounted at 1 meter/3ft above the ground on the bumper at we really don’t intend to participate in hardcore offroading events in this car, it won’t see much water…
I don’t like how its mounted, protruding from the bumber, but there isn’t much of a choice on this car… It won’t help the angle of approach either – but if it saves us from digging in 4 hours then its fine πI really like the finish, a matte, rough black coating. It seems well built, but only time will tell…
Specifications:
RATED LINE PULL: 13000lbs (5900kg)
MOTOR: 24v : 5.5hp / 3.9kw
GEARING: 245:1
BRAKING ACTION: Auto in the drum
DRUM SIZE Dia x L: 63 x 223mm
CABLE Dia x L: 10.2mm x 20m
MOUNTING PATTERN: 254 x 114.3mm
DIMENSIONS: 580 x 160 x 219mm
WEIGHT: 42 Kg
Layer of | Line pull |
---|---|
wire rope | lbs (kg) |
1 | 13000 (5900) |
2 | 9563 (4338) |
3 | 7948 (3612) |
4 | 6800 (3090) |
Line pull | Line speed | Amp draw | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
lbs (kg) | ft/min | m/min | 12v | 24v |
0 | 18.0 | 5.4 | 65 | 50 |
6000 (2722) | 11.15 | 3.4 | 120 | 110 |
8000 (3636) | 7.22 | 2.2 | 230 | 150 |
10000 (5900) | 3.28 | 1.0 | 380 | 200 |
Its slow compared to the Warn 8274 and only 26 meters compared to the wooping 46 meters on the Suzuki, but thats okay, i like both the cabled remote and the wireless remote, but the wireless seems very cheap…