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phoenix:

--- Quote from: Seabee_BUC on March 04, 2009, 12:40:31 AM ---JD has the 8K Chicago Electric special from Harbor Freight and its going on 3 years with quite a few HARD pulls. Makes a bit of racket when it's not under load but when I need it to pull hard, its ready. It's only $399 and if you score a coupon in the mail or from a flyer, it's even cheaper...

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got the same one here, but it has only ever been mounted for about 8 months, and that was 2 trucks ago!!! From everything I hear about them, they are good, but slow and do NOT like being used wet.

Seabee_BUC:

--- Quote from: phoenix on March 04, 2009, 11:05:05 AM ---
--- Quote from: Seabee_BUC on March 04, 2009, 12:40:31 AM ---JD has the 8K Chicago Electric special from Harbor Freight and its going on 3 years with quite a few HARD pulls. Makes a bit of racket when it's not under load but when I need it to pull hard, its ready. It's only $399 and if you score a coupon in the mail or from a flyer, it's even cheaper...

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got the same one here, but it has only ever been mounted for about 8 months, and that was 2 trucks ago!!! From everything I hear about them, they are good, but slow and do NOT like being used wet.

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Yeah it's kinda slow but in times when we are in a hurry, I just wind the rope up around the bumper and roll on. Haven't had any issues with it in the rain though...Pulled 3 hard times on Old Florida Road 2 summers ago (everyone remembers that one huh???) and then last summer on Rockfall and Boulder like 8 or 9 times in some super slick mud...basically all day...Can't beat the price either...

HOT-ROD:
it is a great winch. i remeber OFR, LOL. 

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