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The Mud Pit => Wrenching => Topic started by: BayouGold on March 03, 2009, 05:06:41 AM
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Smitty has a new product. Their answer to warns powerplant at half the price. wonder how good it is.
http://www.smittybilt.com/docs/new_products/SB_18.pdf
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If it's anything like my XRC-8, don't waste your money. :-\
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If it's anything like my XRC-8, don't waste your money. :-\
What's wrong with your winch???
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It's falling apart. It won't free spool. You have to hold the clutch handle in place when you spool out or it will pop out of gear. And yesterday when I went to spool it in, it just sat there making a clicking noise. Finally after a few attempts it started working. You get what you pay for... It's very cheaply made and probably won't last me through the summer. Good thing I have lockers!
For the record, I've had it for less than a year.
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Good thing I have lockers!
And I forgot my camera yesterday.....
:D
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I've never had a problem w/ mine, nor have I heard of anyone. lots of people run smittybilts for years w/ no major problems.
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Axle is your's the new model with the bigger motor, or the original style?
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I'm not sure, but I think it's the latest generation. I don't think the XRC-8 has been around for very long, so I doubt people have been running them for years. I have also used mine for a lot of pulls. Hopefully it will last me until I can afford a new one.
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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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I'm currently winch less, but I still like my ramsey the best!!
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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...
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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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...
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.
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...
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it is a great winch. i remeber OFR, LOL.