Winch size for CJ5?
10-28-2003, 09:12 AM
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Winch size for CJ5?
How does this one look?
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
What are you guys running for a winch? I don't want to under-buy but
I don't want to get something way too big, either. Any tips on buying
a winch? Thank you.
--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
What are you guys running for a winch? I don't want to under-buy but
I don't want to get something way too big, either. Any tips on buying
a winch? Thank you.
--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!
10-28-2003, 09:51 AM
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Re: Winch size for CJ5?
Travis, 6000 lbs. may be a little light, especially if you will be mudding.
It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most people I
know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very happy
with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
and budget.
--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE (no winch)
90 SJ GW (no winch)
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:b8uspv06mab077ccmkee6jq65d5d76sigl@4ax.com...
> How does this one look?
>
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
> What are you guys running for a winch? I don't want to under-buy but
> I don't want to get something way too big, either. Any tips on buying
> a winch? Thank you.
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most people I
know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very happy
with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
and budget.
--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE (no winch)
90 SJ GW (no winch)
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:b8uspv06mab077ccmkee6jq65d5d76sigl@4ax.com...
> How does this one look?
>
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
> What are you guys running for a winch? I don't want to under-buy but
> I don't want to get something way too big, either. Any tips on buying
> a winch? Thank you.
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
10-28-2003, 09:51 AM
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Re: Winch size for CJ5?
Travis, 6000 lbs. may be a little light, especially if you will be mudding.
It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most people I
know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very happy
with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
and budget.
--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE (no winch)
90 SJ GW (no winch)
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:b8uspv06mab077ccmkee6jq65d5d76sigl@4ax.com...
> How does this one look?
>
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
> What are you guys running for a winch? I don't want to under-buy but
> I don't want to get something way too big, either. Any tips on buying
> a winch? Thank you.
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most people I
know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very happy
with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
and budget.
--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE (no winch)
90 SJ GW (no winch)
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:b8uspv06mab077ccmkee6jq65d5d76sigl@4ax.com...
> How does this one look?
>
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
> What are you guys running for a winch? I don't want to under-buy but
> I don't want to get something way too big, either. Any tips on buying
> a winch? Thank you.
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
10-28-2003, 09:51 AM
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Re: Winch size for CJ5?
Travis, 6000 lbs. may be a little light, especially if you will be mudding.
It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most people I
know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very happy
with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
and budget.
--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE (no winch)
90 SJ GW (no winch)
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:b8uspv06mab077ccmkee6jq65d5d76sigl@4ax.com...
> How does this one look?
>
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
> What are you guys running for a winch? I don't want to under-buy but
> I don't want to get something way too big, either. Any tips on buying
> a winch? Thank you.
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most people I
know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very happy
with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
and budget.
--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE (no winch)
90 SJ GW (no winch)
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:b8uspv06mab077ccmkee6jq65d5d76sigl@4ax.com...
> How does this one look?
>
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
> What are you guys running for a winch? I don't want to under-buy but
> I don't want to get something way too big, either. Any tips on buying
> a winch? Thank you.
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
10-28-2003, 09:56 AM
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Re: Winch size for CJ5?
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:51:25 -0500, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
shared the following:
>Travis, 6000 lbs. may be a little light, especially if you will be mudding.
>It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
>probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most people I
>know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
>combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very happy
>with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
>and budget.
>
>--
>Jim
How about this one?
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
8000# Warn winch for $400 sounds really good to me...
--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!
shared the following:
>Travis, 6000 lbs. may be a little light, especially if you will be mudding.
>It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
>probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most people I
>know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
>combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very happy
>with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
>and budget.
>
>--
>Jim
How about this one?
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
8000# Warn winch for $400 sounds really good to me...
--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!
10-28-2003, 09:56 AM
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Re: Winch size for CJ5?
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:51:25 -0500, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
shared the following:
>Travis, 6000 lbs. may be a little light, especially if you will be mudding.
>It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
>probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most people I
>know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
>combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very happy
>with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
>and budget.
>
>--
>Jim
How about this one?
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
8000# Warn winch for $400 sounds really good to me...
--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!
shared the following:
>Travis, 6000 lbs. may be a little light, especially if you will be mudding.
>It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
>probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most people I
>know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
>combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very happy
>with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
>and budget.
>
>--
>Jim
How about this one?
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
8000# Warn winch for $400 sounds really good to me...
--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!
10-28-2003, 09:56 AM
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Re: Winch size for CJ5?
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:51:25 -0500, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
shared the following:
>Travis, 6000 lbs. may be a little light, especially if you will be mudding.
>It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
>probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most people I
>know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
>combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very happy
>with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
>and budget.
>
>--
>Jim
How about this one?
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
8000# Warn winch for $400 sounds really good to me...
--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!
shared the following:
>Travis, 6000 lbs. may be a little light, especially if you will be mudding.
>It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
>probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most people I
>know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
>combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very happy
>with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
>and budget.
>
>--
>Jim
How about this one?
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
8000# Warn winch for $400 sounds really good to me...
--
Travis
http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
:wq!
10-28-2003, 10:10 AM
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Re: Winch size for CJ5?
8000# Warn winch for $400 sounds really good to me, too, but you won't find
one new for that price. That's a Ramsey you're looking at. I've seen them
in the catalogs and the price seems hard to beat. Notice it says "for
casual intermittent use". You probably couldn't use it to winch yourself up
a series of rock "waterfalls" out west, but it might work well if you get
stuck in some mud or something maybe once or twice a day. Chances are, heat
build-up is the issue. With winches, you may not get what you pay for, but
you certainly do *not* get what you *don't* pay for. :-)
--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE
90 SJ GW
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:mq0tpvgna6hm69t9lk0c6kq1nfrj6pnu9r@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:51:25 -0500, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
> shared the following:
>
> >Travis, 6000 lbs. may be a little light, especially if you will be
mudding.
> >It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
> >probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most
people I
> >know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
> >combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very
happy
> >with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
> >and budget.
> >
> >--
> >Jim
>
> How about this one?
>
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
> 8000# Warn winch for $400 sounds really good to me...
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
one new for that price. That's a Ramsey you're looking at. I've seen them
in the catalogs and the price seems hard to beat. Notice it says "for
casual intermittent use". You probably couldn't use it to winch yourself up
a series of rock "waterfalls" out west, but it might work well if you get
stuck in some mud or something maybe once or twice a day. Chances are, heat
build-up is the issue. With winches, you may not get what you pay for, but
you certainly do *not* get what you *don't* pay for. :-)
--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE
90 SJ GW
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:mq0tpvgna6hm69t9lk0c6kq1nfrj6pnu9r@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:51:25 -0500, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
> shared the following:
>
> >Travis, 6000 lbs. may be a little light, especially if you will be
mudding.
> >It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
> >probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most
people I
> >know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
> >combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very
happy
> >with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
> >and budget.
> >
> >--
> >Jim
>
> How about this one?
>
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
> 8000# Warn winch for $400 sounds really good to me...
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
10-28-2003, 10:10 AM
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Re: Winch size for CJ5?
8000# Warn winch for $400 sounds really good to me, too, but you won't find
one new for that price. That's a Ramsey you're looking at. I've seen them
in the catalogs and the price seems hard to beat. Notice it says "for
casual intermittent use". You probably couldn't use it to winch yourself up
a series of rock "waterfalls" out west, but it might work well if you get
stuck in some mud or something maybe once or twice a day. Chances are, heat
build-up is the issue. With winches, you may not get what you pay for, but
you certainly do *not* get what you *don't* pay for. :-)
--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE
90 SJ GW
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:mq0tpvgna6hm69t9lk0c6kq1nfrj6pnu9r@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:51:25 -0500, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
> shared the following:
>
> >Travis, 6000 lbs. may be a little light, especially if you will be
mudding.
> >It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
> >probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most
people I
> >know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
> >combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very
happy
> >with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
> >and budget.
> >
> >--
> >Jim
>
> How about this one?
>
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
> 8000# Warn winch for $400 sounds really good to me...
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
one new for that price. That's a Ramsey you're looking at. I've seen them
in the catalogs and the price seems hard to beat. Notice it says "for
casual intermittent use". You probably couldn't use it to winch yourself up
a series of rock "waterfalls" out west, but it might work well if you get
stuck in some mud or something maybe once or twice a day. Chances are, heat
build-up is the issue. With winches, you may not get what you pay for, but
you certainly do *not* get what you *don't* pay for. :-)
--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE
90 SJ GW
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:mq0tpvgna6hm69t9lk0c6kq1nfrj6pnu9r@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:51:25 -0500, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
> shared the following:
>
> >Travis, 6000 lbs. may be a little light, especially if you will be
mudding.
> >It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
> >probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most
people I
> >know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
> >combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very
happy
> >with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
> >and budget.
> >
> >--
> >Jim
>
> How about this one?
>
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
> 8000# Warn winch for $400 sounds really good to me...
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
10-28-2003, 10:10 AM
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Re: Winch size for CJ5?
8000# Warn winch for $400 sounds really good to me, too, but you won't find
one new for that price. That's a Ramsey you're looking at. I've seen them
in the catalogs and the price seems hard to beat. Notice it says "for
casual intermittent use". You probably couldn't use it to winch yourself up
a series of rock "waterfalls" out west, but it might work well if you get
stuck in some mud or something maybe once or twice a day. Chances are, heat
build-up is the issue. With winches, you may not get what you pay for, but
you certainly do *not* get what you *don't* pay for. :-)
--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE
90 SJ GW
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:51:25 -0500, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
> shared the following:
>
> >Travis, 6000 lbs. may be a little light, especially if you will be
mudding.
> >It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
> >probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most
people I
> >know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
> >combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very
happy
> >with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
> >and budget.
> >
> >--
> >Jim
>
> How about this one?
>
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
> 8000# Warn winch for $400 sounds really good to me...
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
one new for that price. That's a Ramsey you're looking at. I've seen them
in the catalogs and the price seems hard to beat. Notice it says "for
casual intermittent use". You probably couldn't use it to winch yourself up
a series of rock "waterfalls" out west, but it might work well if you get
stuck in some mud or something maybe once or twice a day. Chances are, heat
build-up is the issue. With winches, you may not get what you pay for, but
you certainly do *not* get what you *don't* pay for. :-)
--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE
90 SJ GW
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:51:25 -0500, "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com>
> shared the following:
>
> >Travis, 6000 lbs. may be a little light, especially if you will be
mudding.
> >It takes a *lot* of strength to pull a Jeep out of the mud. You will
> >probably want a rating of at least twice your vehicle weight. Most
people I
> >know have 8-9000 lb. winches. Warn seems to be preferred here due to a
> >combination of reliability and customer service. Many people are very
happy
> >with their Ramsey and Superwinch units, too. It's a mix of wants, needs,
> >and budget.
> >
> >--
> >Jim
>
> How about this one?
>
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...egoryId=301978
> 8000# Warn winch for $400 sounds really good to me...
>
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!