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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Beginner / Repair => Topic started by: johnny5 on November 26, 2009, 09:14:56 PM

Title: weight
Post by: johnny5 on November 26, 2009, 09:14:56 PM

How much does your typical sammy weigh?
and what size winch is safe?

Title: Re: weight
Post by: Drone637 on November 27, 2009, 01:14:42 AM

Stock they are around 1900 pounds.  The SJ-410 comes in at 1830 according to the paperwork.

Generally you want a winch that can support %150 of your vehicle weight, so you can get away with a pretty small winch.  However the 8000lb winches are not much more and in many cases less cost then the 6000 pound winches.  So most people just go with the 8000lb Harbor Freight style winches or Mile Marker if they are looking for a good affordable winch.  They work great, just a little slow.

Title: Re: weight
Post by: ar15tac on November 27, 2009, 01:22:41 PM

how safe are the harbor freight ones and how reliable?

Title: Re: weight
Post by: wildgoody on November 27, 2009, 05:19:39 PM

The mechanicals are fine, it's the attachments like the control that are
cheep plastic that sometimes breaks

Title: Re: weight
Post by: Drone637 on November 28, 2009, 10:32:21 AM

I've been happy with mine.  If it isn't something you are going to be pulling every trip out I would pick one up.  Then take some of the money you saves and pick up a wireless winch control from Roadless Gear.

http://www.roadlessgear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?&store_code=rgl&screen=PROD&product_code=rg630 (http://www.roadlessgear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?&store_code=rgl&screen=PROD&product_code=rg630)

Title: Re: weight
Post by: fordguy79 on November 29, 2009, 09:30:58 AM

The milemarker and the harbor freight winch are the same  i have a milemarker 8000# works great for me