FJ Cruisers of Northern California

winches?

I finally was able to get my metal tech winch base plate. Nownim in the market for a winch. New or used under $500.

Synthetic or steel?

What have you guys used in terms of brand? What has worked and not work?

I thought about smittybilt xrc 9.5k model, warn vr8000, and badlands? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hope on May 11, 2015 at 1:14pm

Nice. Some good advice would be to go find a quite parking lot and take a buddy with you.

Run that cable all the way out to the last five rotations on the drum and then hook up to a friends vehicle and under a little load, pull that cable tight onto the drum by pulling your buddies vehicle to you.

Spool it evenly from right to left, or whichever direction your drum is wound, in single layers until fully spooled tight.

That way when you use the winch the next time, even if you only spool out 25 feet, you will be pulling onto tight cable and will not cut into loose cable which can cause nicks and twists and cuts in the cable.

Then after each use do this again to keep the cable tight. It will last forever if you don't damage it.

Steve.