Winch help and decision

[Ryan Matthes]

throwing this out because I am genuinely curious - what about Rugged Ridge? I have a Warn VR mounted on the front, but have a RR on a portable cradle for rear or other vehicle use. Haven't had to use it yet, but seems well built.

 

[expedition4x4]

I will be purchasing a comeup winch in the next few months

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BidthuzSRc local shop's winch bumper and the comeup 9.5 at their last open house

 

[jscusmcvet]

I will be purchasing a comeup winch in the next few months

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BidthuzSRc local shop's winch bumper and the comeup 9.5 at their last open house

I am not shopping for a winch, but that is a cool video! Shows the strength of the winch, mounting, cable, etc... nothing real world really but fun to watch

 

[I Leak Oil]

That video does nothing for me. Proves nothing. An 8 or 9K winch is simply lifting a 3k (or there abouts) vehicle. It should be able to do that and then some. Even the cheapest, no name units on the market would handle that.

 

[Thirty-Nine]

That video does nothing for me. Proves nothing. An 8 or 9K winch is simply lifting a 3k (or there abouts) vehicle. It should be able to do that and then some. Even the cheapest, no name units on the market would handle that.

Agreed. Plus, I wonder what their lawyers would say about showing this.

By the way, this brings up the point of winching vs. hoisting. Winching is always a horizontal activity. Hoisting is always vertical. Winches have freespooling clutches; hoists do not. Hoists require powering out for safety reasons. This is why you don't use a winch as a hoist. If that clutch lets go it can be very dangerous. (And I'm generally talking about applications outside of vehicle recovery, such as lifting an engine block, I-beam, etc. And yes, I realize this is a stunt and all the safety precautions were likely taken.)

 

[COMEUP]

That video does nothing for me. Proves nothing. An 8 or 9K winch is simply lifting a 3k (or there abouts) vehicle. It should be able to do that and then some. Even the cheapest, no name units on the market would handle that.

That Jeep literally hung there for 4+ hours without any slippages , going up and down from time to time via the wireless remote for the winch.
Even the cheapest , no name winch can do the same? I doubt

 

[I Leak Oil]

You're free to doubt all you like. Demonstrating your unit without comparison to any others is not proof of superiority. It's still just a demonstration vs. any sort of real test or comparison.

I have nothing against the Comeup brand but this demo still proves nothing beyond what you would expect out of this type of consumer product. I would expect it to be able to lift half to a third of it's stated capacity and I would expect the brake to hold the same.

PSA...never use a recovery winch as a hoist. They are different animals and rated as such.