Over the last three years WARN has quietly been working with consumers to find out exactly what they wanted in a winch and more importantly—how they wanted a winch to perform. WARN equipped consumers with a variety of prototype models and asked for feedback and honest evaluation and the result is the brand-new WARN ZEON Series. The robust aluminum winch is available in three different capacities with traditional steel rope: 8,000, 10,000 and 12,000 pounds, and two capacities being offered with WARN's Spydura synthetic rope: 8,000 and 10,000 pounds. Oh, and major points to WARN for making the ZEON right here in America.
The ZEON has been completely built from the ground up and features a symmetrical design which completely does away with any exposed wires on the outside of the housing in addition to providing IP68 sealing to keep the elements where they belong.
Features:
- Three-stage planetary gear train
- Convertible control pack
- Large diameter aluminum drum
- Automatic mechanical brake
- Stainless steel hardware
- New motor and motor housing
- Contactor control
- IP86 rated weather sealing
- Satin black powder coat finish
WARN is offering its Spydura synthetic rope on 8,000 and 10,000 pound variations.
Synthetic models Include
- 100’ of 3/8” WARN
- Spydura® synthetic rope,
- A ballistic nylon sliding chafe sleeve
- Polished Aluminum Hawse Fairlead
Standard versions of the ZEON come with steel wire rope and a roller fairlead. The ZEON 8 comes with 100' of 5/16" wire rope, while the ZEON 10 and ZEON 12 comes with 80' of 3/8" wire rope.
A winch rope cover is available as an accesory to help protect your rope or wire from the elements.
In factory form, the ZEON has the control pack mounted ontop of the winch, if this doesn't fit your application, WARN has a Control Pack relocation kit available.
Pricing:
ZEON 8 - $999.00
ZEON 10 - $1099.00
ZEON 12 - $1199.00
ZEON 8-S $1249.00
ZEON 10-S $1349.00
You can find more information on the ZEON family of winches on WARN's website. [link]
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