Winch Question

Deepblu505

Deepblu505

Member
Joined
Feb 21, 2017
Location
Fayetteville, NC
Does anyone run a Bad Lands 12000 Lb Winch from Harbor freight? I have read some good reviews but would like to get some feedback from actual 4 wheelers that have used them.
 
superman27344 said:
Oh, I love when this questions is asked, its a hell of a show to see all the responses.
Click to expand...

Hell Lou, You didn't even buy the right VEHICLE....much less the right WINCH. Of course you like to see all the bashing :p
 
Jason W. said:
I wouldn't trade my warn for any other make of winch,, period. When you are hanging by a cable and your on welfare is in question. It makes a difference.
Click to expand...

The brake doesn't work on my 9500Ti, so I wouldn't be hanging from it anywhere. My Smitty and Engo never let me down.

:popcorn:
 
I put a HF 12000 on the back of my truck. It's not fast but it doesn't quit. I'm pleased with it especially for 299.
 
I'm with Jason on this one. When I'm wheeling I usually have my family with me. The only winch I trust is one with the Red W on it. Over the last 20 years the only thing I ever had happen to a Warn was the power out solenoid went bad on XD9000. A quick call to Warn and I had a new one on the way for free.

I think I have had about 14 Warn winches throughout the years and they cover everything from the base m8000 to my current Zeon Platinum 10S.

With that said I guess any winch is better than none but I have seen some winches come apart or fail at bad times and bad things happen. If you can afford a Warn I would seriously consider it but if all you have for budget is a badlands that is better than no winch. What are you putting it on? I have a Warn M12000 that I'm thinking about selling.
 
Last edited:
Thanks. everyone, putting it on my 2017 wrangler unlimited. I am on a budget right now, so much too add not as much money....Ha Ha
 
Thanks NCJeeplover I have been looking at the Smittybits also.
 
NCJeeplover said:
For the same price I would get a smittybilt. Ive had 2 and have several friends that also have them and we've all had good experiences. I would trust them.
Click to expand...
This is probably the same situation as someone mentioned in the $1000 welder thread. They all come off the same assembly line in China. If we ordered a container full we could get them with NC4x4 logo...
 
Superwinch or a quality Warn. Cheap Chinese shit needs to stay on the shelf.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk
 
Back
Top