trent.brown
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I bought this winch about a month ago and recently put it to the test about half a dozen times. Flawless operation if not a little slow. I have the wire rope and not the synthetic because i am on a budget. The winch was bought at amazon.com for $299.99 and with shipping ended up just shy of $360. It contains both a wired controller and a wireless controller that will almost reach to the end of the wire rope.
It was simple to install although the control box pictured must have been a previous model, but all the wires were color coded and matched up perfectly. When it arrived and I had it installed, I went to test it and it just clunked. A quick call to joel at engousa.com who was very knowledgeable confirmed my suspicions of a seized winch brake an email of my receipt is all it took. Within a week I had an entire new winch body including working brake. I switched out the body, spooled the wire a few times, and hit the trails.
It has saved me about 5 times and with a snatch block, pulled out a Hummer H1 that was stuck up to the frame in a sandy creek bed. It pulled the H1 out without breaking a sweat after I was anchored to another vehicle. I chose this winch after the controversy erupting over this article Massive Multi-Winch Shootout - Four Wheeler Magazine and the low cost compared to other winches. The winch can be bought from several retailers such as amazon.com and also from Engo USA - Winches ? EngoUSA Hydraulic Winches ? Buy Direct and Save!.
I would give this product a 9 out of 10 overall as it did not arrive in satisfactory condition to begin with, however, that is my only complaint. I will continue to report if it performs extraordinary or if a problem develops.
It was simple to install although the control box pictured must have been a previous model, but all the wires were color coded and matched up perfectly. When it arrived and I had it installed, I went to test it and it just clunked. A quick call to joel at engousa.com who was very knowledgeable confirmed my suspicions of a seized winch brake an email of my receipt is all it took. Within a week I had an entire new winch body including working brake. I switched out the body, spooled the wire a few times, and hit the trails.
It has saved me about 5 times and with a snatch block, pulled out a Hummer H1 that was stuck up to the frame in a sandy creek bed. It pulled the H1 out without breaking a sweat after I was anchored to another vehicle. I chose this winch after the controversy erupting over this article Massive Multi-Winch Shootout - Four Wheeler Magazine and the low cost compared to other winches. The winch can be bought from several retailers such as amazon.com and also from Engo USA - Winches ? EngoUSA Hydraulic Winches ? Buy Direct and Save!.
I would give this product a 9 out of 10 overall as it did not arrive in satisfactory condition to begin with, however, that is my only complaint. I will continue to report if it performs extraordinary or if a problem develops.
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