lambo2936

Hoping to get a hidden winch (Behind bumper) mount for my '11 f150; if not, ill be getting a brush guard with winch mount.
Regardless, im looking at getting a winch. Thinkin between 9500 and 12000.. Not sure what the rating is on the behind bumper but on the website they offer a 9500 and 12000 winch with it soo... and all brush guards are either 9500 or 12000 rating, so i figure between there is good.
Whats a good, inexpensive winch? Something that will last but NOT cost 1600$. The cheaper the better but i dont want some cheap china POS on the other hand that'll break after one pull. This will be used a lot in snow retrieving cars and such rather than actual offroading, since there isnt much offroading here in Jersey, but i certainly would like to be able to pull myself out of the **** if i ever do get stuck somewhere.

dmfavata

Go with a harbor freight winch. I had their old one that was 10,000lb and it was great. I just got their new 12,000lb winch and it is supposedly great. I plan on installing it this weekend. I would also recommend purchasing their 2 year warranty for it. It is about $40 or $50 and if you have a problem, you call up they give you a ticket number, and then go into the store and they give you a brand new one. Here is the link to the one I just got.

http://www.harborfreight.com/off-roa...ity-68142.html

dmfavata

Also if you have a 20% off coupon for Harbor Freight you can use it too.

lambo2936

I was just about to ask about that, haha.
I Was looking @ Rough country's website and they are pretty affordable http://www.roughcountry.com/winches/
And then took a look on harbor freight, and they arent too bad either.

Quick update; Found a code so you can get the 12k winch for just 299.99 plus shipping and tax. Comes out to like 330. Not bad!!! thats what they go for on ebay and stuff.

dmfavata

I have had great luck with Harbor freight winches and I use mine a lot for snow recovery too. Where in Jersey are you?

lambo2936

East Brunswick.
My family goes snowmobiling so whenever we go we're always passing people that ran off the road and stuff. It'd be nice to have. Plus i am ALWAYS doing something ridiculously stupid and i feel like a winch would just be something fun to have.

dmfavata

It will definitely come in handy. I have used mine many times to pull out people of the snow and offroad. Just remember that if you tell your friends that you have a winch, you will be getting calls to pull them out of everywhere.

lambo2936

Hahaha i hope so! Thats perfectly fine by me. It'll come back to bite em' in the *** when i need something, haha.

SmoKesoul

Just bought the bad land 12k for $300 on sale. Also bought the wireless controller.

Edit: also bought 2 year coverage for $45 as long as I bring it back covered. They said in 2 years bring and back and get a brand new one even if nothing wrong.

lambo2936

Thats what im looking at right now and im pretty sure im going to get.
How is it. Does it feel nice and solid or does it feel like a cheap china POS?