I believe this one. I like how low profile it is.What winch plate do you have?
That’s an awesome color
Thanks! It's desert tan aircraft paint.That’s an awesome color
Nice. The photos are definitely reassuring me. Btw what color is your rig?? I’m thinking of getting a paint job done next year
Nvm I saw where you already answeredNice. The photos are definitely reassuring me. Btw what color is your rig?? I’m thinking of getting a paint job done next year
I'm assuming you're referring to the upright when you say "old school look"? You're right the 12k is cheaper by a few hundred dollars, $1,529.99 for the 12k and $1,949.99 for the 8274-50. Weigh wise the upright is lighter, 8274-50 @ 110 lbs. with steel rope vs, the M12 at 131 lbs. with steel rope.the old school look is cool, but you can get an M12-S for less $ and weight from what i find, if you got close to 2k to toss at it.
from what i can see even if i snag that M8 @599 and buy Warn's synth line ($260) i'm coming in under what i can find the M8-S @$969. and up, and i can sell off the brand new steel rope (< hillbilly rebate).
There's no way a TJ needs or could even use the full winching capacity of the more expensive 12k winch. My Warn 9.5xp can easily outpull what my TJ weighs even an 8k winch is well known to be a great size for a TJ. More capacity than a TJ could possibly use is wasted $$$ and just extra unnecessary weight for it to carry.
Absolutely, in 1972 I worked in a shop where the standard forestry, oil field winch was the Tulsa 5E or 5 hydraulic on pickups. 5000# was the industry standard, Todays 8000# winch is more than enough on a TJ.There's no way a TJ needs or could even use the full winching capacity of the more expensive 12k winch. My Warn 9.5xp can easily outpull what my TJ weighs even an 8k winch is well known to be a great size for a TJ. More capacity than a TJ could possibly use is wasted $$$ and just extra unnecessary weight for it to carry.
Not sure where you got your numbers but everywhere I look the 8274-50 is listed at 110 lbs with 150 feet of steel rope. And yes the M12S weighs 100 lbs vs the M12 at 131 with steel rope at 100 feet respectively. So if you were to put synthetic rope on the 8274-50 it would actually come out lighter than the 100lb M12-S by probably 20 lbs or more.the 8274 was listed at 121# with steel rope. and the M12-SYN was listed at 100#.
hell 80# on the front end is more than i want, so the M8 is likely the limit.
Not to argue with your experience (and my lack of such), but two things come to mind.There's no way a TJ needs or could even use the full winching capacity of the more expensive 12k winch. My Warn 9.5xp can easily outpull what my TJ weighs even an 8k winch is well known to be a great size for a TJ. More capacity than a TJ could possibly use is wasted $$$ and just extra unnecessary weight for it to carry.