Or, how about a Zeon 12-S??
I wheel with a few guys that run the VR's. Two have had nothing but problems, the third has used/abused his, and it hasn't failed him yet. One of the guys had his first failure right after he installed it, unspooled it, and went to respool it. Got about half the line on, and it died.
Honestly, I'd wait and try to find an M8274. Here they are very hard to find though. I know guys with two or three of them, in various states of "working". Guys tend to horde them, lol. I have seen them outwork 10 and 12k winches though, and they are FAST!!
I wheel with a few guys that run the VR's. Two have had nothing but problems, the third has used/abused his, and it hasn't failed him yet. One of the guys had his first failure right after he installed it, unspooled it, and went to respool it. Got about half the line on, and it died.
Honestly, I'd wait and try to find an M8274. Here they are very hard to find though. I know guys with two or three of them, in various states of "working". Guys tend to horde them, lol. I have seen them outwork 10 and 12k winches though, and they are FAST!!
I wheel with a few guys that run the VR's. Two have had nothing but problems, the third has used/abused his, and it hasn't failed him yet. One of the guys had his first failure right after he installed it, unspooled it, and went to respool it. Got about half the line on, and it died.
Honestly, I'd wait and try to find an M8274. Here they are very hard to find though. I know guys with two or three of them, in various states of "working". Guys tend to horde them, lol. I have seen them outwork 10 and 12k winches though, and they are FAST!!
Thanks for the info, @Ahoragi, that's kind of what I've been hearing about the Mile Marker winches. Good to hear it from someone on here as well.
Edited to add: That picture looks like the border between the puckerbrush and the thule-berries! Nice shot...