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Sankey
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Location: Sawyers Valley, Perth
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 Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:06 pm Post subject: Miller utility or Warn winch |
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G'day
i've been thinking about getting a winch for my polaris 550 x2 and was wondering if any of you guys have used either the miller utility 3500 winch with synthetic rope from Aussie Powersports or the warn RT30 with steel rope from Make Tracks ARB, with both i have to get a mounting bracket to suit, so if anyone knows where i can get one let me know
im just after some reviews on the above winches as im stuck on which one to get, the miller one is $120 cheaper and comes with the synthetic rope where as the warn comes with the wire cable and im considering them mainly due to there name and reputaion, or am i just paying for the name these days
the warn one i can get locally (Perth Based) the other from over east
any feedback would be muchly appreciated
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Sankey
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Sankey
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geez thats a bloody good price, where abouts did you get those from especislly at that price, the ones i've seen have been around $400
obviously you have had no dramas with getting winches overseas, im only worried about if i have to send it back for warrantee purposes, postage would be alot |
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Huskygoat
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Mate we bought a Miller..... they are "profanity removed" ..... we now have a warn.... 1st electric motor died ..... dealer fixed it.... while still at the dealer the the button stuck on and snapped the ccable shaft.... next running the winch out the housing shattered into 3 pieces .... cost us $600 plus fitting cause the dealer said they were good..... lol
Just cheap rubbish mate
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I would strongly recommend a warn winch,there is a reason they are popular because they work properly and have no issues. Well said husky
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Sankey
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+1 for Warn, if you get one from a Polaris dealer they come with the right bracket.
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gothev8
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Buy the Warn, I compete in Winch comps and originally started with a Warn 3.5 and it never let me down. I now run a Warn 9.0RC. The only non Warn winch I tried failed in the first comp.
Spend the extra bucks and you will never regret it.
Also, check out Rocky Mountain ATV for prices to, they are normally pretty cheap and fast freight.
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gothev8
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| Sankey wrote: | | Anyone have or tried the viper range on winches? |
Absolute junk winch. I have a burnt out one in my workshop that we use as a paperweight. When I tried to have it replaced under warrantee they stopped responding to my emails. Really poor company.
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Sankey
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Location: Sawyers Valley, Perth
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| gothev8 wrote: | Buy the Warn, I compete in Winch comps and originally started with a Warn 3.5 and it never let me down. I now run a Warn 9.0RC. The only non Warn winch I tried failed in the first comp.
Spend the extra bucks and you will never regret it.
Also, check out Rocky Mountain ATV for prices to, they are normally pretty cheap and fast freight. |
yeh i had a look at that site, they dont have the mounting bracket to suit so i didnt really bother with them good price though but i have been looking on the ATV outfitters site they stock the winch and bracket $660 delivered i thought thats a pretty good price
anyone delt though this mob before
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fossil800R
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| Sankey wrote: | | Anyone have or tried the viper range on winches? |
I have a Viper winch with Amsteel cable mounted on my Commander and have had no problems with it to date. It was easy to fit and has gotten me out of trouble on a number of occassions.
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Sankey
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Thanks again for all the feedback I ordered the warn xt30 a winch cover and winch accessory kit from the rocky mountain atv site, $620 delivered not bad at all
Just gotta wait for my new toy to arrive |
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Good choice, great quality unreal price well done
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Good choice, great quality unreal price well done
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