Massive Multi Winch Shootout Four Wheeler Magazine. Getting unstuck while four wheeling is a rite of passage everyone must experience to be considered a trail veteran. Whether mired in deep mud or wedged between two rocks, the vehicle extraction process can induce feelings of frustration, humility, and even desperation. However, even in the worst stuck scenario, one can avoid all of those displeasures by deploying the pulling power of a trusty winch. No 4x. 4 is complete without one, and no other mechanical contraption comes close to accomplishing the job a winch is designed for. Historically, winches were considered implements of necessity, rarely used by the average person, and the last thing anybody would associate with vehicular mobility. However, that all changed in 1. Claude and Rayburn Ramsey of Ramsey Tool and Die Company figured out how to package their Model 1. World War II era Jeeps. 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Our goal is to provide you with the most comprehensive information available to simplify the task of winch selection. As such, we developed an arsenal of tests that would push each unit well beyond the manufacturers recommendations and specifications. Think of this shootout as the Top Truck Challenge of winches. The Players in alphabetical orderBulldog Alpha 9. Engo E9. 00. 0 9,0. Harbor Freight Badland 9. Kodiak Bruin 9,5. Summit Racing SUM 9. Superwinch EP9. 0 9,5. T Max EWI9. 50. 0 9,5. Warn 9. 5xp 9,5. Editors note Mile Marker and Ramsey were also invited to submit winches for this shootout both declined our invitation. The Testing Each unit would be scored on the following ten categories 1. Packaging Was unit adequately protected for shipping2. Exterior labeling Are visual warnings easy to comprehend3. Instructions Content, clarity, pictures, and detail4. Power to weight ratio Actual stall weight vs. Ease of use Clutch engagement, plug quality, remote control feel and function 6. Noise during operation decibel level no load7. Submersion How does water effect operation8. Power wire quality Strand count, size, coloring, insulation9. Speed and efficiency How fast and how far1. Stall test Where do they stop pullingMulti Mounts for All. We picked Warn to supply the Multi Mounts because they are manufactured in the U. S., and come fully assembled with electrical pigtails that make wiring hookup a snap. The Warn units feature robust construction that virtually eliminates the possibility of deflection. The unit shown here is rated for a 9,5. Gk Book In Hindi. Our Power Source. We assigned a brand new, fully charged, deep cycle, Blue. Top Optima battery to each winch. While the Optima Blue. Top is offered in both a deep cycle and a starting version, we chose the deep cycle version because it supplies 7. Safe and Sound. In the effort to keep ourselves safe, and to ensure apples to apples evaluations, we installed a 1. Master Pull synthetic Superline. This rope has a 2. Superline installs in place of the standard steel wire cable supplied by most manufacturers. Next, while spooling in the rope on the drum of each winch, we used a decimal meter to see how much noise each unit produced while operating at no load. Sound levels varied significantly between the different units, and where you might associate quietness with quality, the next part of our test would prove otherwise. Noise Level As Tested. Brand d. B level no loadBulldog 8. Engo 8. 3Harbor Freight NAKodiak 7. Summit Racing NASuperwinch 9. T Max 7. 9Warn 8. Packaging. As each of the ten winches arrived at our test facility, we took notes on how each brand prepared the unit for shipping. Winches are heavy objects, and proper packaging techniques can make the difference between the unit working as intended or filing a damage claim. We were surprised with how well thought out some of the packages were, while others arrived with damaged boxes and jumbled contents. Weigh In. Prior to operation, each winch was inspected for anomalies. Next, each unit was weighed with and without cable to see how manufacturing variances affected overall mass. With each units weight recorded, we then mounted each unit to a Warn multi mount cradle for ease of transport and testing. Some modifications were necessary to allow some of the winches to bolt up to the Warn Multi Mounts, but with a little drilling and grinding, we were able to make each winch fit. Winch Weight without cableBrand Weight As Tested lbBulldog 5. Engo 4. 9. 4. Harbor Freight 5. Kodiak 5. 6. 7. Summit Racing 6. Superwinch 6. 2. 8. T Max 5. 4Warn 5. Submersion Test. Submergibility is a factor we believe is paramount to a trusty winch. As such, we wanted to test each unit under water to see if any ill effects would surface during and after a dunking. To do so, each winch was connected to its corresponding Optima battery to power out the drum of steel cable. This would allow each drum to spin freely with no interference. Much to our surprisetwo of the units did not work right out of the box, the Summit and Harbor Freight modelsrequiring us to retire them from the competition. Next, we lowered each winch into a large stainless steel water tank, one at a time, and ran each continuously, at no load, for a period of ten minutes. We took notes on the amount of air bubbles that came from each unit and we took notes on changes in both sound and water color. Most of the units tested emerged unscathed from the bath, but one model, the Kodiak Bruin, would no longer spool in or out after the test. Results. Brand. Observations. Bulldog No ill effects. Engo No ill effects. Harbor Freight Failed prior to test. Kodiak No ill effects during test, failed to operate afterward. Summit Racing Failed prior to test. Superwinch No ill effects. T Max Made unusual sounds during first two minutes of test. Warn Contaminated water with bronze colored substance. Speed and Efficiency Test. Our next order of operation was to see how well each winch could convert electrical energy into mechanical effort. The idea was simple Hook up each winch with corresponding battery to our test vehicle, and time how long and how far each winch could pull the rig up a 1. Using our resident project rig, the Baja Bomber, we set out to the private property where we conducted our testing. There, we assembled our test on a section of land that was absolutely saturated by recent rains. The land was slated for the construction of a new home, so there wasnt any concern for tearing up the topsoil and creating ruts. The entire hillside was blanketed by a thin layer of grass and other low lying vegetation. We knew the soft virgin soil underneath would allow our 8,8.