Things to Consider When Investing in A Winch

Things to Consider When Investing in A Winch

            You've just purchased a Jeep or other four wheel drive, maybe your first one, and you take it out a few days later to your local off road park, and you get stuck. Luckily one of your buddies you came with or say another four wheel drive owner, helps get you out with the added accessory of having a winch. Right then, you think to yourself how convenient it would be to have a winch attached to the front of your own four wheel drive. If one can afford this accessory, its always a great thing to have a little extra security when the time comes, and be a little more confident you can get out of what ever trouble you get into. Today I will share with you some things to consider when purchasing your first ever winch.

             The first thing to consider is your budget, just how much do you have to invest towards purchasing your first winch. I've read in the past of fellow off roader's buying a winch from such places has Harbor Freight, and being very pleased with how well it has performed for he or she while off roading. And for most, the holy grail of winches is Warn, which is well known for making high quality winches. With Warn, you are getting quality, and with quality comes high priced. But for the majority of individuals, I've read numerous counts of he or she owning a Ramsey winch, and having just as good performance as one would see with a Warn winch. 

            A second thing to consider is, how much winching power do you estimate you will need? For most smaller four wheel drives, an 8000lb pulling capacity winch is more than one will ever need to pull him or her from a stuck position. For larger four wheel drives, one might want to consider going to a 9000lb pulling capacity winch to aid him or her to safety. Most Jeep and other four wheel drive owners tend to want to insure they have more than enough pulling capacity, if he or she ever so needs so in the future.

             A third thing to consider is, how do you plan to mount the winch to your four wheel drive? Most Jeep owners, who have a low budget, go with a winch mounting plate that bolts to the factory bumper in front of the Jeep. For most larger four wheel drives though, winch manufacturers make a mounting plate that mounts around the factory bumper and attaches to the front portion of the frame rails underneath your four wheel drive. For those with a bigger budget, most consider purchasing an entire new front bumper which the winch mounts into.

           After considering the three things, you should have an idea what is involved when it comes to purchasing your first winch, considering how much pulling power you need for your application, and just how you can mount your winch to the front of your vehicle. Before you know it, you should have the extra added benefit and security to get yourself out of what ever you encounter. This has been another Tectip Channel blog, brought to you by the Tectip Guy, hope to see you back here again next time, thank you for reading.