Which........ Winch?..H or E
 

Hi there fellow Jeepers,

just starting to do some home work on the old winches as i'm looking to put one on the front of the xj soon. so i'm asking you guys which one is better the Hydralic or the Electric ?????

thanks for any input.... [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]

Which........ Winch?..H or E
 

Age old question.
Personally I likes Lekky's :D

[ 02 September 2002, 04:35 PM: Message edited by: Wooders ]

Which........ Winch?..H or E
 

Hydraulic: Pulls all day with no real strain.
Cheaper than similarly rated electric.
Doesn't heat up like an electric.
Usually sealed so you don't have to worry about submerging it in water.

Cons: Requires the engine to be running in order to work.
Usually larger than similarly rated Electrics.
Slow line speeds.
Requires replumbing your power steering/upgrading P/S pump in some cases.

Electric: Usually faster than Hydraulic.
Will run even if your engine dies. (at least as long as you have power in the battery)
Smaller than similarly rated Hydraulics.
Cons: More expensive than similarly rated Hydraulics.
Heats up with continuous/heavy pulls and needs to be allowed to cool between pulls.
May require an upgraded battery, as it will kill the stock battery quickly.
Not as forgiving about being submerged in water.

This is not a complete list of the pros/cons of either, just some of the major points.

I chose to go with the Electric, as it will continue winching as long as I have power in the battery. No worries about whether the engine is running or not.

Mike

Which........ Winch?..H or E
 

Kyro, This question seems to have been kicking around forever. Everyone seems to default to an electric winch but I'm thinking you could put us all out of our misery and go for the hydraulic - then at least we'll know someone that has one and you'll be our local hydraulic winch expert. Dare to be different for science! [img]smile.gif[/img] Cheers, Mark.

Which........ Winch?..H or E
 

Kyro my friend.
grab yourself a coffee and have a read of these threads.. mostly Wooders and Doc, but nonetheless, good read.. :D

Winch and lockers

Winch on a TJ

and the most recent Hand Winch

talk to you in a few days :D

[ 02 September 2002, 04:00 PM: Message edited by: billsta ]

Which........ Winch?..H or E
 

Yeah that thread went on for ages. Didnt I convince Wooders to get a hydraulic winch in the end?

Which........ Winch?..H or E
 

Didn't I convince you to buy a Jeep [img]tongue.gif[/img]