Posted by Clint Dixon [172.70.131.79] on Friday, January 27, 2023 at 13:15:46 :
In Reply to: Best 10-12K LB Electric Winch for the Money posted by Steve [172.70.110.56] on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 21:17:45 :
I have lost count of how many vintage Braden MU and MU2 winches I have seen retrofitted on modern rollback tow trucks. They are hydraulically driven of course rather than shaft driven as we know them. I assume that they are chosen because they were made when winches were made good, and because of the worm gear too.
Personally, I would avoid any winch with planetary gears regardless of what kind of braking system they claim to have. I would go with one of the modern worm gear winches from a well known company like Ramsey.
Steel cables wear enough being steel. I can't imagine that a synthetic cable would wear any better. I am a fan of fiber core steel cables though.
Junior
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