Calgary Jeep Association
4x4 Related Groups => General Talk => Topic started by: shibby on April 11, 2008, 09:12:30 AM
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If anyone is looking, Costco has brought in the new Champion winches. 10,000 pound with receiver mount, stainles steel roller fairlead, etc.
$399
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Good to know!
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Anyone have experience with the 10k lb champion? Lookin at one for my XJ, just wondering if 10k is overkill...
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pay for what you get. they are slow, etc
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I had to return my 9500 lb champion & bought the 10,000lb model. I found the new model to be faster than the old one & has a better freespool clutch setup. I would recommend using short pulls with a cheaper winch.
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what is costco's return policy i have a 9500 that i got a little while ago but want the 10000...likem i lost the reciept..:(
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Ya looks like I might grab the 10k lb champion and give it a shot. Its half the price of the Warn m8000, ya I know you get what you pay for but when Im submerging it in mud and beating on it I dont like spending the steep price! ;D
what is costco's return policy i have a 9500 that i got a little while ago but want the 10000...likem i lost the reciept..:(
There should be a record of the purchase on your account I think...
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Ya looks like I might grab the 10k lb champion and give it a shot. Its half the price of the Warn m8000, ya I know you get what you pay for but when Im submerging it in mud and beating on it I dont like spending the steep price! ;D
That is exactly why you buy a Warn because even after all the abuse of offroading it will still run and pull you out
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I agree with Scott. I would rather buy a good used Warn then a new Champion/Superwinch any day.
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I agree with Scott. I would rather buy a good used Warn then a new Champion/Superwinch any day.
I'd put the Epi 9000 Superwinch against the XD 9000i all day long & still take the the SW over the W. Draws 30 % less full load amps & all the other specs are virtually the same accept the price ;D. Only reasons I switched out to the Champ are the weight & I've downsized to the KJ ;).
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I'd put the Epi 9000 Superwinch against the XD 9000i all day long & still take the the SW over the W. Draws 30 % less full load amps & all the other specs are virtually the same accept the price ;D. Only reasons I switched out to the Champ are the weight & I've downsized to the KJ ;).
Everyone’s got their preferences and I’ll leave it at that.
But until I see a Super Winch or a Campion on the same trail doing 50+ pulls going up a snow covered trail with 3 jeeps attached too it, then I’ll stick with my Warn for reliability and durability. Maybe it's coincedential that every time I'm out where a winch is required, something always goes wrong with either a campion or a superwinch, and those are easy pulls.
It's an expesive hobby, and some things you just can't cheap out on.
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I agree with the recommendation to go with a Warn, I have an 8274 that I've got on my third vehicle already without doing any repairs. At one Jeep Jamboree, I had to anchor my rig to a tree to keep from sliding and pulled 11 units through a mud hole and the winch is still running like a dream.