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I have a good bit of "farm chores" to see if the winch will help with (and test my bumper), so I figured I would abuse cable first.

The plan is...

Thought I would post up some pics of the X20 after I unboxed it today. Bolts included appear decent, remote has a magnet on it that may prove handy.
Fit and finish appear pretty good, but I am...

Well, 4WheelParts did well. The UPS guy dropped off a replacement and picked up the damaged one.

I just opened the box, and all is as it should be. Now to order a panel...

Is there a...

So you can do a dash panel and wireless? Might give that a look.

Still waiting on UPS to deliver the new one.

How much delay with those?

I was thinking of one of the panels from http://www.12voltguy.com/ IF I can find a spot to install it.

I have Detours Backbone that I will build a bumper around. I can handle the welding myself, except for the couple of tube pieces. Trying to decide if some of the work I need to do, combined with...

Yeah, it does...in this case 4WheelParts is filing with the shipping company, UPS for me. They will request UPS to pick up the damaged one from my house.

Unlike receiving freight trucks, with UPS...

Yes, o wise and demanding Wayne....

You can see from the packing foam this thing took some hard hits...
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Contacted 4WheelParts, they asked for pictures of the damage, and I provided them. Less than 24 hours later, I got a customer service response that they would dispatch UPS to retrieve the first...

My wife bought the winch as a Christmas present/late anniversary gift from 4WheelParts with help from a friend, I was originally going to purchase from one of the forum vendors.

I will first try...

And so it begins.....went to unpack the winch and take pictures while doing so....and the "waterproof" solenoid box has a nice knuckle sized hole smashed in the back of it where apparently when the...

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I am building a bumper from a Detours Backbone to mount it in. Have the design, but trying to source the steel without buying 25' sticks.


But I am working the garage...

Its the little winch that we hope "would" work.

Engrish at work.

Well, this showed up today....

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It MIGHT be able to survive Wayne "semi-arid" excursions, so we'll have to see. :D

Geeze....now I have to sort through the data to decide on a synthetic line.

Anyone got recommendations?

We'll see how one works for me, a Smittybuilt X20 8K is on its way.

Now to try and sort out the synthetic line questions, and which synthetic is the best.

So does anyone have a clear understanding of the warranty for the Smittybuilt models?

My stuff from Detours arrived, and its time to buy a winch before I start building the bumper.

Engo's...

Good points, like I said, a roller fairlead was optional way back on Warn and Ramsey. Wondered if they would work with synthetic

Saw those, by Daystar? Do they work better than a hawse?

Okay, just had a realization....

One of the justifications for saving some money on a winch is to use the $$ for a recovery kit, since I have very little left from my old days.

But with...

In my research, I found doing google searches on the gear ratio/amp draw/line speed would often get you to one of the 3-4 original Chinese manufacturers.

Thats how I came up with the conclusion...

Like the idea of a poll too...I know the names I have heard Smittybuilt units called, but there are a BUNCH of them out there, and they have improved a lot.

Went to Home Depot this AM, and a...

I wish I could find a real review of the new Quadratec Q9500i, I suspect it's actually a MileMarker.

Wanting to go with synthetic line to save weight, etc, and I keep coming back to the Engo line...

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If mine was that awesome, I'd just use the HiLift, but.......

Understood. If I was gearing up a rig for the Ultimate Adventure, I would find a 8274, or something along that line. When I was a teen in my first 4x4, I dreamed of being able to pay cash for my...