Champion 8000lb Winch

spencevans · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 4:24 pm

Has anyone had experience with the Champion 8000lb winch? I can get a new one with a warranty for $299. Is this a good deal?

http://www.cpeauto.com/de8000lb_winch.htm

pixeldzn · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:15 pm

I remember Roachman Dan had one of those in his ARB bumper before he sold his KJ.

Personally, I wouldn't ever buy anything but a Warn, Superwinch, Milemarker, T-Max or a Ramsey. There's gotta be a reason cheap winches are cheap, namely the internal guts. The one exception may be the Harbor Freight, but that's still based upon the cheapest Mile Marker there is, and it is rated at 500 lbs less, so there must be a difference.

If you ask me, a winch for $300 is too good to be true. I was happy when I got my Warn M8000 for $530 - and I was hapy to spend another $100 on syn line and make it safer.

My $0.02

humptyjumped · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:50 pm

I have the champion 9500...

Pulls slower than the warn, but it pulls good.

At that price, how can you go wrong?

spencevans · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:07 pm

humptyjumped wrote:

I have the champion 9500...

Pulls slower than the warn, but it pulls good.

At that price, how can you go wrong?

The reports I read said they are adequate if you're not in a race because they are about half the speed of the Warn's. From my experience this thing will rarely be used, but they are always nice to have. Hey humpty I haven't seen any champion 9500lb winches, is it an older model?

Here's a review or two.
http://www.island4x4.com/4x4tech/product_review/champion_winch/index.html

http://hoosierjeep.com/html/champion_winch.html

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:13 pm

If you want a good winch but are on a budget try looking a Tabor winches,they are made bu WARN,lots of parts so when/if it breaks you can get the parts to fix it and they have a warrenty like WARN.If that $300 which breaks you gotta get a new one cause they are probally like MileMarker and next to impossible to get parts for.Winch's are another "you get what you pay for" item,I have not used my $1000 WARN XP9500 very much but I know it will work when I do need it,and work fast.

humptyjumped · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:24 pm

Hey at $300, I don't need to fix it I'll replace it.

Lots of wheelers use them in Canada. My buddy has done hundereds of pulls with his,
No problems.

Costco sells them up here. There warranty is awesome so.....

Why spend more, its a good winch.

stick · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:49 pm

Smittybuilt is now selling a $299 winch thats rated at 8000#. You can get it through 4wheel Drive Hardware. It might be a little better than the Champion one and it's the same price.

http://www.4wd.com/subcategories.aspx?cid=28&jeep-sid=195

SoDakJeep · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2007 7:43 pm

THAT SMITTY BUILT WINCH SEEMS TO GET SOME DECENT REVIEWS.....ONE GUY PULLED 2 CARS WITH THE EBRAKE LOCKED AND IN 4WD OVER SOME MILLITARY WHEEL STOPPIE THINGYMIJIGS. http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=590833 THAT XJ BOARD SEEMS TO LIKE THEM....

pixeldzn · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:49 pm

If you're willing to buy a $300 winch, possibly burn it out and buy another, that's $600.

Why not just spend $529 on a Warn M8000?

SoDakJeep · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:56 pm

2 YR WARRENTY ON INTERNAL PARTS.....AND LIKE 1 YR ON ELECTRICAL.....NOT QUITE SURE BUT ONLY VOIDS THE WARRENTY IF YOU WERE TO PULL SAY 10K LBS....HAHA IDK I GUESS PEOPLE SAYED THE SAME THING ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER CHEAP WINCHES.....AND NOW SOME OF THEM ARE "HIGHLY RECOMMENDED"....

humptyjumped · **Posted:** Sat Sep 01, 2007 1:12 pm

pixeldzn wrote:

If you're willing to buy a $300 winch, possibly burn it out and buy another, that's $600.

Why not just spend $529 on a Warn M8000?

Its not going to burn out.

I said IF it does.

:lol:

I own the 9500. it has been discontinued for the 10000lb. I would never
have to spend another dime. I bought it at Costco. They have a "no questions
asked" return policy.

I will tell you from experience. I have used them and seen them in action.
They are beefy in appearance and pull well. There ability to pull is just as good
as the Warn (they just pull a little slower).

The only change I made was to switch out the aircraft cable to Amsteel Blue
(its safer). I would do this on a warn too.

Hope that helps'

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