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Re: Check in on my WINCH PAGE!
Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 3:51 pm
by whitesik
Crap!! Is that my winch? What a transformation!!
Re: Check in on my WINCH PAGE!
Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 4:21 pm
by VinceAtReal4x4s
Yep! Amazing what can be underneath 30 years of ugly old paint and dirt!
Here's a pic of the next one I'm working on.... it'll look a little different soon.
Re: Check in on my WINCH PAGE!
Posted: Sat May 22, 2021 12:16 pm
by VinceAtReal4x4s
I'm kinda proud of this build. (on another 4x4, not pInz or Volvo) The winch is a 1990 Warn MX8000 put onto a custom winch plate that I designed, which was cut out on a CNC plasma table. The hook is a new Factor 55 Flatlink Expert model, matched to the paint. I did a custom ABS box for the contactor and made wires, then placed the commercial-grade Lodar wireless receiver near it, mounted and hidden away on top of the skid-plate.
The before pic is how it looked when I got it. It was buried in some old pick-up truck bumper.
Re: Check in on my WINCH PAGE!
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:28 am
by VinceAtReal4x4s
Finished up a 1978 Warn 8274 winch last week. This one is going onto an old Toyota truck so not as exciting as some other applications but the winch itself was a major transformation. It got a new heavy duty motor with twice the hp as the original! Plus 130ft of Dyneema rope and a contactor upgrade. Should last another 40 years.
Re: Check in on my WINCH PAGE!
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:13 pm
by VinceAtReal4x4s
Re: Check in on my WINCH PAGE!
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 1:34 am
by VinceAtReal4x4s
A rare hook restoration from a German/Austrian made winch that was available for the VW Syncro van for a short time in the 80's. The winch is extremely rare and the hook's color was very specific so I restored it back to the correct shade.
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Re: Check in on my WINCH PAGE!
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 6:47 pm
by VinceAtReal4x4s
Just finished a rare Ramsey 9000 (now a 9500 with upgraded motor). This one is for sale but it's a 12v model. Not a flawless finish but its mechanically perfect! Made in Oklahoma.
Re: Check in on my WINCH PAGE!
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 8:46 pm
by rmel
I'll say it's not perfect! That shade of blue on the Ramsey logo is off by 1/10'th of a shade
Ramsey's are my go to winch these days and I gotta say this one looks like it just rolled off the
assembly line in OK
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Re: Check in on my WINCH PAGE!
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:36 pm
by VinceAtReal4x4s
Thanks, though it's less noticeable in person.
Re: Check in on my WINCH PAGE!
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 5:35 am
by Andre
Great work. I’ll be referring my customers to you first for their winch needs. You know the difference between quality and Chinese crap. Worth the efforts and expenses. Bravo Zulu.
Re: Check in on my WINCH PAGE!
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:42 am
by Joeri
Andre wrote: ↑Thu Nov 11, 2021 5:35 am
Great work. I’ll be referring my customers to you first for their winch needs. You know the difference between quality and Chinese crap. Worth the efforts and expenses. Bravo Zulu.
Now wait a minute....we all do after some time, you know the difference between quality and s☆☆t
Re: Check in on my WINCH PAGE!
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 8:24 pm
by VinceAtReal4x4s
I appreciate that man! Got some stock slowly getting worked on as I can do it...
Re: Check in on my WINCH PAGE!
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2022 2:13 pm
by VinceAtReal4x4s
Part2: It's done! Fully serviced, upgraded and converted to 24v. This should serve many years. ((Keeping these covered when parked/stored and not overheating the motor is the main two ways to keep them lasting))
Re: Check in on my WINCH PAGE!
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 1:55 pm
by VinceAtReal4x4s
Fourwheeler magazine has a new article about the top winches (new and used) and guess what!? Not a single Chinese brand on the list. Someone finally did a legitimate piece of journalism!