What size winch for a Prado?

[Bellyup Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bellyup]

Hi Guys,
What size electric winch do most people use on the front of the Prado? - what would be the minimum size?
Thanks for your thoughts.
Bruce.

[VXWesty Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close VXWesty]

I've used a 9000lb Avenger on my vehicle to get me, and my mates, out of some pretty sticky situations and it's never struggled.

VXWesty

[Ryzz Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ryzz]

You would be kidding yourself to go for anything less than a 9,000lb winch, Tiger make some 11,000lb winches, how these compare to a 9,000lb winch i coudlnt tell you.

[AJ120 Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close AJ120]

General rule of thumb for winches is 1.5 x times the weight of the vehicle. So 9000lb is fine unless you often tow a camper, then look at a 12,000lb. Of course you can always double up and run a snatch block with a smaller winch but that makes things slower.

Cheers Andrew

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My winch 9.5 Warne failed me once, but in ll fairness that was one border track with the rig fully laden with my fat arse and gear and a heavy trailer whilst 3/4 of the way up one of the large sand hills. I didn't think i was asking too much, but the more experienced like AJ were not surprised.

Ok so maybe the sand was soft too:

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Alwats great to see the co-pilot getting their hands dirty

[120D4D Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close 120D4D]

Rob did you mean wench 9.5??
Its good to see Lea getting a good workout...

[Bellyup Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bellyup]

OK so I have a Kimberley Kamper..... maybe a 12000 and a snatch block or is that overkill?
What do you think is the toughest winching condition - uphill, sand or mud?
It appears that the Dyneema cable saves about 15 -20 kg in weight (not a bad thing), any problems with the synthetic? OK through a snatch block?
Do you reckon you need a second battery or is the main battery ok in most cases?
Any point you think is critical in winch design?
I know..... alot of questions, sorry.
Thanks,
Bruce.

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My winch 9.5 Warne failed me once, but in ll fairness that was one border track with the rig fully laden with my fat arse and gear and a heavy trailer whilst 3/4 of the way up one of the large sand hills.

3/4 of the way up, yeah right!!

OK so I have a Kimberley Kamper..... maybe a 12000 and a snatch block or is that overkill?
What do you think is the toughest winching condition - uphill, sand or mud?
It appears that the Dyneema cable saves about 15 -20 kg in weight (not a bad thing), any problems with the synthetic? OK through a snatch block?
Do you reckon you need a second battery or is the main battery ok in most cases?
Any point you think is critical in winch design?
I know..... alot of questions, sorry.
Thanks,
Bruce.

I have a 12000lb with Dyneema rope, no complaints from me so far, I haven't had the need to run the rope through snatch block, but then again I don't use it that often. Mostly just for winching MLC So no not overkill and rope throught the snatch block shouldn't be an issue.

I only have a relatively cheap winch, TigerZ11 and it seems to perform well. Warn is the premium brand, however I note a recent thread where some Warn winches were not handling water too well, I have had mine through a couple of moderate water crossings, deep enough for the winch to be below the bow wave and so far it still works fine.

Cheers Andrew