Ridge Ryder winch, 12000lb

[Kutterbull Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Kutterbull]

G'day All, we have a 2004 Prado and thinking about a winch just wondering if anyone has good or bad info on Ridge Ryder winch, 12000lb.

Thank you

[Reddave Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Reddave]

Is that the Supercheap one?

I have mates that have had them and worked fine, also had mates that had Warn that didn't work so well.

All comes down to maintenance, grease the thing and look after it and it will treat you well.

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

Generally they are ok.

Can be hard to free spool.

I've opened them up after 2 years & clean & dry after many dunkings.

Good value when on special under $500

[Kutterbull Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Kutterbull]

Yes is the Supercheap one.

Thank you for the feed back.

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

How much is it and what comes with it in the box?
The runva 11xp is $650-700 and has a wireless remote, fairlead and snatch block.


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

Hi Guys
We have one on my son's Hi-lux - had it for about 2 years and have used it half a dozen times, including a couple of non-standard recoveries including one where we winched the front of the car sideways to stop slipping down off the track.
The good - under $500 when Supercheap has it on special - is on special in the current catalogue. Real hard to beat in bang for your buck.
The not so good - the control box mounts directly on to the winch and standard mounting may have this inside the bulbar. We have recently made a non-standard mounting bracket so the control box now sits on top of the bulbar like the Warn winch. The heavy electrical cable is long enough to move the control box this far.