smitty bilt xrc winch

rubicondon · 09-21-2009, 11:05 PM

anyone have any experince with smitty built winch?

TXLJ · 09-22-2009, 05:49 AM

I've had the 10k for two years now. Now in that time, it's only been used four to five times. Works good and has a decent line speed. If you search the name you'll get tons of feed back on here. Some good, some bad. With the amount I use it. I couldn't pass it up. Got it new for 337 with tax.

Mo Printer · 09-22-2009, 09:32 AM

I bought & installed their 8,000 lb. winch in late '07 thinking price vs. the small amount I'd use it. I've pulled my '05 LJ up some crazy places, rescued a few, dragged vehicles onto trailers..... It never failed. A little slow, got hot on a couple of long pulls, but performed great. This summer I found a deal on a Warn 9.5ti so I've upgraded, but again, for the money they're a darn good winch.

GreenGeep · 09-23-2009, 09:46 AM

I got my 8k pounder for $266 shipped from 4wp about a year ago. I like it, hasn't failed yet.

sallittjob · 09-23-2009, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by rubicondon

anyone have any experince with smitty built winch?

Never used one of those, but I did have a superwinch LP8500 for a year or so. It was slow, it broke and it made me mad. I upgraded to a Warn M8000 for a little bit more and can't say anything bad about it.

Jeff Dodgen · 09-23-2009, 02:53 PM

I know six people that has had them. Three have not had any problems. The other three have had a failure ranging from the first pull to about 5 months old.

09-21-2009, 11:05 PM	#1
rubicondon Registered Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: long isle ny Posts: 218 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	smitty bilt xrc winch anyone have any experince with smitty built winch? __________________ 06 Rubi Clayton 4" Hard Arm Suspension,Tom Woods Drive Shaft,Bilstein 5100 ,1"Mml, 1"BL,35x13.5 Toyos 15x10 Eagle Alloys,Arb Stubby Front Bumper,warn m8000 RockHard Swingaway Bumper, Tuffy Console, banks header,spintech muffler,Clayton Skids

09-22-2009, 05:49 AM	#2
TXLJ Registered Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Flatlander Posts: 40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I've had the 10k for two years now. Now in that time, it's only been used four to five times. Works good and has a decent line speed. If you search the name you'll get tons of feed back on here. Some good, some bad. With the amount I use it. I couldn't pass it up. Got it new for 337 with tax. __________________ 2005 LJ, 4.88's, Rear Detroit, RE4.5" on 35's MTZ's, OBA, 10K winch, Currie steering

09-23-2009, 09:46 AM	#4
GreenGeep Registered Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Eastern NC Posts: 2,029 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	I got my 8k pounder for $266 shipped from 4wp about a year ago. I like it, hasn't failed yet. __________________

09-23-2009, 02:53 PM	#6
Jeff Dodgen Registered Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dawsonville, Ga Posts: 992 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	I know six people that has had them. Three have not had any problems. The other three have had a failure ranging from the first pull to about 5 months old. __________________ 00' TJ, 60 rear, 44 front, D300 with 4.1, Krawlers, Allieds, locked, caged, dented and cut sheetmetal.....and now *NOT* driven daily.

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09-22-2009, 09:32 AM	#3
Mo Printer Registered Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Springfield, MO (1,250 miles from Moab) Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I bought & installed their 8,000 lb. winch in late '07 thinking price vs. the small amount I'd use it. I've pulled my '05 LJ up some crazy places, rescued a few, dragged vehicles onto trailers..... It never failed. A little slow, got hot on a couple of long pulls, but performed great. This summer I found a deal on a Warn 9.5ti so I've upgraded, but again, for the money they're a darn good winch.