So I'm looking at getting a winch since I'm usually tooling around by myself.... I'd like to know... how big of a winch do I need? I've seem them rated at 12,000lbs for 700-900seems like a pretyy good price for a mile marker winch. Just wanting to know how high I should go?

 

Shorty or HummerMike would probably be your best bet here, care to chime in guys!? When I looked at getting one, and I still am; I sort of figured I'd get something big enough to pull out an H1. I'd rather go for a bit of over kill than not enough .. besides, the difference in cost was rather insignificant on the Warn winches from what I saw. Personally I'm leaning towards their winch bumper, nice clean install too!

 

i have the Warn 9500 on the bus. so far, it's been more than sufficient to pull me out of anything i've been hung up in. i even used it to pull an H1 sideways about 4 inches before the pull pal snapped. the trick with a winch is to use almost all the cable in order to get the full power out of it. using a ****** block will increase your pulling power as well. just don't go below about 6-7 wraps of cable on the winch. a 12k lb winch is a bit of overkill for an H3, but if it gives you peace of mind and it fits, then go for it.

 

Why do I see the winch scene out of "The gods must be crazy" where the Landrover ends up hanging from a tree limb after doode forgets about the winch being on ... LOL!

 

i never saw the movie, but it was quite a scene. took us 2 hours to get off the trail. doesn't matter what you're driving, ice is unforgiving. [:@]

 

Yes it is .. had my avalanche airborne as a result of black ice back in early February -04 I think .. the road was raised approx 2 feet so took a short flight, clipped a road sign pole and of course snapped it like a twig ... ended up about 12 feet in from the road, and this at approx 18-20 mph tops ... Shy of a slight dent in my passanger side step bar and passanger front tire being slightly out of alignment I had no damage .. other than to my wallet after that !@#$!@#$!@# tow job ... I'll never drive another 2WD in my life lo!

 

This is an old post but instead of starting a new one I used the search function and came across this post. I want to put a Warn winch on the 3 and can't decide between the Warn 9000XDI or the Warn Tabor 9K. Suggestion or recommendations please.

 

A 9000lb winch will do just fine for an H3. if you need more power, you can use a ****** block and double your pull but you need to be careful as to how much is left on the spool. Usually, a 12000lb winch is something you'll see on an H1. A bit overkill for an H3 but you could certainly bolt one to the front since the bolt patterns on winches are typically the same.

 

don't know the difference between the 2, but they're both 9000 lb winches so would be sufficient for the 3.

 

i just got a 8k winch by smitty built from 4wheel parts for $299 shipped! now thats a good deal. and has worked amazing