Winches Bitches...

zukkev · Feb 21, 2014

Ok...I hear good and bad about the Tabor line of winches...Anyone have 1st-hand experience with them? Looking at a 9500... :corn:

nowires · Feb 22, 2014

Dude you got me all excited, I was hoping for a huge set of hooters pulling cable

jimpaget · Feb 22, 2014

I ran a Tabor on the Isuzu with no issues. I was told that there are only a very few parts different between the Tabor and the corresponding Warn, but I didn't actually do the comparison myself.

The Tabor wasn't the fastest, but I wasn't running competition anyway.

zukkev · Feb 22, 2014

Oh that's right, I forgot about that Jim...Yeah, if I remember it wasn't a real slouch either though---I'm not after super fast, but respectable. I really liked my Superwinch EP9, and it seemed plenty quick, and it's no load line speed was only 44fps...

Jokenring · Feb 22, 2014

zukkev said:
and it's no load line speed was only 44fps...

Damn that's fast!

zukkev · Feb 22, 2014

****...:haha:
Meant 44 fpm!

Thanks fer catching that jake!:nutkick:

Glenn · Feb 23, 2014

zukkev said:
Oh that's right, I forgot about that Jim...Yeah, if I remember it wasn't a real slouch either though---I'm not after super fast, but respectable. I really liked my Superwinch EP9, and it seemed plenty quick, and it's no load line speed was only 44fps...

Nice to have a line speed of 30 MPH.

benw1 · Feb 23, 2014

Anyone know the differences between the tabor and the warn vr series? The tabor 9000 and the vr8000 have very similar specs.

zukkev · Feb 24, 2014

I bought the tabor in question...:awesomework: hooked it up with a buddy's jumper cables that one neg clamp was hanging on by literally 3 strands (right boardbysled!!!!:fawkdancesmiley:!), worked just fine and line speed was respectable. I bet it'll work better with GOOD power! I must say that overall quality seems to be decent...proof will be in the puddin' when needed I guess. :redneck:

zukkev · Feb 24, 2014

Glenn said:
Nice to have a line speed of 30 MPH.

Boy wouldn't that be awesome! :redneck:

oneshot · Feb 24, 2014

just get it and then let us know:kiss:

zukkev · Feb 24, 2014

I did! :fawkdancesmiley: And I will! :fawkdancesmiley: :fawkdancesmiley: :haha:

99redtj · Feb 24, 2014

There all made in China

mark · Feb 24, 2014

True,

So it all comes down to which quality level the individual "manufactures" paid for....

zukkev · Feb 24, 2014

99redtj said:
There all made in China

According to the research I did, the tabor line was still made in usa, just not at warn's main 'premium' plant....

99redtj · Feb 25, 2014

zukkev said:
According to the research I did, the tabor line was still made in usa, just not at warn's main 'premium' plant....

When I replaced my motor I called warn about there replacement motors they told me the motors where made in China.
I ended up buying one from a company called db electrical.it too was made in China but cost less.