STUPID CHINESE WINCH

[bcmaxx]

Yup I was a sucker, bough a chinese winch (champion) worked great until it completely quite, just clicks.Looking to me the mtor is hooped. It did pay for itself in the two years of operation. Just pricing a new electric motor. Just a warning you get what you pay for, I should have headed everyones warnings and bought a real one the first time. The backbone looks funny with no winch on it!!! big beverage holder now!

 

[moparmatt]

Man that sucks.

So what are you looking to buy next time?

 

[bcmaxx]

nothing but a warn !!

 

[KarlVP]

You sure it isn't just the solenoids?

Or the cables leading to the winch?

My Warn 9000 took a dump on me one day. Turned out the positive connection at the battery was broken. Bought a new crimp on connector, and the winch works awesome.

 

[bcmaxx]

I take it back,well a little, failure due to corrosion caused by moisture on the brush holder assembly (on order) now if they even slighlty made some attempt to seal the motor I would not have this problem. VERY Very helpful tech support guys! emailed back and forth to me troubleshooting till we found it (literally minutes after I send emails). Even willing to help a guy out way after warranty! yay champion! crap did I just say that?

 

[anthony]

my champ did that too .. check battery cable connections to the motor, mine were loose .. i tightened them up and saved the day .. i'm gonna swap out the nuts for nylocks and paint the snot out of them with dielectric grease

if it's making a strong clicking noise it means the solenoids are good

 

[KarlVP]

Glad to hear it.

Champion winches while slow, are great units for the price.

 

[anthony]

Champion winches while slow, are great units for the price.

100% agreed sir .. they're not exactly the yugo of winches that people are making them out to be, more like a 'yota mini truck .. mine get's a lot of use stretching fences, pulling trees out the bush, lifting and hauling all kinds of stuff .. i paid $250 for it; that's probably a dollar for everytime it's helped me out !!!

i think if a winch just sits on the front of a rig, weither it's a warn or a champ, and doesn't get used it's gonna fail when you need it most .. use it or lose it