Engo Winches

I've actually got zero experience with milemarker's electric winches. I worked for a guy for a couple years that was a milemarker dealer though, and our customers had fantastic luck with their hydraulic winches. I can't recall ever having to service one after installation.

 

I've been using the Konig for about 47 years. And and know what it sounds like when you try to pull the rear of the Jeep off and I have all of the straps and pulleys. More chains and such than some people would allow me to have. There is a reason that my PTO is used all of the time on a trail. It's never failed me, nor has my M6000. I knew a guy that had PTO winches on the front and rear of his CJ2A. I drouled a bit when I looked at it. hydraulc winches were always interesting but we are back to the engiine running. Talk to Windyhill from this site. He knows a bit more about these winches

 

No question about the junk...........but just the same you could have the best Winches at both ends of the Jeep and still be stuck if you have no Idea what to do with them.
I'm sure you have as I have .......been in a few precarious situations whereby you only get one chance at a correct hook up to save the Jeep.

 

Ouch! That definitely left a mark!


Fact is I have actually rescued my Jeep by using a hi-lift and some cable as a puller, when the winch couldn't reach.

 

I have an arm buster I haul around as well, but I prefer the wench, I mean winch to do the dirty work when stuck.

 

I like Warn winches, but I don't like the sticker price. So off to Craiglist. Around here, you can find all kinds of Warns on there. I've found 8274s and 10ks for 400-600 bux

 

He isn't the only one. I've owned two Hi Lifts since sometime in the middle 70's. Neither one is allowed in any of my Jeeps and in 50 something years of wheeling, I can think of only two occasions where they would have made the extraction quicker.

Bottom line is a GOOD winch is close to priceless. I have 4 Belleview through late model Warn winches and not a one of them has ever failed me. I probably use them as much or more for things other than getting un-stuck. Lately, with all the beetle killed pines, you can almost bet on having to remove a few on any timbered trail. With a winch and snatch block, you usually only need one cut.

Despite the cost, I'd be buying a Warn!

 

I've got, and carry a Hi-Lift, have for years, but I've never actually used it for extraction. Lots of other stuff, but not that. Mainly for stretching wire, straigtening bent posts, all sorts of stuff like that.....

 

On the Hi-Lift jacks I have never owned one nor used one before , but I did purchase one recently for my new Project..........But what I have seen is many folks using them on the trails.......and to there credit in some very intuitive manners like simply jacking up the Jeep to change a tire , or lift it to crawl under to work on , or lift it to block under a tire, even seen guys with a chain attachment that got them out of a jamb that had no winch and even seen a guy straiten his tie rod out a little.............I think in the right hands in the back country it's a pretty good tool!