T-Max Winches?

[vengeful]

I'm getting ready to buy a winch, and I'm doing some comparative shopping.

 

I've looked at:

 

Warn XD9000 - Too rich for my blood

Mile Marker SE9500 - Have some negative experiences with Mile Marker stuff, but not their electric winches

T-Max EW9000 - never seen or had any experiences with T-max

 

I know that the Warn is probably the best one out of the three, but it's also $800, and for that price, I'd rather buy a locker.

 

I'm looking to spend around $500. I can get either the MM or the T-Max for about that price. I've compared stats, and they seem to be relatively comparable on statistics. The one outlier is the T-Max has a substantially higher HP rating than the MM.

 

Anyone have any experiences with either and can shed some light on these in terms of quality, warranty service, reliability, etc?

 

TIA

[94extreme]

wait and watch 4wheelparts. they have the warn winches on sale once in a while for under $600.

[vengeful]

I've heard of and had bad experiences with them.

[94extreme]

i think you wouldn't mind saving couple hundos though, would you?

[vengeful]

i think you wouldn't mind saving couple hundos though, would you?

Not at all! But, if it takes me 8 weeks to get a defective product again, and then have all kinds of trouble getting them to take it back, then it's not worth the hassle!

[RedPath88]

I have only bought once from them.. the shocks for the Pathy ...which I had no issues with.

 

*well they did send the wrong SS, but that was likely because I may not have been clear enough... I order Pathy fronts and Yota rears, they sent a Yota SS

I did not notice till a couple months later, by then to late... just gave it to a friend with a jeep.. since it also fit her year/model.

[94extreme]

i am sure there has to be a story out in AZ. there is one here in-the-no-place..

[RedPath88]

One in Phoenix and Mesa... there ya go Dan

[vengeful]

I've been to the one in Phoenix. But the problem is, when you go to the store, you have to pay tax. And the in-store pricing is higher than the online pricing.

[RedPath88]

hmm will they price match a printed out sale price? Or can you order online and pick up locally?

Tax.. that's a B***H... deal with that all the time.

Randy's Ring & Pinion offered me an awesome deal on a locker for the yota (willing to work one up for the Pathy too) a couple weeks ago, but with tax it was more than I could find else where

[vengeful]

Tell you the truth, I dunno if they'll honor online prices in the store.

[vengeful]

Well, I can get the T-max EW-9000 for $550 shipped...so...who wants to give me $550.

[94extreme]

order one on line and if you got problems take it back to the store. save on taxes and you can pitch a b if need be. win, win.

[GrimGreg]

They knocked $100 off their online price when I went to the (former, no closed) local 4wp to order my Rockcrawlers and MTs. Online package deal was $710 at the time, but had to pay shipping(hence going to the local store). Wasn't expecting that deal, but hey

[AK9849cy]

I have had good experiences with 4wp. They will honer the online prices along with anyone else's price.

 

From what I understand T-Max winches are made in the same factory as MM. My Buddies with the with the T_Max have had good luck with them.

[vengeful]

My Buddies with the with the T_Max have had good luck with them.

That's all I needed to hear!