Ive had my Smittybuilt XRC8 for a few months. Beat the crap out of it on several occasions and it didn't complain at all. It is slow, sure, but it works great. During a weekend or hard wheeling I had mine completely under water and it still works flawlessly. I saw it mentioned somewhere that the screws and bolts rust, which is true. I ended up replacing all of the screws and bolts with stainless steel.
Rating: 9
Product Details: "Smittybilt XRC8 Winch" by Editor - posted: Mon May 19, 2008 - Rating: 7.50
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Mon May 19, 2008 7:26pm
I have one of these Smittybilt XRC8 winches and I've been using it a lot lately. As far as speed goes, it's definitely not as fast as high end (price wise) winches but for the price, it's about a third as much. My only complaint is it's slow. But generally, when I'm winching, I need a little pull over a rock or past a hole I dug. I've rarely winched up an entire long hill or anything with a lot of distance. It does what it needs to do including saving me a lot of dough!
Rating: 8
Product Details: "Smittybilt XRC8 Winch" by Editor - posted: Mon May 19, 2008 - Rating: 7.50
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:28pm
Some time ago I put a set of 10 x 31 on a bobtail Bronco with 3" lift & a posi rear diff;
Once while EB on I-80 in Wyoming, a September blizzard closed the road,
traffic was backed up 20+ miles, & the WB traffic was stopped 30 or more miles to the east; I nosed the Bronco over into the left lane, locked in the hubs, & cut thru a foot or deeper snow in the center median. then headed WB to SB two lane & I70, arriving in Boulder Colorado about 7 hours late.
Rating: 7
Product Details: "Thornbird TSL Radial Mud Terrain Tire" by Editor - posted: Tue January 30, 2007 - Rating: 7.35
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Mon May 19, 2008 3:58am
I have been running this tire since '87. first on my jeep commanche, and now on my 4runner. i have no complaints yet, neither does my dad and his friends who run the same tires. all i can say is these tires are AWESOME!!!!!
Rating: 9
Product Details: "BFGoodrich Mud Terrain TA KM" by Editor - posted: Tue January 30, 2007 - Rating: 7.25
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Mon May 19, 2008 3:47am
I have been running these tires since '87.
My dad and all his friends run it too w/no complaints. I've gone though 3 sets of these tires and not once thought about changing to another. these tires are just AWESOME !!!!!
