Ironman 1200lb Winch

I would say thats a bin job Richard, the field and bushes rail are defiantly shot, the armature may clean up but it will need new bearings, time a for a new winch motor mate

Make sure you drill and tap a breather/drain into the casing of the new winch motor and really seal it up with some silicone.
That will help prevent a lot of water damage in future.

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Eeeeeyeeeewwwwwww, that is one gunked up mess.

All winches need a regular hug whether they are sealed or have a drain aperture.
If you have a winch with a drain make sure it is at "6 O'clock" when the winch is mounted
Many winches have the drain at 6 o'clock position from the factory BUT for a "feet horizontal" mounting.
Almost all Patrols have the winches mounted with the feet vertical (parallel to the number plate) and that means the winch motor will half fill with gunk.
If that is the case you need to rotate the motor 90 degrees to correctly reposition the drain but heaps of installers can't be bothered.

Wow, that's bad luck mate. I used to have one of the older Ironman 12000lb job's myself. Never really let me down, but the solenoids gave in when I needed them in the end.

I bought an X9 superwinch online and it had been on a 200series. It was spotless and the wire rope was almost unused. The fair lead had 1 Mark on it and I think that's the extent of the use.

I got it for about $360 for it and was stoked. When I got it home I was preparing to fit it and thought I'd better bench test it (nearlly didn't) and it did not work. Bugger me, I stripped the motor and it was not much better that the one above (serviceable though) I stripped the gearbox and it was the same. The free spool was seized and there was no way this thin would work.

Spent a day rebuilding this winch to be good as new. As soon as I saw the first pic I figured she was Knackered.

These need to be serviced. If you have a winch on the front that has done a few river crossings you should make sure it still works. They can look clean and tidy but can be eating itself from the inside. Every 1 to 2 years strip them out and strip them down and have a look. You will be relying on it one day.

That winch has been filled with water and left to rot unfortunately. I doubt it is serviceable and the gearbox is likely to be in similar condition. Interestingly Ironman now rate their winches as Waterproof. This one is obviously not, but is likely an older series.

The Brand of this winch I think is irrelevant, Warn, Ironman, Superwinch, TigerzII will all look like this if submerged without sealing and breathers and without regular servicing.

Strip it right down, it will probably be a write off mate sorry.

Like MudRunner said, the winch had been neglected buy the previous owner, not run in and out regularly. never cleaned.