Winch needed

[Sharky1]

Come on, Smittybilt winches are a just another chinese winch made for a 4x4 accessory company and there IP67/8 rating is just ambiguous marketing talk.

I bet if they found mud inside bye bye warranty just like warn

A mate of mine has a smittybilt & I have runva. He got his at half price due to a special deal he got but the quality difference between them is huge. You tell just by looking at it. There's no comparison.

I can't speak for the warn warranty & there's clearly a story behind your comment. All I can say is if it's IP68 rated & there's mud in there & they refuse a warranty claim, I'd take it further & I can assure you I'd win. Just stand your ground. All I'm hearing here is that Warn don't like accepting warranty claims. Has anyone tried the same claim with Smittybilt to make the comparison fair?

I can see I've been shot down for my comments but I stand by them anyway. Runva don't state their winch is submersible. They only state that the relay box is waterproof & the winch itself is very watertight. A submersible IP68 rating is a whole different thing & in a small claims tribunal, it would mean the world of difference. The reason there are ratings like IP68 is so there is a standard for quality assurance. Saying a runva is as good as IP68 is like saying safety regulations in Bali are as good as worksafe OZ's. It's just not true. Don't get me wrong, they're a good winch for the money........I have one for this reason & I'm yet to read the fine print in what they term as a "Limited lifetime warranty". All I'm saying is there are better winches out there if you can afford a little more $$.