Vehicle Recovery Electric Winch for a 2013 Ford F-150 Raptor
Updated 08/13/2014 | Published 08/11/2014
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Question:
What would be your best choice for my 2013 ford raptor. Ive just got a fan four winch bumper and would appestat your expertise in letting me know what would be the best produced
asked by: Walter P
Expert Reply:
If you are going for vehicle recovery then you will want a winch that has a capacity greater than the gross vehicle weight of your 2013 Ford F-150 Raptor.
The Tiger Shark 9.5K winch, # SW1595200, is a good entry-level vehicle recovery winch. It includes a 95 foot wire rope, roller fairlead, hand-held remote, and a pull-and-turn free-spool clutch.
The next step up from there would be # SW1511201. It has a bigger motor (6 horsepower compared to 5.2 horsepower). It includes an 80 foot synthetic rope,hawse fairlead, hand-held remote, and a pull-and-turn free-spool clutch.
And the top of the line is a different Talon series winch, # SW1618201. It has an 18K capacity, 6 horse engine, 90 foot synthetic rope, upgraded hawse fairlead, hand-held remote with a light, and the pull-and-turn free-spool clutch.
I don't think you would be disappointed with any of these winches but if you wanted the best vehicle recovery winch, go with the Talon, # SW1618201.
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Superwinch Tiger Shark Off-Road Winch - Wire Rope - Roller Fairlead - 9,500 lbs
- Electric Winch
- Jeep Winch
- Truck Winch
- Planetary Gear
- 5.0 HP
- 8001 - 10000 lbs
- 81 - 90 lbs
- Slow - 0 to 4 fpm
- Plug-In Remote
- Wire Rope
- Superwinch
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