Warn 9.5ti Multi-mount

[ROX]

I have never heard that. In fact, I just took my winch to Warn in Clackamas, Oregon and had it serviced 2 weeks ago. I have 9.5ti on a multi mount and they never once told me that. The only thing they said was, "you should bring it in more often if you submerge it or the gears will rust. One more year and you'd have had to buy a new winch." oops.

I always have it on the front of the rig on my long trips and haven't lost it yet.

The welds will break? Doubtful, but not impossible. Who did you talk to?

[errett]

Originally Posted by H2 Rocks

I have never heard that. In fact, I just took my winch to Warn in Clackamas, Oregon and had it serviced 2 weeks ago. I have 9.5ti on a multi mount and they never once told me that. The only thing they said was, "you should bring it in more often if you submerge it or the gears will rust. One more year and you'd have had to buy a new winch." oops.

I always have it on the front of the rig on my long trips and haven't lost it yet.

The welds will break? Doubtful, but not impossible. Who did you talk to?

It was customer service at Warn. I was asking some questions and pointed out that the hood not being able to open is a bit of a downer and that is when he launched into "The engineers never thought of that because the winch is not supposed to travel mounted on the vehicle." Then he told me they had dealt with an owner whose winch had fallen off while driving because the welds broke.

[nmu98]

Originally Posted by errett

It was customer service at Warn. I was asking some questions and pointed out that the hood not being able to open is a bit of a downer and that is when he launched into "The engineers never thought of that because the winch is not supposed to travel mounted on the vehicle." Then he told me they had dealt with an owner whose winch had fallen off while driving because the welds broke.

That makes very little sense. Those same welds need to withstand all the pressure of pulling an 8000 pound vehicle out of the mud..... But they will not hold a 100 pound winch on the front of the vehicle for long periods...

Our fire department had the 9.5i on the front of thier truck and it stays there all the time, and that truck is used hard. no issues....

I think that guy at warn.... well, its hard to find good help....

[ROX]

Originally Posted by errett

It was customer service at Warn. I was asking some questions and pointed out that the hood not being able to open is a bit of a downer and that is when he launched into "The engineers never thought of that because the winch is not supposed to travel mounted on the vehicle." Then he told me they had dealt with an owner whose winch had fallen off while driving because the welds broke.

Huh.
Call again and talk to Auggie, (sp). He's really knowledgable. So what if it hits the hood, you never have to open the hood, and if you do, just take it off and set it in the back or on the ground. Sounds like the guy you talked to tried to sell you something he thought you needed. Get the multimount if you want. It's a great setup, and doesn't affect the approach agle very much at all. They're very versatile too. Sorry to hear you had trouble.

If you put the synthetic line on, the weight of the multimount drops significantly, and it's not hard to lift at all. With cable, it's a drag, but still manageable. (it's about 30lbs heavier)

Good luck!