I-Max 12,000lb Winch compared to the Tigerz11 12,000lb winch?

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I see that Tigerz11 are having a 20% off everything sale, so I thought it was time to look at winches. I was looking at the Grande 12,000lb winch with the synthetic rope for $639. I looked at the specs which are:

  • Rated Line Pull 12000LB (5443kgs) single line
  • Motor 6.6hp/4.8kw(12V) 4.0hp/3.0kw(24V) Series Wound
  • Control Remote switch, 12ft(3.7m)lead
  • Gear train 3 Stage Planetary
  • Gear train ratio 187.2:1
  • Clutch Key Cam
  • Braking Action Two way braking action
  • Weight NW 30KGS

12000LB LINE SPEED AND AMP DRAW (FIRST LAYER) 12V
Line Pull lbs 0 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000
kg 0 1810 2720 3630 4540 5440
Line Speed ft/min 33.3 16.8 12.8 10.1 8.8 7.6
m/min 10.3 5.1 3.9 3.1 2.7 2.3
Motor Amps 85 158 231 302 371 450

Then theres the "I-MAX" 12,000lb winch that can be found on eBay: for $379 + $20 P&H
I-Max 12,000lbs Electrical Winch
The specs for this one are:

  • Rated Line Pull 12000LB (5443kgs) single line
  • Motor 6.0HP/4.5KW, series wound -- (Slightly smaller than Tigerz11 but not by much)
  • Control Remote switch,
  • Gear train 3 Stage Planetary
  • Gear train ratio 265:1
  • Clutch ??
  • Braking Action Automatic load-holding brake -- (Not sure which braking system is better between the 2)
  • Weight NW 28KGS

Line Speed and motor current
Line pull Lbs 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000
Kgs 0 909 1818 2727 3636 4545 5454

Line Speed ft./min 21.3 11.5 9.4 7.9 6.5 5.8 4.4
m/min 6.5 3.5 2.85 2.4 2.0 1.75 1.35
Motor Current Amps 65 126 175 230 280 355 390


The 2 units are very close in specs with the Tigerz11 having a slightly bigger motor but the Gearing is not as good as the I-max. The I-max draws less current due to it being slower. The Braking systems are different and I don't know which is better between the 2 -- Can anyone tell me the difference??

I'm leaning more towards the I-max (I know the Tigerz11 has a better warranty period) but for what we would really use it for I reckon it would meet our needs (if checked/serviced) regularly. I'm not interested in the high price brands as I can't justify the extra $$ ATM.
From what I've researched on the web, it gets a fairly good rap. There's not too much negative comments about them and if u look hard enough, u will find negative comments about both the I-max and the Tigerz11.

Looking for people's experience / comments on these 2 model winches....

cheers....
rob
 
My IMAX works perfect, technically the tigerZ style brake is better as you can let you winch out at full tension without hearing up the brake.
 
No not really. Unless your winching backwards down a massive hill an heat up the motor brake that much it could possibly damage the rope. But I haven't seen it happen. If you need to winch backwards down a hill you're doing it wrong anyway. :ha:
 

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