NeverRide Winches
 

anybody ever use them? any problems or should i build my own

judging off the name alone i wouldn't use them (the chevy nova didn't sell good in spanish speaking countries... no va = no go... kinda a bad name for a car)... check out my buddy Ryan's winching company at phoenixwinch.com... he can give you any insight into winches whether u want to build your own or buy one of his... he'll even make you some parts for a winch which is handy if you can turn a wrench but can't weld.

i have pretty much all the parts you need sitting in my closet, just never got around to bulding it. kicking my self for spending like 500 bones on the crap and just not finishing it.

LOL, not so much....

http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp

LOL... snopes... ohh you mean the "end all be all final word on everything" right?... run by David and Barbara Mikkelson who have no history of investigative research and started the website as a hobby. yah they got all the answers they've never been proven wrong. whether the chevy nova thing is false or not is besides the point, it was used to illustrate a point... a winch company named neverride is in fact terrible marketing. whereas a snowboard company named neversummer is much more appopriate.

all im saying is theres plenty of guys here in the good ole US that can probably help you or build you a winch for less money than having one shipped over from switzerland.

Dave- NeverRide makes very high end winches that I've heard some great things about. But...they're real costly, and if you're just looking for a winch then you can certainly build one (or buy one...or two) for less than the cost of what a new NeverRide will cost you.

BUILD IT!
I built mine, which is a lot smaller than a lot of them on the market, so I could fit it in my car trunk and get a lot of comments about how easy it is to run.
Even if you can't weld, bring some photos, your pillow blocks (to hold the shaft and spool), your spool, fair lead, clutch, and motor to a welding shop, they should be able to whip out a frame in little to no time. My frame took us about 3 hrs to put together, and that's with designing it on the fly!

DC think we could see some pics?

Buy a PULLDOZER! Hands down best winch ever! End of story

Neverride makes the best winches made. I have heard they pull smoother than a boat. But the Hive was $10, 000 back in 06 i think. But i think they have different models now.

so expensive to buy them already built, pretty easy and way cheaper to build your self. expensive parts are the CVT (works better than a centrifugal clutch) and the spool ( if you arent building your own) everything else is pretty cheap. I think i spent 50 bucks on a spool of amsteel blue, forget how long that is, 600ft?

Thanks for the feed Back BOOOOYYYZZZ

Respect

Dave