aldo98229
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Six weeks ago, after months of going back and forth, I decided to get a winch.
I settled on the Quadratec Stealth 10,000 lb winch with synthetic rope. I asked @Quadratec to spec me out what it would take to mount their offset winch on a Mopar steel bumper. The winch was on backorder until Dec 1st. No biggies, I can wait six weeks.
Meanwhile, I went ahead and got the Mopar steel bumper, the offset winch plate, and the hawse adapter, from BAM Wholesale, who is a Mopar dealer.
I received and mounted the Mopar bumper. The winch plate is sitting in the garage waiting for the winch to arrive.
Today is Dec 1st: just checked the Quadratec website and it now says the damn winch won’t be available until April 2nd —yes, 2021! That’ll be six MONTHS since I first placed my order. WTF?
I have to admit buying from Quadratec is starting to lose its fun.
Now I’m stuck. The only other winch I was considering was the Smittybilt X2O, but it is not offset. And I don’t want to pay thousands of dollars for a Warn winch; besides, their offset winches are ridiculously priced.
I could try to return the offset winch plate and adapter to BAM Wholesale but that sounds like a complete pain. Besides, I’m sure they will charge me return shipping + a restocking fee.
Is there another offset winch out there you guys would recommend?
Thanks in advance.
Backordered until April 2nd!
I settled on the Quadratec Stealth 10,000 lb winch with synthetic rope. I asked @Quadratec to spec me out what it would take to mount their offset winch on a Mopar steel bumper. The winch was on backorder until Dec 1st. No biggies, I can wait six weeks.
Meanwhile, I went ahead and got the Mopar steel bumper, the offset winch plate, and the hawse adapter, from BAM Wholesale, who is a Mopar dealer.
I received and mounted the Mopar bumper. The winch plate is sitting in the garage waiting for the winch to arrive.
Today is Dec 1st: just checked the Quadratec website and it now says the damn winch won’t be available until April 2nd —yes, 2021! That’ll be six MONTHS since I first placed my order. WTF?
I have to admit buying from Quadratec is starting to lose its fun.
Now I’m stuck. The only other winch I was considering was the Smittybilt X2O, but it is not offset. And I don’t want to pay thousands of dollars for a Warn winch; besides, their offset winches are ridiculously priced.
I could try to return the offset winch plate and adapter to BAM Wholesale but that sounds like a complete pain. Besides, I’m sure they will charge me return shipping + a restocking fee.
Is there another offset winch out there you guys would recommend?
Thanks in advance.
Backordered until April 2nd!
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