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Winch or Locker?

01-24-2002, 09:18 PM

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DiTrani

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Winch or Locker?

Since 99.9 % of the time this truck will be on the highway, I went with 2x4. No regrets. Rides like a Caddy on the Interstate (well, as long as there are no bumps!).

The only thing I do off-road is go dirtbike riding, and the places I go aren't very remote, but I do have to travel fire roads to get there, which can be a little ugly early and late in the season. Nothing that 99% of the time you couldn't negotiate by simply keeping momentum up.

I'm thinking of getting some get-stuck insurance - either a receiver-mounted winch and a front receiver, or a locker of some sort. Costs of the two are similar.

I figure the winch will almost always get me out, but'll be way more a hassle than just driving through it. But will the locker really do much on this nose-heavy beast?

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'02 2500 HO 2WD QC/LB, FASS, Dana Powr-Lok, Smarty #5, MM 12K Hydraulic Winch (2WD-Regret Medicine)

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