ok so my ol' lady asked me what it want for christmas, so i thought hmm, ive been wantin a winch for a while and did some research about t-max's they put out pretty  good numbers for pullin, im just trying to figure out why more guys dont have these winch's they seem very reasonable in price?  

I have a 10000lb integrated series T-Max on my TJ. I did a lot of research before I bought it. I have had it about two years.

On two separate occasions, I used the piss out of it. I mean I used it all day long. Over and over again. It never got hot and I've used it many times since, but not so continuously.

It looks good (like a Warn TI), has a wireless remote, and cost about $150 less than a TI.

I bought it from Jeggs for $900. The cheapest I could find a TI was $1050.

Some will say it's import junk, but they don't know what they are talking about. It is true that it is made in asia, but, it is made to T-Max specifications. It has hardened gears and roller bearings on the armature shaft.

The cheap imports don't use hardened gears and they have bushings on the armature instead of bearings.

Compare the pull specs with anything out there. They are comparable with a TI.

This info is only for the integrated series, I don't know about some of the other T-Max winches that sell in the $500 range.

I'm happy with my T-max and I've owned serveral Warn winches. The only negative, how long will they be around? Warn has been around for ever, and you can always get parts for them. T-Max has not been around for that long.

But for now, everything is good!  

thanks for that ftgiles, im lookin at their comp winch 9k with the synthetic line, do you run a optima battery? if so what color top? do you run dual batteries too? thanks  

I considered the comp series also. For some reason that I don't recall, I decided against it. If I remember I'll post it.

They have the same motor, so I don't think it was the pull specs. Maybe the solinode pack. I don't remember??

I live in Phoenix and batteries don't last long because of the heat. I buy batteries from Autozone. They have a 7 year replacement and free replacement for 3 years. Almost nobody in Phoenix can get more than two Summers out of their battery, so the warranty is important. I run just one, and it's a 800 amp Yellow Duralast.