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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 12:53 PM
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PTO winch question

Ive owned several trucks with Ramsey PTO winches...so im familiar with them, but im going to be picking up a truck with a Koenig PTO winch, does anyone know of any inherent problems with the Koenig, or specific weaknesses? All the info i can find suggests that Koenig was in 3rd place for market share behind Ramsey and Braden, so stuff like spare parts will likely be more difficult/pricey
 
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 01:07 PM
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Koenig make truck boxes and beds for service trucks and what not as well, parts maybe cheaper than you think, along with availability.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 01:35 PM
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Looks like Koenig has become RKI. RKI - Commercial Grade Truck Equipment - Products
Probably a plenty good winch, looks like 8000lb is the common size, also looks like they're pretty old. But, hey, I'm running a 1972 Warn on my stuff... LOL
 
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 01:41 PM
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what the hell do you guys need winches for? you drive fords, i said it once, and i'll say it again. fords don't get stuck, they park in strange places for random amounts of time.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 01:49 PM
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Well, not everyone drives a Ford you know... Need to be able to keep things moving on trail rides... That's why my "little" winch is on the front and the 12K is on the rear... LOL
 
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 01:54 PM
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oops! didn't see the DODGE in your signature. nothing worse than being stuck between a ROCK and a hard thing to drive on the trail(dodge a pillars block views in the 94-01 b/s)
 
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 08:40 PM
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Actually this winch is on a 72 Dodge W200.......Golly, the only American makes not represented in my current fleet are GMC's and Internationals.....thanks for info, and im picking up the truck tomorrow.....
 
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 12:15 AM
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I wouldn't be caught dead owning a 94-01 Dodge for anything other than parts... And at that only a Cummins... Engines are great, rest of the truck is crap... LOL
My 92 doesn't leave roads for a reason... Even on 35's, the nose sinks like a rock on anything even a little soft...
 
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 01:44 AM
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i'll disagree gently. my dad's 94 dodge, that we have differences over, has been incredibly reliable. 195,000 with no major repair. not too bad for junk. he's getting ready to retire, and i'm trying to convert him from a small chevy problem, and a life long mopar confusion, to ford. it ain't 1969 no more dad, 440 6-pack super bee's ain't cheap no more
 
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 08:59 AM
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Let me know if it's junk or not when it has 400K+ on it like my 92 does... LOL
I'm used to working on loggers trucks that get beaten hard daily here, the front ends in those trucks are horrible, then again, nothing holds up like a 97 or older F250/350 to the kind of abuse they give....
 
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 10:01 AM
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I had a 92 W250 for a couple years, and yes it was very nose heavy w/ the Cummins power plant,of course the Warn 8274 and bumper on the front didnt help any....LT235/85R16 tires werent exactly flotation tires,either......Im very happy with my 3 year old 07 Dodge.....I was interested in the Ford, but no one was able to realistically suggest that the 6.0 Power Stroke was the equal of the 5.9 Cummins
 
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 11:59 AM
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I actually returned to this site to reply to this thread,
Koenig is now RKI....
But thats already been pointed out... So, ill continue about my ways.
 
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Thanks,to all for info.....
 
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