Recommend a winch for my hunting vehicle

I went with rope in my jeep and didn't keep it covered but rope can get affected by UV rays. No issues with the smittybilt. Rope has a lot of advantages over the cable such as weight and less stored potential energy when under load. Also won't rust or have metal burrs. Downside is that abrasion is a concern. But if you use a guard/sleeve own the winch along with straps for the anchor point you should be fine.

Yessir, got a 8274 on my tacoma, 1 of 1 as far as I know. Warn doesn't market that winch for the gen 2 but it will fit!

8274 is a great winch (I've had one for 20 years) but you don't need one for your Samurai.

How is the vehicle used?
1.5x the weight of the vehicle is a rule of thumb for a minimum size, but I tend to prefer overkill.

Cable vs. Synthetic: If you aren't an off-road enthusiast, I'd go cable.

Synthetic is safer, but steel cable can tolerate more neglect and misuse.

Get a warn

Now that that's covered, get cable. Rope is way cooler, but it costs more and doesn't take abuse as well as regular steel cable.

I'd think a 9000 would be plenty for a regular ol jeep and that's probably what I'd put on a samurai.

I have an M1200 laying in my old mans shop, but that would be wayyyyyyyy overkill for a samurai. It probably doesn't have enough alternator to run it.

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Get a warn

Now that that's covered, get cable.

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Ditto.