an 8000 lb winch is kind of small for an H2. typically you want something rated 1.5 times the weight of your vehicle, or larger. as for the disconnects, 4heelpartswholesale or central4wheeldrive carry them. i wouldn't recommend buying the cables or connectors used.

 

My Hummer dealer sold the 8000# Warn winch for the H2. I agree that I would consider it a little small for the H2 but that is the winch I see on them most often.

 

That's the type I'm looking at getting, probably by the end of this spring I'll get it.

 

I agree with Shortbus - an H2 should really have a 9500 or greater rated winch on it. 8000 is going to be helpful when you need to tug something, but is not good for self-recovery if you are really in a jam.

 

mine's come in handy and hasn't shut down yet on any recovery work i've done - even when yanking my own stuck *** out. it's nice to be able to move it to the back as well, although it has to go in upside down unless you swing the spare out of the way . . . .[>:] i almost ripped off the tow hook on some kid's mazda that had run into a ditch along the coast - first time i used the winch and didn't realize the power it had. an 8000 lb winch would be perfect for that.

 

Mine is a 6000lb winch. Figure if I need more than that I'll use the ****** block and a two line pull. Used it a couple of weeks ago to pull a family of 5 and their pontiac mini van out of a ditch during a blizzard with no problems.

Had to make some changes, though. Same winch, just pic 1 is when I used a front mount trailer hitch receiver and a winch plate. The approach angle went to crap and I didn't have $1000 or so for a bumper mount, so called a friend of mine and got to work on building a mount that would sit higher, seen in pic 2.

If anyone's interested I'm looking tounload the trailer hitch and mount....



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