The RMG is the best there is when all the points are mentioned, Ben. The 280DL with the brand new 30mmZ drum is to date the finest winch in features, quality and customer service of anything out there that haul all the sheets in at the leeward mark. The unit has more resolution ability that is possible with stick movement on todays TX. The processor is sealed, programmable reliable and will talk to you. Read the calibration checklist on the building site for how it communicates. It is comforting when you turn it on in the morning and beeps once to say that all is well and everything you have programmed is current. I use the winch in three classes over the last six years and never had one fail and only lost one program when I left it on all night and the battery died. I would buy nothing else at half the price.
The class has always liked it and then came the DL. Then we were in love and using the 26mmSDS drum that was asked for and made specifically for us. Rob Guyatt took the Thoresen tapered 5.5 turn drum that cost $45 and designed the 30mmZ for 7.2 turns for $15. I check my mailbox everyday waiting for the first of these. This setup will not put you in the top ten in the country but it will sure make you the best you can be in sheetline control.
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