seattle usa 1948 founder arthur warn headquarters clackamas oregon usa area served world products vehicle recovery products and off road vehicle accessories number of employees 500 parent dover corporation divisions truck powersports industrial commercial oem website http www.warn.com warn industries is a manufacturer of vehicle recovery equipment and off road vehicle accessories . the company produces products for use on trucks powersports vehicles wreckers military vehicles and trailers . warn industries is based in clackamas oregon a suburb of portland . history edit the company was founded in 1948 by arthur warn who invented a locking hub system designed for use on surplus world war ii jeep vehicles . originally based in seattle washington mr. warn worked with belleview manufacturing of portland oregon to manufacture the bolt on bolt off hubs . 1 by 1954 the hubs were available as optional equipment through several major automakers . in the late 1950s warn industries pioneered the development of the electric winch for use on a recreational vehicle . previous to the electric winch most users of four wheel drive vehicles utilized a winch driven by a power take off pto system of hydraulic system . however pto and hydraulic winches will not operate if the vehicle is not running . 2 the application of the electric winch would allow for vehicle self recovery even if the engine had stalled . the first unit sold was initially called the model 6000 m6000 although it became known as the belleview . it had a capacity of 6 000 lbs . in 1974 the company would update its belleview winch to the m8274 which featured more modern components and an 8 000 lb . capacity . in 1968 thurston warn was named president of warn industries and in the 1970s the company established a relationship with ford motor company and began producing hub sets for the automobile manufacturer . additionally the company moved to the portland oregon suburb of clackamas in the 70s . in 1984 mike warn became president of warn industries . warn industries was sold in 2000 to endeavor capital & northwest equity . in 2003 the dover corporation acquired warn industries for 325 million . 3 warn industries currently employs around 500 people and has a total of 400 000 sq ft of manufacturing space in both clackamas and milwaukie oregon . 4 the company has won a number awards for its products most recently winning a gold excellence award from ford motor company for being a top tier supplier to the automobile manufacturer . 5 warn industries supplies ford motor company with wheel end disconnects automatic locking hubs for a number of its pickup models . products edit warn industries offers products including electric winches hydraulic winches electric hoists hydraulic hoists winching accessories winch mounting systems off road bumpers off road lights plow systems four wheel drive hubs fender flares skid plates references edit warn hubs . my willys cj2a project . levine mike . pickup trucks 101 choosing the right winch . pickuptrucks.com . company news ; dover buys warn industries for 325 million . the new york times . retrieved 2 october 2003 . dorr bryon . warn industries american made winches & so much more . exploring elements . giegerich andy . warn industries brings home more ford hardware . portland business journal . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title warn industries & oldid 737201644 categories manufacturing companies based in washington state companies based in seattlecompanies based in oregonhidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 september 2016 at 09 22 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view