What winch do u use?
none, no ca$h to get one
i've looked at quite a few, still undecided if i want to buy one or not yet.. Might put one on my huntin truck i just bought (91 s10) and build a nice winch bumper for it
==dn but its going to be a Warn!
when I do get around to it, it'll be hydraulic.....I dont care about speed, I dont compete
10,000 ramsey
8,000 waren
i got 8000 black mountain they do the job for my sami
im interested in winches but really dont know what to get or what size
double the weight of your vehicle, or higher
After doing a lot of searching I always thought that for the wheeler with multiple vehicles, one of the best ways to go was a cradle and hitch receivers in the front and the rear, that way you could move your winch wherever you needed it. Going that route tends to lean towards electric winches, but hydraulic would work too as long as you use the quick disconnects...
Hydraulic ones don't work well if your engine is not running. I would think electric would be a better choice for me. I know they both have there advantages and disadvantages. Just my thought.
Ive got 8,000 # warn i use,works great.(elec.)
Ive got a 6,000# on trailer.(elec.)
And i just bought an 12,000# ramsey, still in box.....(elec.)
Also 1,000# for quad. (elec.)
Also 1300# (elec.) in barn.
Dont forget the 7 (hyd.) on my wreckers. and 1 PTO driven (chain)
I have a 12000 Milemarker, I have yet to use it to get me unstuck.
Camo Mike has the same winch and has used it all the time. He says it works great.
Quote from: fukkinrizzo on November 20, 2006, 02:25:47 AM
I have a 12000 Milemarker, I have yet to use it to get me unstuck.
Camo Mike has the same winch and has used it all the time. He says it works great.
I'm glad to hear about somone having one and liking it because that is the winch I have been thinking about getting ==roxx
Quote from: pschneider on November 21, 2006, 10:48:48 PM
Quote from: fukkinrizzo on November 20, 2006, 02:25:47 AM
I have a 12000 Milemarker, I have yet to use it to get me unstuck.
Camo Mike has the same winch and has used it all the time. He says it works great.
I'm glad to hear about somone having one and liking it because that is the winch I have been thinking about getting ==roxx
I got a snatch block for it and paid 589 delivered to the house. I wish I would have got wireless remote control. 100 extra, but for the things I do it would have been worth it.
I have an ancient Warn single direction winch I bought cheap on e-bay. The no load speed is awsome and it pulls like a mad dog, the problem is that it doesn't have a powered reverse. I think I'm going to take it off and put it on my trailer.
Warn...cordless remote would be nice. Look like a dork holding the remote. What really sucks is when the remote is in the bag in the back, and you cant open the tailgate ==ha Now looking at a rope instead of a cable. Some say it is suppose to be safer, but it is costly. Saw only one friend with it. It worked nice.
I just make my wife get out and pull on the front bumper, that's the wench I use.
MileMarker E9000 on the Jeep...............yet to put it to real use yet. Was going to use it at the Mounds to pull out another Jeep but he had no tow points on the front and wanted me to "tie" it around his bumper ends......................no thanks.
Quote from: STATHUNTER on November 29, 2006, 01:13:11 PM
MileMarker E9000 on the Jeep...............yet to put it to real use yet. Was going to use it at the Mounds to pull out another Jeep but he had no tow points on the front and wanted me to "tie" it around his bumper ends......................no thanks.
smart move. winch cables should not be wrapped around something and hooked back on themselves unless there is no other way. I think it decreases the strength of the cable, or puts stress on it.
and rips the bumper off...Wheeeeeee
Quote from: fukkinrizzo on November 29, 2006, 01:41:06 PM
Quote from: STATHUNTER on November 29, 2006, 01:13:11 PM
MileMarker E9000 on the Jeep...............yet to put it to real use yet. Was going to use it at the Mounds to pull out another Jeep but he had no tow points on the front and wanted me to "tie" it around his bumper ends......................no thanks.
smart move. winch cables should not be wrapped around something and hooked back on themselves unless there is no other way. I think it decreases the strength of the cable, or puts stress on it.
It should never be done regardless, that will kink the cable and cause a weak point....there is always another way, even if it means coming back later with the right equipment....but anyone with a winch should also carry a short strap (4 feet or so, often called a tree saver)
If you dont have the right equipment with you, ask other people around to borrow something, most will have no problem with it....if there is nobody else around, then go get the right equipment and come back....much better to leave a vehicle overnight then to hurt or kill yourslef or someone else
I definately agree with Bill on this, if you cant do it safely, leave it. Its not worth hurting yourself or someone else over a vehicle.
comealongs are great to have too if you cant afford a power winch (electric, hydraulic, PTO, or even wife powered ;))
i picked up a 4 ton comealong for $40, used it once and it payed for itself. I know TSC has some larger ones but they are around $100 or so.
Yes "tying" a winch cable on to a bumper is an idea from someone who has no idea what they are talking about. He then offered to have me use his towstrap, nice new one with hooks on both ends (eeek), to try to "yank" him a few times............I told him that it was better to be pulled out the way he came in---becasue he might break his tie rod in the "pulling" process. It worked he conviced someone to put him out that way.
Here is a picture of his stuck:
(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g303/stathunter/P1060657.jpg)
I just ordered a mile marker 12000 pound winch with the intigrated coil. ==roxx ==roxx ==roxx ==roxx
Quote from: pschneider on December 24, 2006, 09:03:50 PM
with the intigrated coil. ==roxx ==roxx ==roxx ==roxx
what is that?
Quote from: fukkinrizzo on December 25, 2006, 05:26:51 AM
Quote from: pschneider on December 24, 2006, 09:03:50 PM
with the intigrated coil. ==roxx ==roxx ==roxx ==roxx
what is that?
Here's a warn version but it's the same idea.
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Quote from: pschneider on December 25, 2006, 02:32:39 PM
Quote from: fukkinrizzo on December 25, 2006, 05:26:51 AM
Quote from: pschneider on December 24, 2006, 09:03:50 PM
with the intigrated coil. ==roxx ==roxx ==roxx ==roxx
what is that?
Here's a warn version but it's the same idea.
do you mean the way the selanoid box attaches to the winch?
Yea it refers to the way the box attatches one is integrated and one is seperate. Here's pics of both styles
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8274 warn
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/wizzard7/DCP_0671.jpg)
I got my new winch mounted it's a 12000 pound mile marker ==roxx ==rocks
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looks good. did you unwrap the cable and re wrap it with tension? if you don't you will probably damage your cable when you put weight on it.
just pull your jeep across the yard with the brake on part way. keep an eye on the temp of your motor. put your hand on the outside if it starts to get hot just stop for a few minutes.
No I don't have enough room to stretch the cable out here I planed to do that tomorrow when I have enough room. ==roxx
time to test that trail.... now if you roll of into the water you can pull yourself out... lol
==dj
Quote from: MrGrey on January 12, 2007, 02:10:15 PM
time to test that trail.... now if you roll of into the water you can pull yourself out... lol
That may happen next time I'm there ==roxx
Quote from: fukkinrizzo on January 12, 2007, 04:26:01 AM
looks good. did you unwrap the cable and re wrap it with tension? if you don't you will probably damage your cable when you put weight on it.
just pull your jeep across the yard with the brake on part way. keep an eye on the temp of your motor. put your hand on the outside if it starts to get hot just stop for a few minutes.
Yes you should definately do this, as long as you have your cable out it's not a bad idea to lightly grease it also.
My cousin has a winch that is actually a converted chainsaw. Don't know exactly how it works but the winch reel and whatnot replaced the cutting bar. Anybody else ever seen a setup like this? He swears by his.
Quote from: TBigLug on January 12, 2007, 10:04:40 PM
My cousin has a winch that is actually a converted chainsaw. Don't know exactly how it works but the winch reel and whatnot replaced the cutting bar. Anybody else ever seen a setup like this? He swears by his.
yes neat little machine, but not a huge weight rating. I think it is meant for utility things.
my friend had the Rule
http://www.interioroffroad.com/warn-winches.php
http://www.lewiswinch.com/
The Winch pulls 4000 lbs
with a line speed of 60 ft/min
up to 80 ft/min
8000 lbs using a snatch block.
It fits all chainsaws
Recommended 3 to 7 hp.
(50cc to90cc)
The 3/16 aircraft cable is
galvanized and 150 feet long.
1/8 aircraft cable at 250 feet
is also available.
(http://www.lewiswinch.com/LWINCH40.jpg)
I have a electric MileMarker 12,000, i love it! have used it many times to pull others out and myself out a few times. never had a problem with it, works great under water to! haha
WOW it's been 2 years since anyone visited this thread ==roll
Well since it's been brought back to the top I've still got my 12,000# milemarker and havn't had any trouble with it it's a little slower than some others but it's pulled EVERYTHING I've tryed pulling I've even had to tie my own jeep to trees to pull things and it did it without giving me a bit of trouble.
what size winch do you think should i put on my trailer? so i can pull crap on it. also how do you guys wire them up for power?
I've got 12,000 warn
12000 ramsey on the front of my jeep
I have a 9,000 Lb Warn that I made a portable mount for, and use quick disconnect electric fork lift style plugs for the cables.....I can swap this from my tow rig, to the frt or rr of my bogger, and my trailer too. On my trailer I have a deep cycle battery I use and it gets charged through the trailer plug
Anyone know where i can get winch line? picked up a ol warn 10k with shot line
smittybuilt xrc8, love it! pull cable, winch out, continue forward ==np