Thread: Winch remote for Warn xd 9000

What i did to my old M8000 winch was to get a cheap wireless kit off ebay then run 3m of 5 core trailer cable from the solenoid box into the engine bay and mount it up high, connect the receiver and away you go. You can then if you feel inclined to extend the wires into the cabin and add a couple of switches for in cab control.

Do you know if the Warn solenoids work ?

I reckon giving the whole rig a service before spending any $ on components

S

Originally Posted by roverrescue

Do you know if the Warn solenoids work ?

I reckon giving the whole rig a service before spending any $ on components

S

+1. Warn stuff is expensive, well it was. I gave my Warn away to someone on this forum and bought a cheap winch which is fine for the amount of time I need it. The whole thing, rope and all was cheaper than the bits I needed for the Warn. Thing is, the Warn was broken, and failed me and my son one day when we really could have used it. The cheap one still works as of now, 3 years after I bought it. $350 would NOT have fixed the Warn, far less would it have given the synth rope that I have now.

If you are going to rely on a winch all the time, such as competition stuff, or you use your rig everyday in bad places, then fix the Warn, or better still, get a Runva.

A good solid winch in my experience, especially the older ones. There are several different solenoids, including an expensive solid state upgrade, but for normal occasional use the original types are ok. WRN72631 on some of them is just for pay out, WRN68379 is a higher rating for haul in. If faulty you need to shop around and make sure you get the correct one. You may need the winch serial number to find which is the correct solenoids, but other types can be adapted to use.

It looks like the same thief was around yours as mine and knocked off the control plug cover. I replaced mine with the rubber end from a walking stick, held on with a hose clamp. Most important to keep the water out. WRN98544, (was 13299)

You can get a replacement after market rocker switch to fit inside the cab, or mount it in a small PVC box. Connect it up with some trailer plug wire.
Just make sure any after market switch is spring return to center off, as the cheap Chinese ones are NOT.

This is the way I would roll

Yank winch from bar
Strip cable from drum
Strip gear box and re-grease
Pull motor and check brushes and windings look ok

Bench test the unit (YouTube has videos on which terminals need power and linking to run forward and reverse)

Assume it is operational and not letting the smoke out

Install using this solenoid and remote

Heavy Duty 12V 500A Contactor Winch Solenoid Relay Twin Wireless Remote & Cover | eBay

And then whack this on the drum and be done with it

10MM X 20M Dyneema SK78 Winch Rope Synthetic Car Tow Recovery Offroad Cable 4X4 | eBay


(20m of string means you will be pulling low on the drum most of the time which gives more grunt - just make sure you have plenty of extensions to reach your anchor )

S

Originally Posted by roverrescue

Do you know if the Warn solenoids work ?

I reckon giving the whole rig a service before spending any $ on components

S

Not sure, I've had a long list of things to fix before the winch appeared on the priority list. Only just learning about winches now so I'll take it off the car and see what I can learn from you tube.

Originally Posted by roverrescue

This is the way I would roll

Yank winch from bar
Strip cable from drum
Strip gear box and re-grease
Pull motor and check brushes and windings look ok

Bench test the unit (YouTube has videos on which terminals need power and linking to run forward and reverse)

Assume it is operational and not letting the smoke out

Install using this solenoid and remote

Heavy Duty 12V 500A Contactor Winch Solenoid Relay Twin Wireless Remote & Cover | eBay

And then whack this on the drum and be done with it

10MM X 20M Dyneema SK78 Winch Rope Synthetic Car Tow Recovery Offroad Cable 4X4 | eBay


(20m of string means you will be pulling low on the drum most of the time which gives more grunt - just make sure you have plenty of extensions to reach your anchor )

S

Sounds like a plan

Originally Posted by Patrick110td5

Noob question.

I have an old warn xd 9000 attached to my 110, likely there since new. (20 years old).
To get it serviceable I need a remote and replace the tangled old cable with some rope which will be safer.
Obvious answer for a remote would be a warn wired remote for ~$200 however considering I would also want to replace the cable to rope aswell the costs add up. Is there cheaper remotes that are reliable?
I will also service/regrease the winch myself.
Do these winches last? Is it likely to be recovable or am I better off ditching it and look at a new one. I will likely only use it once or twice a year.

Any help/opinions welcome.

You'd probably get a cheaper Warn remote via ebay. They're extremely simple and reliable units, although my experiences are that they're not dog proof! Whats good about the warn setup is that they're harder to hotwire, so a more secure setup, but you can also convert the solinoid setup to an albright style setup and cheaper 3pin or remote setup quite cheaply via ebay parts, but they are cheaper.

In relation to changing to rope, my thoughts are that once wire cable has been used on the drum, then thats the setup as it burrs up the drum and fairlead. If you do change to rope, I'd go over the drum really well and replace the roller fairlead for a new one or swap it for a hawse.

From my perspective, I don't use my XD9000 winch all that often these days either. Its a wired controller and cable. The good thing about the cable is that although its heavier, it doesn't break down under the UV light, so it doesn't age while sitting on the car. If I used it lots, then I'd go to rope for the ease, weight and safety, but I don't use it lots and the cable will still be good even if you don't use it for 10 years. That decision is based on practicalities, I have a heap of winches sitting here and I have both plasma rope and cable sitting here also, but for minimal use, I do think and I have setup with cable and a wired controller.