Thread: Choosing a Winch

Originally Posted by WildOne

Would i be right in saying that with the more powerfull motor and the higher gearing you're going to draw more amps but winch (hopefully) for less time.
So with this setup your cranking battery should be a much higher than standard CCA rating?

Would the smaller winch motor and lower reduction gearing be better suited to a standard battery setup and place alot less strain on your vehicle, both mechanically and electrically?

Thoughts on this?

Didn't notice that, my chinese special is 265:1 and 6.5HP, Regards Frank

Its been awhile since i started this thread and i never got around to telling you all which winch i chose.I end up getting the Tigerzz winch and it has worked a treat so far! It pulled me out during the weekend when the diffs were hung up on the ruts at Wesburn and also helped Stirling when he rolled his 4wd.(Picture below) All in all it has been pretty good so far and it comes with a 3yr warranty.So i cant really complain.

I have an old warn xd9000 with a later 6hp motor in the 300Tdi disco. Duel batteries with drivesafe's sc40 isolator/controller. I wired this up with a solenoid to connect the 2 batteries when winching with the engine running.

Originally Posted by Tombie2

You shouldnt hang your winch on the second battery for this very reason...

Unless running two alternators I'd suggest no-one wires the winch to the aux. battery.

Absolutely right.....I found out this the hard way this weekend, even though I can link both battery's the alternator could not keep up. it's an 80 amp job and it took a long time to restore the batts

I just bought a cheap 15000LB winch off ebay - supposedly will run on either 12v or 24v - attractive because my 101 has both types of power. Of course it is the usual ebay lies - is actually 12v and does not run on 24v.

I bought it as a backup to the PTO winch fitted to the 101 - my intention is to make the electric winch portable (weighs 55kg) so that I can mount it on the front or rear as needed via a square tow hitch recepticle.

I noted Tanks comments on the seals and grease and will pull it apart and change these over.

On the issue of battery power, at the moment I just have a standand size (450cca) battery on the 12v system as it is just used to run the LPG, car radio and CB. In due course I will replace this battery with two large batteries to power fridges etc - was going to get deep cycle batteries but as these may have to now also power the winch in emergencies when the engine has died (or too lazy to transfer the PTO winch cable from the front to rear or vice versa I need to reconsider they type of battery (with a 101 PTO you can winch from the front or rear - just need to change the direction of the cable).

At full load the electric winch draws 450amps so any recommendations on the type of batteries to buy - they will be in parrallel, powered by their own 120 amp alternator, no battery isolator will be needed, they will be used to mainly power fridges etc and occasionally the winch.

The truck starting system has two 12v batteries in series and is charged by the main 24v alternator - the 12v system and the 24v systems are completely separate.

Thanks

Garry

I see to recall there are a number of people competing in the UK feeding 24volts into the 6hp XP 12v motors with decent results!

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

I see to recall there are a number of people competing in the UK feeding 24volts into the 6hp XP 12v motors with decent results!

Apparently they are good for this and it powers them right up. A lot of people in Aus comps do the same. This said, if on 24v they need to be under load when winching in, and dont power them out using 24v either.

Surely the motors don't last too long with double the voltage.

Garry