How is your winch wired? - Land Rovers Only

DFW Rusty · 02-09-2007, 05:40 AM

I finally wired up my winch last night, and I am about 90% sure I did a pretty good job. I was just kinda wondering how everyone has there winches wired.

I went ahead and replaced the old top post ACDelco with an Optima red top, that has male top posts and female side posts. I used 2ga cables, I wired the ground directly to the battery, and I used a warn quick disconnect on the positive!

I am also a li'l bummed cuz my warn has some sheared gears, meaning I went ahead and bought my dad's Ramsey 8000 and will be using that junk till I can afford a 10k winch. I guess I will have to snatch block every time I winch!

Muddy Oval · 02-09-2007, 07:33 AM

An 8K is probably more than adequate unless you're chassis deep in thick mud and have to break suction to extract it. The old "junk" ramsey 8K's are one of the longest lasting beater winches out there. After all- it still works and the Warn spewed gears...

I hope you didn't wire the winch to the side posts... they are not designed to meet the current draw of a winch.

01001010 · 02-09-2007, 07:39 AM

Here ya go...

DFW Rusty · 02-09-2007, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Muddy Oval

An 8K is probably more than adequate unless you're chassis deep in thick mud and have to break suction to extract it. The old "junk" ramsey 8K's are one of the longest lasting beater winches out there. After all- it still works and the Warn spewed gears...

I hope you didn't wire the winch to the side posts... they are not designed to meet the current draw of a winch.

uh...oh..... even if you put the screw in posts on it, that allow you to do clamps?

I may have to go home and fix that tonight! I am going to be doing a lot of creek driving this weekend!

DFW Rusty · 02-09-2007, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Muddy Oval

After all- it still works and the Warn spewed gears...

That is a really good point! The Warn was almost brand new, and the Ramsey is close to 5yrs old...... point proven! I guess I just have a chip on my shoulder because of my last experience with a ramsey!

Muddy Oval · 02-09-2007, 08:35 AM

I have an 8 year old Ramsey on a beater truck- I abuse and neglect the winch and it always works.

Optima warns against using the side posts for huge current draw (like a winch). The winch will draw more power than the original vehicle would ever pull. I think they suggest putting the vehicle cables on the side terminals and the winch on the top terminals. I, of course, wouldn't recommend an Optima at all considering their failure rate.

DFW Rusty · 02-09-2007, 08:54 AM

Thx Steve

p76rangie · 02-10-2007, 03:31 AM

JC, sure you got enough wire to that winch. By the time the power gets to the winch it would have forgotten what it was going there for.

How do you get to the solenoids if they play up?

LR Max · 02-20-2007, 08:30 AM

DFW, is your warn less than 1 year old? If so, its still under warranty. Get it fixed and then sell it.

Otherwise you can probably sell some parts off of it. Is the motor still good? What model winch is it? I destroyed my motor in my warn so I am in the market for some used-but-not-terribly abused parts.

Menace2U · 02-20-2007, 11:32 AM

Did you consider a deep-cycle (yellow or blue top) over the red top? Winching can drain a battery quick and deep cycles are meant to handle the charge/drain 'cycle'.

But you have a winch and I don't so you still win

AndrewT

01001010 · 02-20-2007, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by p76rangie

JC, sure you got enough wire to that winch. By the time the power gets to the winch it would have forgotten what it was going there for.

How do you get to the solenoids if they play up?

HAHAH!!..

Well, the snorkel hose comes off easy and the solenoid box is only held down by 2 screws I think. anything else is cake. I packed that thing with dielectric grease though.

DFW Rusty · 02-22-2007, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by LR Max

DFW, is your warn less than 1 year old? If so, its still under warranty. Get it fixed and then sell it.

Otherwise you can probably sell some parts off of it. Is the motor still good? What model winch is it? I destroyed my motor in my warn so I am in the market for some used-but-not-terribly abused parts.

I will check on everything today, to see what exactly is wrong with the winch! I would gladly part it out, if someone needs the parts! I will let you know what I find out.

As far as waranty goes, I bought the winch used and the guy I bought it from never sent off for the factory waranty....

I called a local 4wl drive shop and they told me fat chance on getting warn to stand behind that winch without the paper work!

02-09-2007, 05:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
DFW Rusty Offroader Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bosque county, Texas Posts: 463 Gallery: 0	How is your winch wired? I finally wired up my winch last night, and I am about 90% sure I did a pretty good job. I was just kinda wondering how everyone has there winches wired. I went ahead and replaced the old top post ACDelco with an Optima red top, that has male top posts and female side posts. I used 2ga cables, I wired the ground directly to the battery, and I used a warn quick disconnect on the positive! I am also a li'l bummed cuz my warn has some sheared gears, meaning I went ahead and bought my dad's Ramsey 8000 and will be using that junk till I can afford a 10k winch. I guess I will have to snatch block every time I winch! __________________ '00 Disco II, custom built bumper, Voyager II roof rack. '07 Jeep JK, 3" lift, custom bumper, winch, 35's

02-09-2007, 07:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
Muddy Oval Otherwise known as STEVE Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,968 Gallery: 0	An 8K is probably more than adequate unless you're chassis deep in thick mud and have to break suction to extract it. The old "junk" ramsey 8K's are one of the longest lasting beater winches out there. After all- it still works and the Warn spewed gears... I hope you didn't wire the winch to the side posts... they are not designed to meet the current draw of a winch. __________________ 2002 Freelander 2000 DII w/CDL 1967 SIIA 109SW Former Rovers 2004 Modded "S" Disco, R.I.P. 2004 G4 Disco 2002 Modded Freelander 1995 Modded Disco 1994 D-90 #8 1993 NAS D110 1990 Range Rover County 1973 SIII 88 1972 Range Rover 2 door

02-09-2007, 07:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
01001010 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 4,543 Gallery: 15	Here ya go... __________________ JC... 1996 Discovery SE - The Blue Marlin - gone =( 1965 Series IIa 109 RHD 2.25L Dsl - Wilks 1965 Series IIa 88' LHD 2.25L Petrol - Fionna

02-09-2007, 08:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
Muddy Oval Otherwise known as STEVE Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,968 Gallery: 0	I have an 8 year old Ramsey on a beater truck- I abuse and neglect the winch and it always works. Optima warns against using the side posts for huge current draw (like a winch). The winch will draw more power than the original vehicle would ever pull. I think they suggest putting the vehicle cables on the side terminals and the winch on the top terminals. I, of course, wouldn't recommend an Optima at all considering their failure rate. __________________ 2002 Freelander 2000 DII w/CDL 1967 SIIA 109SW Former Rovers 2004 Modded "S" Disco, R.I.P. 2004 G4 Disco 2002 Modded Freelander 1995 Modded Disco 1994 D-90 #8 1993 NAS D110 1990 Range Rover County 1973 SIII 88 1972 Range Rover 2 door

02-09-2007, 08:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
DFW Rusty Offroader Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bosque county, Texas Posts: 463 Gallery: 0	Thx Steve __________________ '00 Disco II, custom built bumper, Voyager II roof rack. '07 Jeep JK, 3" lift, custom bumper, winch, 35's

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02-10-2007, 03:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
p76rangie Ian Matthews Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 2,157 Gallery: 0	JC, sure you got enough wire to that winch. By the time the power gets to the winch it would have forgotten what it was going there for. How do you get to the solenoids if they play up?

02-20-2007, 08:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
LR Max Put a jeep-had on you!! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Clemson, SC Posts: 187 Gallery: 0	DFW, is your warn less than 1 year old? If so, its still under warranty. Get it fixed and then sell it. Otherwise you can probably sell some parts off of it. Is the motor still good? What model winch is it? I destroyed my motor in my warn so I am in the market for some used-but-not-terribly abused parts. __________________ Super 109 Driver Check out Crawl Magazine www.crawlmag.com

02-20-2007, 11:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
Menace2U Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 47 Gallery: 0	Did you consider a deep-cycle (yellow or blue top) over the red top? Winching can drain a battery quick and deep cycles are meant to handle the charge/drain 'cycle'. But you have a winch and I don't so you still win AndrewT

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