Superwinch = junk
09-03-2003, 04:03 PM
#21
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Re: Superwinch = junk
With the emphasis on "at least"! You should have a "****** block" or "winch
pulley" to double your pulling power if you need to, also.
"Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> You need at least an 8000# winch to recover a TJ.
>
>
>
>
> "Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
> news:b102b6e4.0309030717.3a55f2b4@posting.google.c om...
> > I recently bought a Superwinch 4500 from the quadratec catalog for a
> > new TJ. The TJ in question is a more or less stock SE, so it's not
> > super-capable off road and I expected the winch would see a fair
> > amount of use. Well with the recent rain we've had it didn't take me
> > too long to get the SE sunk up to its axles in mud. No problem, I'll
> > just use the winch to pull me the rest of the way up the hill, right?
> >
> > Fat chance. The so-called "4500 pound winch" balked at even pulling
> > my ~2700 lb TJ one inch. What a piece of junk! Hopefully I can get
> > the store to take it back and give me a different brand. I had heard
> > before tat I should have bought a Warn, but I tried to save a few
> > bucks. I guess you get what you pay for!
>
>
pulley" to double your pulling power if you need to, also.
"Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:vlcd2ir6a3efe9@corp.supernews.com...
> You need at least an 8000# winch to recover a TJ.
>
>
>
>
> "Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
> news:b102b6e4.0309030717.3a55f2b4@posting.google.c om...
> > I recently bought a Superwinch 4500 from the quadratec catalog for a
> > new TJ. The TJ in question is a more or less stock SE, so it's not
> > super-capable off road and I expected the winch would see a fair
> > amount of use. Well with the recent rain we've had it didn't take me
> > too long to get the SE sunk up to its axles in mud. No problem, I'll
> > just use the winch to pull me the rest of the way up the hill, right?
> >
> > Fat chance. The so-called "4500 pound winch" balked at even pulling
> > my ~2700 lb TJ one inch. What a piece of junk! Hopefully I can get
> > the store to take it back and give me a different brand. I had heard
> > before tat I should have bought a Warn, but I tried to save a few
> > bucks. I guess you get what you pay for!
>
>
09-03-2003, 05:02 PM
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Re: Superwinch = junk
LOL! You should have seen the look on my 20 year old daughter's when
I told her I needed a ****** strap instead of a chain to get her
unstuck...
On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 17:06:19 UTC Don <spam1@dontbotherme.pls> wrote:
> Every time I hear "****** block" I think chastity belt. Why don't they
> just call it a "winch pully"?
>
> Don
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Nathan W. Collier wrote:
> > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:3F560D89.FAFA7C85@sympatico.ca...
> >
> >>I have stalled my Warn 9000 with only a short pull. Had to back up a
> >>ways to get more line out to have more pulling power.
> >
> >
> > hi mike,
> > im surprised you dont carry a ****** block.
> >
> >
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
I told her I needed a ****** strap instead of a chain to get her
unstuck...
On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 17:06:19 UTC Don <spam1@dontbotherme.pls> wrote:
> Every time I hear "****** block" I think chastity belt. Why don't they
> just call it a "winch pully"?
>
> Don
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Nathan W. Collier wrote:
> > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:3F560D89.FAFA7C85@sympatico.ca...
> >
> >>I have stalled my Warn 9000 with only a short pull. Had to back up a
> >>ways to get more line out to have more pulling power.
> >
> >
> > hi mike,
> > im surprised you dont carry a ****** block.
> >
> >
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
09-03-2003, 05:02 PM
#23
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Re: Superwinch = junk
LOL! You should have seen the look on my 20 year old daughter's when
I told her I needed a ****** strap instead of a chain to get her
unstuck...
On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 17:06:19 UTC Don <spam1@dontbotherme.pls> wrote:
> Every time I hear "****** block" I think chastity belt. Why don't they
> just call it a "winch pully"?
>
> Don
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Nathan W. Collier wrote:
> > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:3F560D89.FAFA7C85@sympatico.ca...
> >
> >>I have stalled my Warn 9000 with only a short pull. Had to back up a
> >>ways to get more line out to have more pulling power.
> >
> >
> > hi mike,
> > im surprised you dont carry a ****** block.
> >
> >
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
I told her I needed a ****** strap instead of a chain to get her
unstuck...
On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 17:06:19 UTC Don <spam1@dontbotherme.pls> wrote:
> Every time I hear "****** block" I think chastity belt. Why don't they
> just call it a "winch pully"?
>
> Don
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Nathan W. Collier wrote:
> > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:3F560D89.FAFA7C85@sympatico.ca...
> >
> >>I have stalled my Warn 9000 with only a short pull. Had to back up a
> >>ways to get more line out to have more pulling power.
> >
> >
> > hi mike,
> > im surprised you dont carry a ****** block.
> >
> >
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
09-03-2003, 05:49 PM
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Re: Superwinch = junk
> You can't expect *anyone's* 4500 lb. winch to pull a TJ out
> of axle-deep mud! 8000-10000 lb. winches would probably have been able to
> do it, but would have had to work pretty hard at it.
That's ridiculous. A 4500 lb winch ought to be able to pull 4500 lbs
or it isn't a 4500 lb winch. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
What are you going to tell me next, my 2.5L engine is actually only
1.3L and the rest refers to the size of the engine compartment?
This is a stock jeep, darn near its factory curb weight. And no one
was sitting in the vehicle. Probably the only extra weight on this
jeep is the winch itself!! So I was well below 4500lbs. Mud might be
heavy but there is no way that there wer 1800 lbs of it on the jeep!
(Not to mention, the winch wasn't even having to pull the full weight
of the jeep, because I was trying to winch mostly horizontally, not
pull the 2700 lb jeep straight up into the air! Shoot, put the jeep
in neutral on a flat hard surface and I can push it into motion
myself, and I guarantee I haven't got 2700lbs of hauling power in my
biceps!!)
BTW I am not familiar with ****** blocks. I found some pictures of
them on the internet after reading these replies so now I know what
they are and what they look like, but I'm having trouble picturing
exactly how they would work or how they could double the strength of
the winch. Could someone explain this to me or refer me to a photo?
This might be the route I have to take. It seems the jerks at
Quadratec balk at taking a refund on a product with a little bit of
mud on it.
> of axle-deep mud! 8000-10000 lb. winches would probably have been able to
> do it, but would have had to work pretty hard at it.
That's ridiculous. A 4500 lb winch ought to be able to pull 4500 lbs
or it isn't a 4500 lb winch. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
What are you going to tell me next, my 2.5L engine is actually only
1.3L and the rest refers to the size of the engine compartment?
This is a stock jeep, darn near its factory curb weight. And no one
was sitting in the vehicle. Probably the only extra weight on this
jeep is the winch itself!! So I was well below 4500lbs. Mud might be
heavy but there is no way that there wer 1800 lbs of it on the jeep!
(Not to mention, the winch wasn't even having to pull the full weight
of the jeep, because I was trying to winch mostly horizontally, not
pull the 2700 lb jeep straight up into the air! Shoot, put the jeep
in neutral on a flat hard surface and I can push it into motion
myself, and I guarantee I haven't got 2700lbs of hauling power in my
biceps!!)
BTW I am not familiar with ****** blocks. I found some pictures of
them on the internet after reading these replies so now I know what
they are and what they look like, but I'm having trouble picturing
exactly how they would work or how they could double the strength of
the winch. Could someone explain this to me or refer me to a photo?
This might be the route I have to take. It seems the jerks at
Quadratec balk at taking a refund on a product with a little bit of
mud on it.
09-03-2003, 05:49 PM
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Re: Superwinch = junk
> You can't expect *anyone's* 4500 lb. winch to pull a TJ out
> of axle-deep mud! 8000-10000 lb. winches would probably have been able to
> do it, but would have had to work pretty hard at it.
That's ridiculous. A 4500 lb winch ought to be able to pull 4500 lbs
or it isn't a 4500 lb winch. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
What are you going to tell me next, my 2.5L engine is actually only
1.3L and the rest refers to the size of the engine compartment?
This is a stock jeep, darn near its factory curb weight. And no one
was sitting in the vehicle. Probably the only extra weight on this
jeep is the winch itself!! So I was well below 4500lbs. Mud might be
heavy but there is no way that there wer 1800 lbs of it on the jeep!
(Not to mention, the winch wasn't even having to pull the full weight
of the jeep, because I was trying to winch mostly horizontally, not
pull the 2700 lb jeep straight up into the air! Shoot, put the jeep
in neutral on a flat hard surface and I can push it into motion
myself, and I guarantee I haven't got 2700lbs of hauling power in my
biceps!!)
BTW I am not familiar with ****** blocks. I found some pictures of
them on the internet after reading these replies so now I know what
they are and what they look like, but I'm having trouble picturing
exactly how they would work or how they could double the strength of
the winch. Could someone explain this to me or refer me to a photo?
This might be the route I have to take. It seems the jerks at
Quadratec balk at taking a refund on a product with a little bit of
mud on it.
> of axle-deep mud! 8000-10000 lb. winches would probably have been able to
> do it, but would have had to work pretty hard at it.
That's ridiculous. A 4500 lb winch ought to be able to pull 4500 lbs
or it isn't a 4500 lb winch. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
What are you going to tell me next, my 2.5L engine is actually only
1.3L and the rest refers to the size of the engine compartment?
This is a stock jeep, darn near its factory curb weight. And no one
was sitting in the vehicle. Probably the only extra weight on this
jeep is the winch itself!! So I was well below 4500lbs. Mud might be
heavy but there is no way that there wer 1800 lbs of it on the jeep!
(Not to mention, the winch wasn't even having to pull the full weight
of the jeep, because I was trying to winch mostly horizontally, not
pull the 2700 lb jeep straight up into the air! Shoot, put the jeep
in neutral on a flat hard surface and I can push it into motion
myself, and I guarantee I haven't got 2700lbs of hauling power in my
biceps!!)
BTW I am not familiar with ****** blocks. I found some pictures of
them on the internet after reading these replies so now I know what
they are and what they look like, but I'm having trouble picturing
exactly how they would work or how they could double the strength of
the winch. Could someone explain this to me or refer me to a photo?
This might be the route I have to take. It seems the jerks at
Quadratec balk at taking a refund on a product with a little bit of
mud on it.
09-03-2003, 05:57 PM
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Re: Superwinch = junk
"Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
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> > You can't expect *anyone's* 4500 lb. winch to pull a TJ out
> > of axle-deep mud! 8000-10000 lb. winches would probably have been able
to
> > do it, but would have had to work pretty hard at it.
>
> That's ridiculous. A 4500 lb winch ought to be able to pull 4500 lbs
> or it isn't a 4500 lb winch. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
hi joshua,
youre _really_ missing the boat on this. your winch will pull 4500 pounds.
when your jeep is buried in mud, it as added resistance and weighs a whole
lot more than what it would weigh if you were just trying to lift it
straight up. the mud and goop around your tires are like anchors and they
will hold it in place without additional force over and above what your jeep
itself weighs on flat pavement to get it going. you need to take the weight
of your vehicle and double it, and that will be the size winch you need.
> Mud might be
> heavy but there is no way that there wer 1800 lbs of it on the jeep!
its not the weight of the mud itself, its the added resistance the mud puts
on the tow line.
> I was trying to winch mostly horizontally, not
> pull the 2700 lb jeep straight up into the air!
pulling it straight up into the air would have been easier than trying to
lift it out of the hole by pulling horizontal. thats where the added force
comes in, dont you see that?
> Shoot, put the jeep
> in neutral on a flat hard surface and I can push it into motion
> myself
and _thats_ where a 4500 pound winch will pull you. :-)
--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
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> > You can't expect *anyone's* 4500 lb. winch to pull a TJ out
> > of axle-deep mud! 8000-10000 lb. winches would probably have been able
to
> > do it, but would have had to work pretty hard at it.
>
> That's ridiculous. A 4500 lb winch ought to be able to pull 4500 lbs
> or it isn't a 4500 lb winch. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
hi joshua,
youre _really_ missing the boat on this. your winch will pull 4500 pounds.
when your jeep is buried in mud, it as added resistance and weighs a whole
lot more than what it would weigh if you were just trying to lift it
straight up. the mud and goop around your tires are like anchors and they
will hold it in place without additional force over and above what your jeep
itself weighs on flat pavement to get it going. you need to take the weight
of your vehicle and double it, and that will be the size winch you need.
> Mud might be
> heavy but there is no way that there wer 1800 lbs of it on the jeep!
its not the weight of the mud itself, its the added resistance the mud puts
on the tow line.
> I was trying to winch mostly horizontally, not
> pull the 2700 lb jeep straight up into the air!
pulling it straight up into the air would have been easier than trying to
lift it out of the hole by pulling horizontal. thats where the added force
comes in, dont you see that?
> Shoot, put the jeep
> in neutral on a flat hard surface and I can push it into motion
> myself
and _thats_ where a 4500 pound winch will pull you. :-)
--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
09-03-2003, 05:57 PM
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Re: Superwinch = junk
"Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
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> > You can't expect *anyone's* 4500 lb. winch to pull a TJ out
> > of axle-deep mud! 8000-10000 lb. winches would probably have been able
to
> > do it, but would have had to work pretty hard at it.
>
> That's ridiculous. A 4500 lb winch ought to be able to pull 4500 lbs
> or it isn't a 4500 lb winch. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
hi joshua,
youre _really_ missing the boat on this. your winch will pull 4500 pounds.
when your jeep is buried in mud, it as added resistance and weighs a whole
lot more than what it would weigh if you were just trying to lift it
straight up. the mud and goop around your tires are like anchors and they
will hold it in place without additional force over and above what your jeep
itself weighs on flat pavement to get it going. you need to take the weight
of your vehicle and double it, and that will be the size winch you need.
> Mud might be
> heavy but there is no way that there wer 1800 lbs of it on the jeep!
its not the weight of the mud itself, its the added resistance the mud puts
on the tow line.
> I was trying to winch mostly horizontally, not
> pull the 2700 lb jeep straight up into the air!
pulling it straight up into the air would have been easier than trying to
lift it out of the hole by pulling horizontal. thats where the added force
comes in, dont you see that?
> Shoot, put the jeep
> in neutral on a flat hard surface and I can push it into motion
> myself
and _thats_ where a 4500 pound winch will pull you. :-)
--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
news:b102b6e4.0309031349.7de95559@posting.google.c om...
> > You can't expect *anyone's* 4500 lb. winch to pull a TJ out
> > of axle-deep mud! 8000-10000 lb. winches would probably have been able
to
> > do it, but would have had to work pretty hard at it.
>
> That's ridiculous. A 4500 lb winch ought to be able to pull 4500 lbs
> or it isn't a 4500 lb winch. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
hi joshua,
youre _really_ missing the boat on this. your winch will pull 4500 pounds.
when your jeep is buried in mud, it as added resistance and weighs a whole
lot more than what it would weigh if you were just trying to lift it
straight up. the mud and goop around your tires are like anchors and they
will hold it in place without additional force over and above what your jeep
itself weighs on flat pavement to get it going. you need to take the weight
of your vehicle and double it, and that will be the size winch you need.
> Mud might be
> heavy but there is no way that there wer 1800 lbs of it on the jeep!
its not the weight of the mud itself, its the added resistance the mud puts
on the tow line.
> I was trying to winch mostly horizontally, not
> pull the 2700 lb jeep straight up into the air!
pulling it straight up into the air would have been easier than trying to
lift it out of the hole by pulling horizontal. thats where the added force
comes in, dont you see that?
> Shoot, put the jeep
> in neutral on a flat hard surface and I can push it into motion
> myself
and _thats_ where a 4500 pound winch will pull you. :-)
--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
09-03-2003, 05:58 PM
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Re: Superwinch = junk
In article <b102b6e4.0309031349.7de95559@posting.google.com >,
spam_box@ev1.net (Joshua Nelson) wrote:
> That's ridiculous. A 4500 lb winch ought to be able to pull 4500 lbs
> or it isn't a 4500 lb winch. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
Apparently not.
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> That's ridiculous. A 4500 lb winch ought to be able to pull 4500 lbs
> or it isn't a 4500 lb winch. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
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In article <b102b6e4.0309031349.7de95559@posting.google.com >,
spam_box@ev1.net (Joshua Nelson) wrote:
> That's ridiculous. A 4500 lb winch ought to be able to pull 4500 lbs
> or it isn't a 4500 lb winch. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
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> That's ridiculous. A 4500 lb winch ought to be able to pull 4500 lbs
> or it isn't a 4500 lb winch. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
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09-03-2003, 06:30 PM
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"Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
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> > You can't expect *anyone's* 4500 lb. winch to pull a TJ out
> > of axle-deep mud! 8000-10000 lb. winches would probably have been able
to
> > do it, but would have had to work pretty hard at it.
>
> That's ridiculous. A 4500 lb winch ought to be able to pull 4500 lbs
> or it isn't a 4500 lb winch. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
> What are you going to tell me next, my 2.5L engine is actually only
> 1.3L and the rest refers to the size of the engine compartment?
>
> This is a stock jeep, darn near its factory curb weight. And no one
> was sitting in the vehicle. Probably the only extra weight on this
> jeep is the winch itself!! So I was well below 4500lbs. Mud might be
> heavy but there is no way that there wer 1800 lbs of it on the jeep!
>
> (Not to mention, the winch wasn't even having to pull the full weight
> of the jeep, because I was trying to winch mostly horizontally, not
> pull the 2700 lb jeep straight up into the air! Shoot, put the jeep
> in neutral on a flat hard surface and I can push it into motion
> myself, and I guarantee I haven't got 2700lbs of hauling power in my
> biceps!!)
>
> BTW I am not familiar with ****** blocks. I found some pictures of
> them on the internet after reading these replies so now I know what
> they are and what they look like, but I'm having trouble picturing
> exactly how they would work or how they could double the strength of
> the winch. Could someone explain this to me or refer me to a photo?
> This might be the route I have to take. It seems the jerks at
> Quadratec balk at taking a refund on a product with a little bit of
> mud on it.
RTFM
From www.jeep.com .... Wrangler Specs .... Base Curb Weight - Manual Trans -
3231 lb
From http://www.superwinch.com/support/do...uals/s4500.pdf
1. The S4500 winch is rated at 4,500 pounds (2,041 kg) (single line)
capacity on the wire rope layer closest to the drum. DO NOT OVERLOAD. DO NOT
ATTEMPT PROLONGED PULLS AT HEAVY LOADS. Do not maintain power to the winch
if the motor stalls. Overloads can damage the winch and/or the wire rope and
create unsafe operating conditions.
FOR LOADS OVER 3,000 POUNDS (1,361KG), WE RECOMMEND THE USE OF THE OPTIONAL
PULLEY BLOCK TO DOUBLE LINE THE WIRE ROPE (Figures 2 & 16). This reduces the
load on the winch and the strain on the wire rope by approximately 50%. If
attaching back to vehicle, attach to the frame or other load bearing part.
The vehicle engine should be running during winch operation to minimize
battery drain and maximize winch power and speed. If considerable winching
is performed with the engine off, the battery may be too weak to restart the
engine.
2. AFTER READING AND UNDER-STANDING THIS MANUAL, LEARN TO USE YOUR WINCH.
After installing the winch, practice using it so you will be familiar with
it when the need arises.
PERFORMANCE
Wire Rope Max. Pulling Capacity
Layer lbs.
1 4,500
2 4,000
3 3,500
4 2,900
Working Load* . . . 4,500 lbs.
*Based on first layer performance
-Jeff
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> > You can't expect *anyone's* 4500 lb. winch to pull a TJ out
> > of axle-deep mud! 8000-10000 lb. winches would probably have been able
to
> > do it, but would have had to work pretty hard at it.
>
> That's ridiculous. A 4500 lb winch ought to be able to pull 4500 lbs
> or it isn't a 4500 lb winch. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
> What are you going to tell me next, my 2.5L engine is actually only
> 1.3L and the rest refers to the size of the engine compartment?
>
> This is a stock jeep, darn near its factory curb weight. And no one
> was sitting in the vehicle. Probably the only extra weight on this
> jeep is the winch itself!! So I was well below 4500lbs. Mud might be
> heavy but there is no way that there wer 1800 lbs of it on the jeep!
>
> (Not to mention, the winch wasn't even having to pull the full weight
> of the jeep, because I was trying to winch mostly horizontally, not
> pull the 2700 lb jeep straight up into the air! Shoot, put the jeep
> in neutral on a flat hard surface and I can push it into motion
> myself, and I guarantee I haven't got 2700lbs of hauling power in my
> biceps!!)
>
> BTW I am not familiar with ****** blocks. I found some pictures of
> them on the internet after reading these replies so now I know what
> they are and what they look like, but I'm having trouble picturing
> exactly how they would work or how they could double the strength of
> the winch. Could someone explain this to me or refer me to a photo?
> This might be the route I have to take. It seems the jerks at
> Quadratec balk at taking a refund on a product with a little bit of
> mud on it.
RTFM
From www.jeep.com .... Wrangler Specs .... Base Curb Weight - Manual Trans -
3231 lb
From http://www.superwinch.com/support/do...uals/s4500.pdf
1. The S4500 winch is rated at 4,500 pounds (2,041 kg) (single line)
capacity on the wire rope layer closest to the drum. DO NOT OVERLOAD. DO NOT
ATTEMPT PROLONGED PULLS AT HEAVY LOADS. Do not maintain power to the winch
if the motor stalls. Overloads can damage the winch and/or the wire rope and
create unsafe operating conditions.
FOR LOADS OVER 3,000 POUNDS (1,361KG), WE RECOMMEND THE USE OF THE OPTIONAL
PULLEY BLOCK TO DOUBLE LINE THE WIRE ROPE (Figures 2 & 16). This reduces the
load on the winch and the strain on the wire rope by approximately 50%. If
attaching back to vehicle, attach to the frame or other load bearing part.
The vehicle engine should be running during winch operation to minimize
battery drain and maximize winch power and speed. If considerable winching
is performed with the engine off, the battery may be too weak to restart the
engine.
2. AFTER READING AND UNDER-STANDING THIS MANUAL, LEARN TO USE YOUR WINCH.
After installing the winch, practice using it so you will be familiar with
it when the need arises.
PERFORMANCE
Wire Rope Max. Pulling Capacity
Layer lbs.
1 4,500
2 4,000
3 3,500
4 2,900
Working Load* . . . 4,500 lbs.
*Based on first layer performance
-Jeff
