Electric winch

[jigs_n_fixtures]

I hope you used real copper cable and not the cheap CCA.

I hate the CCA. The door wiring on my Dodge 3500 is CCA, fatigue breaks where it bends. Made new wiring harnesses out of stranded copper, after replacing two of the stock ones. The copper is well worth the money.

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

Hint for running heavy weight wiring to run winches. Buy good jumper cables in the fall when they go on sale. Low cost way to get good, heavy duty cabling inexpensively.

 

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I got 2/0 copper stranded for mine. Buy once, cry once, do it right, get the lowest voltage drop you can.

 

[sandman2234]

Hint for running heavy weight wiring to run winches. Buy good jumper cables in the fall when they go on sale. Low cost way to get good, heavy duty cabling inexpensively.

I prefer to find welding leads over jumper cables!
David from jax

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

I prefer to find welding leads over jumper cables!
David from jax

The wiring on the chassis doesn't move much. Particularly if you hard mount the Anderson connectors. The welding cable is better in applications which move. But, to me isn't worth the extra cost if the wiring doesn't need the flexibility.

 

[sandman2234]

The wiring on the chassis doesn't move much. Particularly if you hard mount the Anderson connectors. The welding cable is better in applications which move. But, to me isn't worth the extra cost if the wiring doesn't need the flexibility.

I have been able to locate "used" welding cables that were in really good shape. I found 200 foot many years ago for $100 in 2-0 which has made a lot of heavy duty jumper cables!
I was just saying, don't bypass welding leads if you happen to be able to find some!
David from jax

 

[Too many Kubotas]

I have a small Warn on the rear of my homegrown tractor to lift and lower the blade, with two snatch blocks (one to slow it down). Have replaced the in/out switch several times, but never anything else, including the cable.

The Warn 8274 up front has never failed.

 

[Hay Dude]

I went with synthetic when I bought my 25,000lb Sherpa.
Went back and forth with steel & synthetic.
It came down to lighter weight versus durability on abrasive surfaces.

 

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I went with synthetic when I bought my 25,000lb Sherpa.
Went back and forth with steel & synthetic.
It came down to lighter weight versus durability on abrasive surfaces.

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I chose synthetic for extra margin of safety in case of line break. Still stay out of the way, but it *shouldn't* whip...