ayelvington
Gold Member
I have an el cheapo Harbor Freight winch on Murphy. It works just fine.
I want to share what I did with the controls in case you're interested.
The tethered control is connected right next to relay by the battery. It kept the connections short and provided a nice mounting surface. (Yes, that's a Harbor Freight maintenance charger. It's a good idea too.)
Trouble: As often as not I'm up to my gills in mud and don't feel like kneeling by Murphy's side to plug in the tether. After some thought, I took advantage of the turn-signal hole in the dashboard to put in a parallel control set. The stock turn-signal switch is a spring-return type that goes to center when you're not pressing one way or another. I can now sit in the cab and either stand on the brake (to drag something else), or give it throttle (to help get myself out of trouble).
It's nice.
I haven't labeled the directions on the dash (In/Out) since I'm lazy and like a little adventure.
The wiring runs underneath along the chassis to the relay connections. No photos since too cramped as it is down there...
Photos submitted for your consideration:
I want to share what I did with the controls in case you're interested.
The tethered control is connected right next to relay by the battery. It kept the connections short and provided a nice mounting surface. (Yes, that's a Harbor Freight maintenance charger. It's a good idea too.)
Trouble: As often as not I'm up to my gills in mud and don't feel like kneeling by Murphy's side to plug in the tether. After some thought, I took advantage of the turn-signal hole in the dashboard to put in a parallel control set. The stock turn-signal switch is a spring-return type that goes to center when you're not pressing one way or another. I can now sit in the cab and either stand on the brake (to drag something else), or give it throttle (to help get myself out of trouble).
It's nice.
I haven't labeled the directions on the dash (In/Out) since I'm lazy and like a little adventure.
The wiring runs underneath along the chassis to the relay connections. No photos since too cramped as it is down there...
Photos submitted for your consideration:
