That wire looks a bit suspect
It'll be summit like 'symbol'
If you open the receiver box up and the handset there will be a load of mini switches. by adjusting these you can change the frequency range meaning that unlike the cheaper ebay winch remotes you don't have the risk of somebody elses remote triggering yours. You can also set the buttons to latching or momentary. Usually the in and out are configured as momentary and the emergency stop is latched
Don't get the inside of the control box wet cos they don't like it and they rot out. they also don't like getting shock loaded so make sure it is bolted down well. Overtighten the bolts holding the box down and the box splits.
Rotating beacons interfere with the range of the winch. I used a roof mounted scanner ariel to give my winch a stoopidly long range. This cood be increased even further by holding the handset to the bodywork of the car you are winching so that it acts as an aeriel.
Your winch should use 9mm cable. I run my superwinches on 10mm. It still fits in the hole in the drum and gives a much stronger line pull. If you winch continuously for about 10 mins you will get a wisp of pink smoke out of the motor and then it is deaded.
Don't trust the cable already on the winch. They like to rot from the inside out. I prefer steel to plasma. When fitting a cable to my truck I oil the cable onto the drum and then during the rest of its life, make a point of oiling my cable at least once a fortnight, ideally once week. If I submerge my cable I try and clean and oil it again at the earliest convenience. Most of our guys go through cables like they are water. A cable tends to last me around 3 to 5 years.
Tele Radio - Application finder
Was Tele Radio so a decent one
Its a 9.5mm synthetic I need from what I can see as that comes in at 7500Kg, I know its only rated to 3500kg on the winch but 6mm breaks at 3200Kg
Why do you like cable more ? The main thing I'm afraid of is it snapping and twanging back
You can listen to the noises the wire makes and that will tell you how much tension it's under. By placing wood to protect the cable you can run it over sharp edges without fear of cutting it.
Keep out the way of a cable and you won't get hurt. Hang a snatch block on a cable and it will help send a snapped cable to the ground. Hang a winch sail, coat, blanket etc over the cable and it will slow the cable down in the event of a break.
Unless you're using a twin battery setup and kicking megga amps out of your alternator the 12v huskys usually stall due to lack of power before the cable breaks. The 24v ones on the other hand.......
I could always fit a 24V motor into mine
No idea what electrics I'll be running not decided on that yet but fair enough, snatch block or blanket sounds like a plan! Was just thinking good rope would be better safety wise but BB's post above may say otherwise if it needs to be spooled in/out properly like fishing line
Can always chuck a cover over the winch. TBH I'd rather synthetic for the type of use mine gets for the weight saving if nothing else.....apart from the price
Happy enough with the cable I've got though other than I'd like it shortened to 70' to allow for a longer pull
100' and only fits on the drum if spooled on exactly......pain in the arse
ring piece and crimp
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