Fitting a winch!

Hello, looking for some advice again. I'm waiting on a Tmax 9500 winch that I'm going to fit to my 300tdi 90, but I'm a bit confused about what is required battery wise. The winch probably won't be used too often, and the supplier adviced me that the battery that is fitted will be sufficient as long as its over 650CCA.

I've been looking through landyzone and other forums and they all talk about using 2 batteries with a split charge system. Can anyone advice me on what is the best set up? Also I have 2 big 12V batteries out of a lorry lying around, if it is best to use a 2 battery set up, would one of these be suitable? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Cheers for now!

Yep, I have a twin battery rig on my 110 with a 12000lbs eletric winch. if your not going to use the winch much, you dont need it. You do however need a battery cut off switch just incase. If you do decide to fit a twin battery rig, i found a realy good cut off switch/battery 1/2/both switch for a boat which you just bolt onto the front of the battery bay and wire in the batterys, and unlike those red things it wont catch fire when you use the winch or starter motor. I will post photos if you want...

I fitted a Tmax 11000lb winch to the back of my 90 hard top and haven't done anything fancy with the batteries... I considered it but from what I could gather there's no real need to go for anything other than the standard stuff unless you're really going to be giving it some hammer. Mine's had plenty of use already and hasn't skipped a beat. Stay as you are with the standard battery if you ask me.

Steve

I have a twin battery set up and run a 12000lb winch quite alot, thing is, the second battery is always turned off, i never need to use, was originally installed for the fridge etc in the back when on holiday. Standard has been fine for me.

Thanks everyone for your advice, I think I'll just keep it simple and go for the single battery set up. Thanks again!

Hijacking the thread but keeping it on topic....

What about wiring a winch in? Should I run normal battery & earth sized cable all the way to the winch direct from the battery, or would a thinner cable suffice?

thanks,

mad

Dident your winch come with the wires needed? You need some serious wires as the winch draws some serious amps. Ive run the negative to the chassis, and the possitive to the starter motors possitive on mine. But ill say it again, fit a battery cut off switch as well.

Rich.

woods767 said:

Dident your winch come with the wires needed?

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I haven't picked it up yet so I don't know.

But ill say it again, fit a battery cut off switch as well.

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Excuse my ignorance, but is this as a safety device?

thanks,

mad

Madcowz said:

Excuse my ignorance, but is this as a safety device?

thanks,

mad

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Yes. If the solonoid jams the winch will keep going.

Fit an isolator and only turn it on when you are actually going to use the winch. Turn it back off again the moment you have finished with it.

Dont want to hi jack the thread but i have just fitted a winch bumper and superwinch 10000 to my 300tdi, and boy is that a lot of weight right on the nose of the vehical, my bumper is 30 kg and winch is 35 kg, is it advisable to uprate the front springs?? any advice please

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Dont want to hi jack the thread but i have just fitted a winch bumper and superwinch 10000 to my 300tdi, and boy is that a lot of weight right on the nose of the vehical, my bumper is 30 kg and winch is 35 kg, is it advisable to uprate the front springs?? any advice please

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Yes it would be highly advisable, both for the vehicle to sit correctly but also so that it still handles properly

The single barrety should be ok, There are afew guys in the club that just have one battery doing everythin, Personally i have the twin battery set up but each to there own,

The winch will come with cables, but usually they are to short to reach teh battery box on a Land Rover so you need to buy longer ones.
Fit an iosltor/cut of switch on the seat box as close to the battery as possible make sure it is rated about 500 amps. As the winch can draw in excess of 300 amps. Always run the earth lead to the battery, 90 % of winch problems, (slow operation) is down to the earth not being good enough so running it straight to the battery is always best.


By the time a winch and heavy winch bumper is fitted to the front it usually drops an inch or two so regain the approach angle you need to fit heavy duty springs, this will also make it feell better on the road when driving