Supercheap winches

[TJ65]

Originally Posted by MightyMouse

Ah...... it doubles the effective pulling power which means an 8,000lb winch through a snatch block will have the pulling power of a 16,000 lb unit.... but at half the line speed overall.

Or of course if the load is constant it will halve the strain / current draw on the winch.

And you will need double the rope length 😂
is it worth getting a winch with a higher rated line pull? I know a 8-10000 will pull a JK no worries but would a 12000 actually be better as the motor isn't working as hard? Thanks everyone for your responses so far. I am a complete noob in this department and appreciate all the feed back so far. I think I'm leaning more towards the smittybilt at this stage due to the higher water rating

[chris0375]

Look at the current draws for the winches you are comparing. For runva for example the 12000 draws a fair bit less current because it's the same motor but deeper gearing.

Slower but less current draw.

I didn't feel like stressing the electrical system any more than necessary and actual winching time is only a small proportion of total recovery time.

If you are winching a lot maybe maybe it's worthwhile to be going quicker. But then again the alternator probably can't keep up...

[MightyMouse]

Also need to consider that the rating is with an "empty" drum..... so your actual pull could be SIGNIFICANTLY less.

Its actually another advantage of using a snatch block..... makes you run out twice as much cable and therefore a higher line pull.

Most winches come with a chart of actual pull / current / line speed vs drum "fill" and if your new to a winch its well worth reading to get a grip on the actual capacity "in the wild" vs the nameplate number.

[nevillebartos]

Originally Posted by Charly

Not quite sure, maybe just?? But that's where I wanted to put the uhf aerial. I don't see any benefit to putting the light bar up any higher.


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Ah I was talking lower. Like you I've got the UHF up on the hoop mounts, for my light bar though I'm using a U bracket as I couldn't find a leg configuration that would suit, not sure if I can sneak a winch in behind this setup.

[Charly]

Yeah I think there would be plenty of room behind that for a winch. I was very careful choosing my light bar to fit on the mounts that were already there. I've got a 20" 200watt bar from eBay with fully adjustable mounts for angle and width which is why I didn't buy the supercenter light bar.


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[nevillebartos]

Originally Posted by Charly

Yeah I think there would be plenty of room behind that for a winch. I was very careful choosing my light bar to fit on the mounts that were already there. I've got a 20" 200watt bar from eBay with fully adjustable mounts for angle and width which is why I didn't buy the supercenter light bar.


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Sweet thanks yeah the brackets that shipped with this I just couldn't get to agree with the mounting points. Anyway all good if the winch slips in, if not just gotta knock something up I guess