thorsranger91
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2023
- Messages
- 64
- City
- Kansas
- Vehicle Year
- 1991
- Engine
- 2.9 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Total Lift
- 3 inch blocks
- Tire Size
- 265/70/r16
The synthetic line is an option but each line has its place. Synthetic line has a certain climate it's intended for. Not really a good option for a rocky area like moab. Yes you still want to use your tree straps and the like. lil_blue_ford is right about using soft shackles with them as well.I understand the principle of these non-metallic straps that are very strong but if they break they don't end up taking your head off like a chain or cable could do.
So, if you have a winch, you have cable. Is it safe? Do you use it in combination with the safe cords somehow?
Second question how much should the winch capacity be? Let's say it's 5000 lbs. To me in theory that means you could mount the winch on a 2-story building and lift the Ranger up into the air by its hitch. That seems plenty powerful. But maybe I'm missing something.
And there are different speeds. I would think if they don't have adjustable speed then slower is better?
I don't mind horribly getting like 9000 lb winch but the thing is that's more weight to be carrying around, takes a bit more space, and they will take more juice. But if you're running the engine while you are winching maybe the power draw doesn't matter except in the sense you want your wiring to spec.
Does anyone use those Anderson connectors? They seem pretty good, for the front you could have a set coming off the battery and for the rear, I'd have a separate deep cycle battery in the back to run accessories anyway. I'm not excited about wiring from the front to back but the right way to do it would be have the auto disconnect circuit so the rear battery charges but never draw off the truck's battery.
Seems like let's say a battery has 105 amp-hrs that's really not a whole lot, it's like hardly a kwhr, right?
Then you'd have a trolling motor battery right there too if you ever wanted one.
I'd definitely get the wireless control for the winch that's way better than wired. If they work.
As for weight rating and what to get, the proper equation is 1.5x the weight of the intended vehicle to be recovered. I'm saving for a 12k or 13k when I am ready for a winch due to the larger trucks that often need assistance