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How to identify how man lb your winch is?

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:02 am
by CHUUBZ
Hey guys,

Bought a GU and it came with a Warn Winch, just wondering how you identify how many pounds the Winch is?

Cheers

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:02 am
by T_Diesel
What's the model number of the winch?

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:04 pm
by CHUUBZ
where abouts do I find that?
ive looked at the winch, on top of the bullbar its got a plastic black box with a W on it where you plug the conroller in
then behind the bullbar on the left it says release or something like that with a leaver and thats it.

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:46 pm
by T_Diesel
CHUUBZ wrote:where abouts do I find that?
There will be a plate on the actual winch with a model number on it.
CHUUBZ wrote: ive looked at the winch, on top of the bullbar its got a plastic black box with a W on it where you plug the conroller in
then behind the bullbar on the left it says release or something like that with a leaver and thats it.
The black box is your control box which has the solenoid inside it, which allows the winch to work in both directions. The lever that says release is your clutch which engages and disengages the gears in the winch. When you turn the lever, you should be able to spool the winch cable out.

Do you know if it works?

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 3:51 pm
by bogged
Surely the bloke you bought it from would have told you??


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Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:52 pm
by taps
Is it a factory steel winch bar ???????????
If it is it will only be a warn 9000lb winch as that is all that will fit in that bar

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:01 pm
by bogged
taps wrote:Is it a factory steel winch bar ???????????
If it is it will only be a warn 9000lb winch as that is all that will fit in that bar
or 8000 or if like RoldIT, a 10,000 if you mod the bar a little.

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:39 pm
by CHUUBZ
used to be a government car so im guessing its the 9000lb
yeah ive tested it and yes it works

Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:35 am
by bundyrulz
"Is it a factory steel winch bar ???????????
If it is it will only be a warn 9000lb winch as that is all that will fit in that bar"

I have a 12,000lb winch in my '99 GU coil cab. Fit no probs.

Bundyrulz