Outer Limits 4x4 Board

have a winch for the first time (9000 WARN) on my GU, I have never used one. when you winch a hill are you supposed to assist the winch or just let the winch do all the work. another thing when it was releasing the cable it sounded like it was struggling and the cable had kinks and bends in it, its second hand (came with the truck) so im wondering if anywhere in Brisbane services them?

When i'm winching I will usually have mine in low range first gear and have the idle set at around 1500 to 2000 rpm. Mines an auto though. You have to try and keep the cable firm and no sudden jolts on the camble either. This can stuff the winch.

If the winch can pull you up the hill without any help from the car than just let the winch do the work but 90% of the time when I have been stuck i've needed the help from the engine as well.

That noise you where hearing was probably the cable bound up on your spool. If its badly kinked you would be better off replacing the cable when you service your winch.

Cheers Mick.

after a day off winching i respool the cable under a light load so the cable is layerd on properly.i use our forlift on your site ramp its about 15degrees angle nice slow but it helps the life of the rope.

Winch and drive. Therefore lessening the load on yor winch. Don't dig holes(ur winch will have to work harder) and when you get traction(cable goes slack) stop winching or you'll make a mess of cable loosely spooling onto winch drum

Thanks for that guys

Be VERY carfull when driving while winching when using a low mount.

When you are winching while driving and you gain a little traction, you get loose cable on the drum. Then if you continue winching and put load back on the cable its very easy for the cable to cut itself. On a hill this can be scary.

This is why many people use high mount winches. The pull faster thus keeping load on the cable at all times.

Good luck!

Or fit crawler gears so you can slow down to the winch
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bundyrum4x4 wrote:Be VERY carfull when driving while winching when using a low mount.

When you are winching while driving and you gain a little traction, you get loose cable on the drum. Then if you continue winching and put load back on the cable its very easy for the cable to cut itself. On a hill this can be scary.

This is why many people use high mount winches. The pull faster thus keeping load on the cable at all times.

Good luck!

Absolutely agree, although i have found that the winch can't do it so it takes a bit of riding the clutch to help abit, but then i found it jolting the cable so maybe better off doing a double line pull in this case & let the winch do it completely

Make sure the cable is in good condition. If not replace with new cable. After winching a few times you will learn to winch and drive while keeping tension on the cable. If you do loose tension on the cable try not to completly stop driving as you may roll back which will put a sudden load on cable and winch. Purposely get your self stuck on some little hills and practise.

Use a cable dampner and stay well clear of the steel cable.

frp88 wrote:after a day off winching i respool the cable under a light load so the cable is layerd on properly.i use our forlift on your site ramp its about 15degrees angle nice slow but it helps the life of the rope.

Running out the cable and re-spooling under a light load is very good practice. You get to inspect the wire rope and fittings as you spool, and eliminate bind. Another trick is to lightly oil the wire rope as it is spooling - this helps prolong its life.