Since my original thread I started on AK4x4 is gone and Pirate is gone wonky I thought I would post this here. I also have some changes that I will be making this summer that I will be adding.
So after years of stellar service out of my basket case 8274, I decided that I wanted to try something different. I have taken apart that winch I dont know how many times trying to tweak every last bit of no load speed out of it. And fast it is, so fast in fact that the guy I sold it too asked if I could possibly slow it down a little. But as much speed as I gained on the top end, I only gained a small amount at full pull.
So my goals of this build are to strike a better balance between no load and full pull line speeds, increase overall pulling power and duty cycle, and improve its ability to take on the Alaska climate. This will not be a twin motor competition winch, but rather a hardcore sleeper that can be built with mostly off the shelf parts.
This build will be happening in several phases as time and materials permit.
So we begin with a new 8274 PN 38631.
So after years of stellar service out of my basket case 8274, I decided that I wanted to try something different. I have taken apart that winch I dont know how many times trying to tweak every last bit of no load speed out of it. And fast it is, so fast in fact that the guy I sold it too asked if I could possibly slow it down a little. But as much speed as I gained on the top end, I only gained a small amount at full pull.
So my goals of this build are to strike a better balance between no load and full pull line speeds, increase overall pulling power and duty cycle, and improve its ability to take on the Alaska climate. This will not be a twin motor competition winch, but rather a hardcore sleeper that can be built with mostly off the shelf parts.
This build will be happening in several phases as time and materials permit.
So we begin with a new 8274 PN 38631.