trouttrooper
Big Blocks ROCK!!!
So the other day I saw this homemade bumper with a winch (cable still on it) that was being thrown away.....it's in my garage now :thumbsup: and will be my winter restoration project. Not sure what I'll do with the winch yet if I get it working. I don't believe there's anything wrong with it other than leaky seals and just plain dirty.
At first glance I thought it was the legendary 8274, but turns out it's the parent version of it, 5687 8000lb.
I've googled and gotten a lot of info already, but I'm having a "blonde" moment.
It doesn't have power out (for those not familiar with it). There's the hand brake and then the lever that disengages the clutch to free spool. My confusion is in reading the original owners manual I got off the web.
One part says "the clutch must be disengaged while pulling cable out using vehicle power. If not, the armature will be spin backwards at an excessive rpm that will throw the windings from the armature". Now, I know what they are talking about with the armature part, what confuses me is the "using vehicle power" part. What are they trying to say there?
So, when using this winch I'm assuming once you stop "winching in" the cable there is nothing (other than the motor resistance) stopping it from spooling out, hence the hand brake?? It's not designed to hold a tension on the cable right? How much tension can the hand brake hold? I'm guessing you have to be careful not to spin the motor backwards under heavy use.
Anyone with hands on experience with this model?
At first glance I thought it was the legendary 8274, but turns out it's the parent version of it, 5687 8000lb.
I've googled and gotten a lot of info already, but I'm having a "blonde" moment.
It doesn't have power out (for those not familiar with it). There's the hand brake and then the lever that disengages the clutch to free spool. My confusion is in reading the original owners manual I got off the web.
One part says "the clutch must be disengaged while pulling cable out using vehicle power. If not, the armature will be spin backwards at an excessive rpm that will throw the windings from the armature". Now, I know what they are talking about with the armature part, what confuses me is the "using vehicle power" part. What are they trying to say there?
So, when using this winch I'm assuming once you stop "winching in" the cable there is nothing (other than the motor resistance) stopping it from spooling out, hence the hand brake?? It's not designed to hold a tension on the cable right? How much tension can the hand brake hold? I'm guessing you have to be careful not to spin the motor backwards under heavy use.
Anyone with hands on experience with this model?