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Originally Posted by zetasig
The ground may have had something to do with it. The winch is grounded to one of the screws that hold the motor in place. (I know thats not a good ground at all) and then back to the frame via one of the bolts that hold a tow hook to the frame. I cleaned all the metal everywhere, That seemed to help.
also I am pretty sure one of the 4 solinoids was bad. This solinoid (upper right) was also the one where one of the short cables attached to the "a" post of the motor. I also had melted boot syndrome.
after I replaced the solinoid and cleaned everything I powered it out and in a few times. the post was not hot or even warm. Albeit it was 40 degrees in the garage. But its a bit faster now. The real test will be if it pulls the truck with me standing on the brakes in the gravel driveway. If it still quits or bogs down bad, I will look into a new upgraded motor and 4 new solinoids and be done with it.
So far with its Winch 4 Juniper bushes 0 |
That'll teach those damn junipers!
The ground for the winch is very important. I advise folks to never ground your winch anywhere except to the battery itself.
The motor has a flat spot with a tapped hole for a 5/16-18 bolt on the bottom side in the middle, this should be your ground connection to the motor.
Hook both positive and negative leads directly to your battery, make sure all connections are clean and the battery is charged and check those solenoids.
I expect you'll have a grin on your face next time you use your 8274.