Hi folks, the title sorta asks the question for me. I'm slowly setting up to get a good winch. I've been thinking through the problems with putting a dual batt in the regular location on my rig with my turbocharger and intercooler setup. The hoses to and from the intercooler are large (around 3" diameter) and they run right in front of the windshield washer reservoir and the right hand headlight. I cannot imagine another batt and batt tray in that location and I cannot imagine relocating any of those hoses either.
So, that leads to the first question of how important it is to have duals specifically and strictly for winching ( ie, not including refrigerators and heaters and such). It also leads to the second question of if there are any alternate areas in the 80 engine bay to build a second battery tray? I saw a slick one for the 100 series on Slee's site and that sort of thing would be awesome if it would fit with the 80. I would think that same area on an 80 would not work well though because of the location of the cruise control actuator box/triangle thing on the right hand fender wall. Not sure, perhaps relocating that thing lower would make room? Then again, perhaps relocating that thing lower would be wonderful for melting the batt around the exhaust pipes!!! Yikes!
So, I'm going round and round in my mind about how to do this, if it is important to do it, etc and I need someone with a lot more winch and electronic experience to stop the merry go round! Thanks again, I appreciate it.
So, that leads to the first question of how important it is to have duals specifically and strictly for winching ( ie, not including refrigerators and heaters and such). It also leads to the second question of if there are any alternate areas in the 80 engine bay to build a second battery tray? I saw a slick one for the 100 series on Slee's site and that sort of thing would be awesome if it would fit with the 80. I would think that same area on an 80 would not work well though because of the location of the cruise control actuator box/triangle thing on the right hand fender wall. Not sure, perhaps relocating that thing lower would make room? Then again, perhaps relocating that thing lower would be wonderful for melting the batt around the exhaust pipes!!! Yikes!
So, I'm going round and round in my mind about how to do this, if it is important to do it, etc and I need someone with a lot more winch and electronic experience to stop the merry go round! Thanks again, I appreciate it.