I had the winch out to fix some rust on the hook and when I wound it in, it would pause and then retract a little, and then pause and retract a little. I also noted that letting it out with the remote did not work at all - all I heard was clicking.
Thoughts?
Relocated the box today to install a 3rd light - just extended the cables and mounted box on the side wall of the engine compartment.
I was looking at an Expedition Portal thread on relocating the solenoid and think I will relocated the plug to the ARB bumper.
What is involved in relocated the control box (solenoid, I guess) inside the engine compartment? I didn't install it - Slee did - so really don't know how it is wired/attached.
Doing it a bit backwards - isn't the usual sequence... buy winch and then realize you need a bunch of other stuff to really make winch effective?
Snatch block(s)
Winch extension line
I knew I was on the light side when I purchased a 9k winch for my 100, however I just weighed my truck at 7,270lbs so it's even worse than I thought.
I am not in a position to upgrade to a 12k winch as it would require a suspension upgrade too, so am I pretty much left to always having to use a...
I searched but couldn't find anything.
I am about to purchase my first winch and am concerned about someone pulling out the cable and attaching it to something. The only "solution" I have read about that might prevent this, or at least slow down someone, is to wrap the spool with a locking...