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  1. homebuiltcruiser

    Wire Rope vs. Aircraft Cable

    I've considered synthetic, I'm leaning towards some cable because of frequence of use, cost, and nastalgia...I like the steel cable on my 20+ year old viking worm drive winch.
  2. homebuiltcruiser

    Wire Rope vs. Aircraft Cable

    I went to the local supply store and they carry aircraft grade cable in both 5/16" and 3/8", but the ratings on the cables are not very high 9,000lb for the 5/16" and around 14,000 for the 3/8". They mentioned that the cable is just wrapped strands, but "wire rope" has a straight strand that...
  3. homebuiltcruiser

    Worm Drive winch and ventilation?

    I recently finished building my old Viking worm gear drive and some of you helped with great pictures, but do I need to have vents on any either of the gear boxes? a mechanic I know suggested it, but it just had plugs in all holes (drain, check and fill). Would there be any benefit to making...
  4. homebuiltcruiser

    Why do you need a winch...

    Says it all! The first guy through almost always needs a winch!
  5. homebuiltcruiser

    Need help with a battery...

    CCA's vs. Deep Cell? I mentioned having a DC with high CCA, what makes a starting battery vs. a DC? Looking at the requirements for my buddies warn 9000 winch it says to have a battery with a minimum of 900CCA, will a deep cell with high CCA be bettery than a starting battery because of its...
  6. homebuiltcruiser

    Pictures of worm gear mounting/bumper??

    Follow up Thanks guys for putting some pics up. I ended up being really happy with what came out of this bumper and the worm gear winch, used it for the first time last weekend. Some sturdy mounting across the front and simple angle iron across the back and it held up great. I was dragging on...
  7. homebuiltcruiser

    Need help with a battery...

    What battery to use? Reading through this thread about the DC batteries verse a regular starting battery I have a couple of questions as I just put my winch setup on. I am currently running a DieHard Platinum auto battery with 880 CCA and with the winch I was thinking about getting a second...
  8. homebuiltcruiser

    Pictures of worm gear mounting/bumper??

    Pictures of the near final product This is the route i ended up going. So far I've got the bumper tube 2x4x3/16" cut and mounted using the original bumper brackets as templates and cutting new ones. The passenger side is only half a triangle because of the gear box on the winch is huge. I...
  9. homebuiltcruiser

    Snatch Block rating

    I stand very corrected! I must have been thinking in the sense of only redirecting the line of pull. Thanks for the correct information.
  10. homebuiltcruiser

    Pictures of worm gear mounting/bumper??

    so far i'm ran 1 1/2" x 3/16" Square tube across the front and back of the winch. I"m also doing a 4" tube bumper on the front at the same time so I will tie it all in with braces so that the bumper and winch mount are one piece. The problem i ran into is that the gear box on my old viking...
  11. homebuiltcruiser

    Snatch Block rating

    snatch blocks don't "double" winch power Your snatch block should be plenty strong. Many people misconceive how snatch blocks work. They do not double the strength of the winch so there is not double the tension on the line. When you have a full drum of cable on a 9000lb winch you do not...
  12. homebuiltcruiser

    Pictures of worm gear mounting/bumper??

    Does anyone have pictures of their winch setups specifically for a worm drive winch? I'm reassembling my viking winch this weekend and doing a custom bumper at the same time so i hope to incorporate it all together. I've looked through a lot of the bumper pics in the tech section, but nothing...
  13. homebuiltcruiser

    Can Anyone Identify a Winch????

    Quick Update I stripped the winch down for inspection this weekend. On the inside it is stamped Viking 205. Mystery solved. Jeff Pierce from Pierce Winches also confirmed that it looks like a Viking. Do you guys know anything about them, I'm going to be looking for some parts. The main...
  14. homebuiltcruiser

    Can Anyone Identify a Winch????

    I appreciate all you guys helping out...i had never even heard of pierce or desert. It seems like all the worm gears I've seen run with the motor and worm gear underneath. This was mounted with the motor and gear on the top (the side the free wheel handle sticks up). Does that make a...
  15. homebuiltcruiser

    Can Anyone Identify a Winch????

    I'm definitely going to do that, i have a generator/starter guy thats great with old stuff, he built me a custom alternator for pretty cheap. This weekend I'm gonna tear the whole thing down for inspection and clean it up real nice. We hooked up power to it before it came off and it was...
  16. homebuiltcruiser

    Can Anyone Identify a Winch????

    That pretty much describes my truck exactly! It's all about function for me and price. At least knowing I have a dependable winch will let me put money into other mods, I'm sure I'll upgrade to a better one eventually.
  17. homebuiltcruiser

    Can Anyone Identify a Winch????

    This came off the front of a parts fj40. The stickers on the winch itself are mostly missing and haven't found any markings. The only part of one sticker left shows Serial #: 10047. It has a prestolite motor on it. It was set up on a truck with a warn solenoid pack mounted under the hood. It...
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