12V winch for a 24V sytem

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burnz

burnz

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ok guys, i picked up a 12V 8274 warn winch. after an hour of reading/ trolling i have come across many different results. i thought i'd post this here to get some landcruiser heads opinions. Will the 12v 8274 work in my 24v Bj42?? i was thinking just changing the solenoids out for 24v ones and firing it in there and see what happens. Whats the worse that can happen??? :meh:
 
You could run the 12v also tons of guys have.

But yes swapping out the solenoids will do the job
 
Ha, I'm in the exact same boat. Finally got around to digging into those two 8274's I have to make one half decent one...and yeah, 12v winch 24v truck. So long as you don't bog it down and keep cranking on it they apparently last ok. Spin scary fast I gather. I figger if it blows up I'll get a 24v motor for it.

I have one of those Runva contactors I plan to use on mine, (there was a group buy a while back, half price) basically, I'll use 12v to activate the contactor, and it doesn't care what voltage it's switching for the big posts.

Can do the same thing with conventional solenoids, the wiring is a little more confusing, but as long as the small connections don't see 24v it should work.
 
On a 24 volt system the battery's are hooked up in series. When you draw or charge them they are used equally. If you were to tie into one and use it as a 12 volt battery it draws only the one down. It causes them to get unbalanced and shortens their life
 
Running a 12v winch on 24v is a bad idea to me . Usually you need your winch when you are in peril . Why would you gamble on the thing that is supposed to be there to get you out or home safe ? It might work a few times , then the time you really need it ...


I might look at it a bit different because I only use my winch to put my wheels back on the ground . I do not use my winch for forward or reward movement .
 
too tall said:
Running a 12v winch on 24v is a bad idea to me . Usually you need your winch when you are in peril . Why would you gamble on the thing that is supposed to be there to get you out or home safe ? It might work a few times , then the time you really need it ...


I might look at it a bit different because I only use my winch to put my wheels back on the ground . I do not use my winch for forward or reward movement .
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For me, just comes down to $$$.
A new 24v motor is probably $300+.... so a dubious winch that might work is a step up from none at all. Which is where I'm at right now.
Gotta build a bumper first tho, so this is a ways off...:lol:
 
gamaman1 said:
i used a 12v solenoids and got a 24v motor off macs auto electric
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^ Good to see you here again Jason...... does this mean the 60 is on the front burner these days? Ill keep an eye out for it on Sooke rd!
 
My warn upright packed it in last year, not sure why but the armature pull apart inside..might have something to do with the 24 volt spinning the motor so fast..question, does the 24 volt wind in as fast as a 12 volt motor on 24 volts?

And to be fair, the winch is 30 plus years old and I pulled the guy from the bottom of a ravine all the way up, used pretty much all the cable and a strap.
 
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Mine did the same only mine is a 12v running at 12v and I was stuck in a swamp... I lost the picture but the armature loops came loose or over heated till they got smeared by the poles. So when I finally got unstuck I had a 100 feet of cable out and no way to reel it in or so my drunk buddie and I thought. We were ready to cut the cable off when his sober girl friend said can't you wind it by hand. so I sheepishly put it in feelwheel and wound it up while she shook her head at us.
 
You could also figure 8 it around the ends of the bumper . Or roll it up and throw it in the back (while still attached). Even completely s*** faced drunk I would have more common sense than to cut my winch cable off .
 
Diesel Cruiserman said:
My warn upright packed it in last year, not sure why but the armature pull apart inside..might have something to do with the 24 volt spinning the motor so fast..question, does the 24 volt wind in as fast as a 12 volt motor on 24 volts?

And to be fair, the winch is 30 plus years old and I pulled the guy from the bottom of a ravine all the way up, used pretty much all the cable and a strap.
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you mean Jim's Winch! :flipoff2:
 
Side note for those of you running a 24v system if you are drawing 12v off one battery like a stereo or trailer lights. Your headlights don't count. it's recommended to swap the two battery's often
 
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