24v winch review thread

[Gold Boy]

how do you like your 24v winch?

 

[Greg_B]

Shaken, not stirred...thank you.



gb

 

[HZJ60 Guy]

Im going to buy a Warn M12000 24V for my ARB front bumper....

 

[seapotato]

I have a s***ty old Ramsey , and I've used it, with a crane I built for the front of my cruiser, to lift all sorts of crap around the yard. even a 2f into the back of a truck, and could still start the truck after doing this sort of thing for most of a day.
also used it to winch myself AND a duramax quadcab dually out of a mudbog in one go without a snatch block.

had it for about ten years, and if something ever breaks on it, I'll look for another one.

I also have a warn 8274 which by comparison, is a piece of crap. guess the replacement part are easier to find tho.

 

[2rivers]

dunno but I'm looking for one dead or alive....

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

it is amazing how much stronger winches are when they are 24V... Other than that I would say search, about everything is the same, there is a lot of good info here..

 

[UpsideDown]

24V Warn 8274 = Brilliant!

(Can't say the same for the old 12V versions of that winch)

 

[canucksafari]

Can you take an old warn 12V 8274 and convert it easily - say 24 motor and 24V solinoids? Or is there more to it then this. I assume the switches and remote don't care what voltage is going through them.

 

[polarweasel]

Why don't you just hook up the 12V one to 24V power and see what happens? I believe Crushers here on the board does exactly that with a 12V 8274...

I mean, if you're gonna replace the motor and stuff anyway, why not?

 

[canucksafari]

Funny guy. ....;p ... salud

 

[cody c]

ya wayne said his 12v on 24v pulled like crazy, and he didnt say he had any probs with it.

 

[Joe70]

Can you take an old warn 12V 8274 and convert it easily - say 24 motor and 24V solinoids? Or is there more to it then this. I assume the switches and remote don't care what voltage is going through them.

Yes. Just like you've mentioned. Swap out the motor for a 24V one and change the solonoid pack and you are good to go. I think I paid about $250 for the solonoid pack, which also came with a remote, and around $300 for the motor if I remember correctly.

 

[polarweasel]

Funny guy. ....;p ... salud

Seriously. Wayne claims it runs just fine. Pulls strong and FAST. I'm inclined to believe him, myself, but my BJ42 has a 24V 8274 on it, so I won't get to test the theory.

 

[eleblanc]

Im going to buy a Warn M12000 24V for my ARB front bumper....

That is what i have, and love it even after 15 years...Only had to change the wire once. Twice faster then a 12v if i recall correctly

 

[cody c]

they are probally the same motor with a different label.

 

[Gold Boy]

just purchased a AISIN AS-1000 Winch, which looks quite similar to the warn 8274 .... heavy duty.....

anyone own one, what are they like?

cheers

 

[basics]

9500 bull electric

slow but has saved my arse more than i can count

 

[polarweasel]

[thread=10324]This thread[/thread] has a bit of information on that AS-1000 winch... Looks like you should ping Landpimp and ask him where his pictures are.

 

[lowenbrau]

24V Warn 8274 = Brilliant!

(Can't say the same for the old 12V versions of that winch)

Didn't you used to run a 12v M8000 on the back of your 24V BJ42? How did it survive?

 

[lowenbrau]

I had a XD9000i rewound to 24V and it melted, first use. Ratpuke has a 24V 8274 on her BJ42 that kicks ass and has saved our butt a few times.