Braden Winch - Lu2

[MauricioR]

Hey guys, I am currently with a big LC 80 series project.
I wanted a mechanical winch, I got my hands on a Braden LU2-10F:

I am wondering has any experience with these type of winches.
I've been researching on other sites and seems its rated 10,000LBS by Braden and 8,000LBS by Dodge. My project is quite heavy imagining it stuck deep in the mud...
Something I noticed about old winches is that they state they are rated for 8K or 10K but they are able to pull way more than that, got a friend with an very old warn 8274 that pulls better than a new M12 on similar setups/weights.

thanks!

 

[1911]

Hey guys, I am currently with a big LC 80 series project.
I wanted a mechanical winch, I got my hands on a Braden LU2-10F:

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I am wondering has any experience with these type of winches.
I've been researching on other sites and seems its rated 10,000LBS by Braden and 8,000LBS by Dodge. My project is quite heavy imagining it stuck deep in the mud...
Something I noticed about old winches is that they state they are rated for 8K or 10K but they are able to pull way more than that, got a friend with an very old warn 8274 that pulls better than a new M12 on similar setups/weights.

thanks!

Does your 80-series have a PTO to drive the winch?

We used those in the arctic, on Nodwell snow/ice vehicles, and they worked great - would pull almost anything, but they were quite slow.

You are correct that a Warn 8274 will pull far more than 8,000 lbs., especially with an upgraded motor.

 

[MauricioR]

Does your 80-series have a PTO to drive the winch?

We used those in the arctic, on Nodwell snow/ice vehicles, and they worked great - would pull almost anything, but they were quite slow.

You are correct that a Warn 8274 will pull far more than 8,000 lbs., especially with an upgraded motor.

I got a NP205 with the PTO, the plan is to fabricate a strong linkage to avoid any failures. What I am thinking is about the worm/drive gear capacity...

 

[1911]

I got a NP205 with the PTO, the plan is to fabricate a strong linkage to avoid any failures. What I am thinking is about the worm/drive gear capacity...

Worm drive gears typically have huge reduction in a small space, so yeah awesome torque but slow speed. They also require more/better lubrication than spur or planetary gears, because there is a lot of contact area and hence friction and heat.

You'll want to put a shear pin somewhere in your PTO driveline, so that if something were to go wrong with the winch or the pull, you wouldn't damage your transfer case/PTO gears.