hickey sidewinder winch install
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yeah he's good i like how he boxed it in after he cut it out the winch went into the grill vent so he filled it in and made some new vents for me with stainless mesh i did a lot of wiring in his new shop so he owed me some favors I picked up a quart of the OEM gray for the front bumper I'll be painting that this weekend I'll post more pictures when I have the bumper on my 80That's some sharp looking shape shifting right there.
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you know I don't really know I've heard from several people that say they're very powerful winches and well-built I guess it's because it's old and Made well and I got it for free and I'm bringing it back to life and I just like the look of it and it of course because it's 100% made in USA,no china metal on this winch
Good enough answer for me
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What is the value of one of these old sidewinder winches? I have a co-worker that offered one to me that he inherited when his dad died. Not sure I have a use for it, but might sill be worth picking up.
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there's one on eBay right now going for $800 that's his asking price I'm not saying he's going to get that
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hmmm
thanks
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if you grab it and don't want it let me know I may buy it off you
Compact design was part of it. You either had something like a Ramsey planetary (wide, sits out front, so harder on the suspension and ride) or a Warn (tall, so still sits out front, similar issues, plus blocking airflow to the radiator for some.)
The Hickey pushed the weight back farther and was pretty well protected between the frame rails, so also made for a clean look.
Rear mounting was also an advantage for the Hickey, as was mentioned earlier.
I've seen them sitting still, but not in use, so that and my lack of recall doesn't address much of what you asked about. I'm sure there's more.
Oh yeah, high cable capacity IIRC, too.
If I had a 72 K5 or an early Bronco I'd be all over one.
I still have the book from the early 70's
Good heavy duty housing (no Chinesium), combination of Spur Gear and Worm Gear internals (simple and rugged), powerful winch, can be mounted a number of ways, 125' of 3/8" cable, compact winch, usually mounts between frame rails so doesn't block air flow, rated 10K pull.....but tests back in day showed it actually 'stalled' closer to 12K, and then there's just the nostalgia thing.
They have a few quirks....but most are related to operator error.
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That's really cool. My dad has one on his FJ40. Use it probably once every 2 or 3 years. Hasn't failed so far. That's gonna be so cool on a 80.
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Like the modded OE bumper - I thought you were going the whole 'armor bumper' route when you initially posted.
A stocker bumper with this will be nice & original, your pig's face will be distinct
A stocker bumper with this will be nice & original, your pig's face will be distinct
spotcruiser
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I have one I'll sell, if someone is interested. Just PM me.
Post some pics and information in the classifieds, I imagine you'd get a taker.
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I pm'ed him already - Pops has '47 Willys truck & a few COE trucks (among others, his idea of hotrods isn't a MG or little car) - he'd get a kick out of a funky winch, so maybe he'll get it for his birthday. We'll see.
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My recollection; overall good but, the rope stacks on the drum in a lot of layers, more layers = reduced effective gear ratio, so greater power loss than most. Due to the narrow/deep drum, when pulling with small amount of rope out, the tension wraps tend to dive under the layers on the drum, causing tangles/jams more easily than other winches.
Friend of mine had one (back in the day), rear mounted on Chevy 4x4 truck. The issue of 'pinching' the cable doesn't happen all that often. The trouble begins when someone 'powers out' the cable without putting tension on it.
The winch has a cable layering device that does a decent job of keeping tension on the cable when spooling IN, but the cable will 'ball up' when power spooling OUT if you don't keep tension on it. That lets the layers underneath become loose and cable 'pinch' is the ultimate result (the first time you have a hard pull). Then you are relegated to partially disassembling the winch to correct the problem.
Of course, once wire rope has been pinched....it usually is deformed to some degree and more apt to slide between any loose wraps....then before.
Its not a bad winch at all. Just keep the cable tight at all times (going in or out).
