MM Hydraulic winch

[Brad.S]

I have bought a Mile Marker 9000lb Hydraulic winch for my project FZJ80. I am running an LMM Duramax in it. I am also looking at purchasing a 12000lb MM hydraulic winch so I can have a winch at both ends.

I have looked at the Muncie clutch pumps and they appear to be a suitable pump.

What pumps have others used? and what are peoples thoughts on the Muncie pumps?

 

[lrowe_csp]

Hooked the MM Hydro to my power steering pump off my saginaw power steering system on my 74 FJ40- works fine.

 

[tclark]

How do ya'll like the hydraulic winches? When the budget allows and I add a winch I'd like to go hydraulic. For some reason they've always appealed to me, even though most people say the electric is the way to go.

 

[KonTiki]

Im switching from electric to hydraulic. I have 3 warn's.. An 8274 , m8000, and a 9000xi something. The speed of the 8274 is nice, but I need more power. I just picked up a Mile Marker 10.5k hydraulic today. No more solenoids or cables to melt. No more smoking batteries. I hear they're super slow.. But I'm already stuck anyway..

 

[Tapage]

that would depends .. if you have a powerfull PS pump .. they are not that bad .. they can be faster than any regular electric 10K or 12K winch

 

[landtank]

I've had a MM 12k hydro on my 80 for a few years now and I'd never go electric. It runs off of the PS pump and it is slow. But I like the slow pulls as I have more control over the recovery.

 

[tclark]

[QUOTE. But I'm already stuck anyway..[/QUOTE]

That's exactly how I feel; I'm not racing so speed just isn't that important. I'd rather that the ability to run all day.

 

[Sc0-]

The Duramax pump should be fine, it is running hydroboost right? (i'm not familiar with the Duramax series)

With the OEM FZJ-80 powersteering pump and a 12k 2-speed milemarker I think it runs fast enough, faster than not having a winch anyways. To run faster I would think that it would need a much larger reservoir and cooler?

 

[24HOURSOFNEVADA]

Chelsea PTO drives are pretty popular as well. I'm just starting my research for a PTO Mile Marker winch on my 7.3 Powerstroke, 6 speed. I don't think you can go wrong with either drive.

From what I've found, it's about an extra $1k or so for the parts before you get the winch.