Mounting a Winch

[Michaeb5353]

Hey,
I am looking to mount this winch to my 1975 FJ40. It came with the rig and I am not sure if it has been mounted before. The information I can find on the winch includes "Warn Winch 8000lb, Serial Number 3129071". Any advice or tips on what it would take?

Here is the winch:

The Bumper I'd like to mount it on:

Thanks!

Forgive the toes!

 

[e rock]

Read here: http://www.ih8mud.com/tech/oldwarn.php

Then bolt it on. The front bumper/plate is already set up for it. Whether or not you trust the craftsmanship is up to you, but the bolt holes are in the right spot. As far as I know, nobody makes a winch plate or bumper that accomodates the funky bolt pattern anymore, so it has to be custom.

You'll need 6 bolts. I think they're 7/16 coarse thread and you'll want to do some measuring for correct lengths. The ones that go into the gearcase can't be too long or they'll bottom out before getting tight. You'll also need a couple washers and a nut for the power cable lug on the motor (1/4 -20 ??).

Did it come with the control cables and power switch?

You'll also want to download some picture editing software and learn how to resize your pictures Dayumm they's big.

 

[Michaeb5353]

Sorry, left the pictures large to better show the holes. It didn't come with any control cables or power switch.. Are they generic? Thanks a ton for the guide, looked there, must've passed it over.

 

[e rock]

Sorry, left the pictures large to better show the holes. It didn't come with any control cables or power switch.. Are they generic? Thanks a ton for the guide, looked there, must've passed it over.

In one of your pictures, there's a power cable running up the frame rail - where's that come from? It was obviously installed there before and I assume it worked, so you might luck out.

I had a switch and a set of the control cables, but sold them and used a solenoid like Woody's article and a wired remote. I found that I just didn't use the brake very often and I sometimes would rather be outside the vehicle when winching.

And you can fix that fairlead with a 5/8" (I think) bolt, washer, and nylock nut. Use nylock so the nut stays on without having to pinch the ears on the fairlead into the bushings. Or is the pin just missing that upper c-clip? Hard to tell from the picture.

 

[Michaeb5353]

Thanks for the tips E Rock.

The fairlead being the sprayed out part of the cable? Thank you for that, I was wondering. What do you mean by wired remote? Are they difficult to setup? I apologize for all of the stupid questions, I am a total novice.

 

[Landpimp]

bearfoot in the shop.........must be the beer

Fairlead is the thing on the front of the bumper with the rollers on it

the controlls(manual cables) for your winch were mounted in the cab originaly and I think something is mounted under the hood, my buddies was.

 

[Michaeb5353]

Thanks for the post Landpimp.

I guess the thing I am confused about is if I dont have the controller switches like the guide supplied by E Rock shows, am I out of a winch? It sounds like there is another way to hook it up, like a manual switch or something similar?

Thanks!

 

[FJBen]

You can run it with a few simple things...

Get a selenoid for an 86 Ford F150 or the like...

Connect one from battery (+) to solenoid, and then solenoid to winch....That winch grounds through the frame/bolts...

Get a on/off interrupt switch...(one you have to hold to be on) wire that into the solenoid...just like you would on a starter...

You pull the top lever on the winch, that engages it, but it doesn't run til your press that switch...

These winches are tough and fast...no power out tho...only free spool...

Should work wonders for you...OR...for added bling...I have seen people take the 8274 style brake and motor and put this on the older bellview styles...if you happen to have a slightly broken 8274 around...THis is an older pic of my winch...we made the plate to sit on top of the frame rails...just another option...once again...NO aftermarket on this winch...

 

[Michaeb5353]

Thanks for all the great advice, got it setup! Awesome forum!