I'm rebuilding an 8074 winch (identical to the 8274, but without the freespool knob) and have a question about the housing color.
In all the pics I can find (of 8274's) the upper and lower housing are grey or bare metal, while the motor is black.
The 8074 I have has black-painted upper and lower housings. I'm stripping the paint off, but it is REALLY on there. Also the model/serial # sticker on the upper housing is applied over the black paint, which means it either came black or someone when through the trouble of lifting and reapplying the sticker. The lack of 8074 (as opposed to 8274) photos on the web makes it tough for me to ascertain if these came black from the factory...
so anyone know?
