WARN 8274...show what ya got!

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My buddy and I are in the middle of tag-teaming three 8274 rebuilds, the top one is the first one I finished and mounted on my 62. Mid 70's I think. the second one is late 70s. Interesting how a few of the parts changed into the 80s (which is the latest we have). For the brake linings, one of them had a handful of individual phenolic pucks instead of the rings. As mentioned a posts back, Autozone currently has the best prices for the Warn parts, which surprised me. Pretty simple to rebuild, just cleaning stuff up seems to take the most time.
 
this one is not NOS 😂

went after this one knowing the motor had a problem. i have another motor in my container and will inevitably buy a hot rod motor at some point. bones are good. unfortunately missing the lock plate inside if anyone has one. it did come with a remote as well. paid like 225$ and a couple hours in the car.
this ended up being a little bit of fůckery because allegedly there are no square nuts here :rolleyes:
guys ended up just cutting the bumper off 😂
my other one en route is also a 1980, 152xxx January build.

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I've seen what your finished 8274's look like so I know there's hope for that one. How difficult is it for any of us (or a business) to ship stuff to you? Does stuff "get lost" or will it make it to you?
 
ive been lucky enough to have never had anything lost in shipping. ever. 😂
i pay by the kilogram for stuff down here, so it can get expensive. it comes from an address i use in Miami.
there are slow boat options as well but it's months vs weeks time wise.
 
Dragging a dead VW GTI around today. I found this winch on an old full size Bronco that was for sale, the Bronco was for sale. I called the owner and asked if he would sell the winch separately, he said yes for $75. I was willing to go $100. Score. Got it for cheap, but not cheap. Ca. $800 later with rebuild, new contactor, motor, cover, hand control (went with the cheaper 3 pin), and cable. Great winch.

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Swapped out my wire rope for a synthetic. Hearing I am supposed to swap my steel fair lead to aluminum. Any thoughts?
 
ceylonfj40nut said:
Swapped out my wire rope for a synthetic. Hearing I am supposed to swap my steel fair lead to aluminum. Any thoughts?
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As long as your steel roller fairlead doesn't have ay burrs on it from the old wire line, you will be fine. Been using one with synthetic line on my 40 for 15 years, and I have never had it pinch or bind up. I have another truck (FJC) with a hawse fairlead and synthetic line; it works fine, but if the pull is at any angle at all, I would rather have my roller fairlead.
 
@1911 absolutely agree with this. If you have no burrs etc you will be fine with a steel roller. Your synthetic line will NOT get bound up in the rollers. Again…will NOT.
 
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ceylonfj40nut said:
Swapped out my wire rope for a synthetic. Hearing I am supposed to swap my steel fair lead to aluminum. Any thoughts?
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I have never used a roller fairlead.
But I have used my aluminum Hawse style many many time at all angles without issue.
IMO they just look better, save weight and work well.
The main reasons to go synthetic is for safety and weight savings.

The newest thing is to just eliminate all metal from the equation ( safer ) just run a loop on the end of the synthetic rope and a grooved aluminum hawse that the rope hooks on. The line is protected from rocks or trees and offers a better approach angle. Most have moved to soft shackles anyway thus eliminating all metal for a safer winching experience.
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Winching will never be the same. Introducing the Tow Points Groove Fairlead, a hawse fairlead that eliminates the need for a bulky hook on the end of your winch line. Made out of 6061 aircraft aluminum, this fairlead was designed to take a beating. Pre-order yours now!
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Broski said:
I have never used a roller fairlead.
But I have used my aluminum Hawse style many many time at all angles without issue.
IMO they just look better, save weight and work well.
The main reasons to go synthetic is for safety and weight savings.

The newest thing is to just eliminate all metal from the equation ( safer ) just run a loop on the end of the synthetic rope and a grooved aluminum hawse that the rope hooks on. The line is protected from rocks or trees and offers a better approach angle. Most have moved to soft shackles anyway thus eliminating all metal for a safer winching experience.
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Winch Hawse Fairlead | Groove Fairlead by Tow Points | Yankum Ropes

Winching will never be the same. Introducing the Tow Points Groove Fairlead, a hawse fairlead that eliminates the need for a bulky hook on the end of your winch line. Made out of 6061 aircraft aluminum, this fairlead was designed to take a beating. Pre-order yours now!
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also look at bleepin jeeps rope.

no hate on yankum, but the price on that hawse is out of line .
 
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gnob said:
also look at bleepin jeeps rope.

no hate on yankum, but the price on that hawse us out of line .
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😂 It's only money It's the one I could find, for illustration purposes ;)

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