Does it have a T handle or knob for the freespool?
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Does it have a T handle or knob for the freespool?
reddog90
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I believe it’s a knob that’s cracked and missing half.
reddog90
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Picked up my 8274 this weekend. Does this look like a March '78 that someone swapped the plug to plastic?
Also, could anyone tell me the gauge and length of wire for the power and ground to their winch? I'll have to get some to test this thing and see what I have.
Also, could anyone tell me the gauge and length of wire for the power and ground to their winch? I'll have to get some to test this thing and see what I have.
78' cover with newer plug 
just found this thread and I'm curious about it. What does it tell if it has a T handle vs knob?
1911
chupacabra
T-handle is later than the older round knob. Believe that it started with the "8274-50" 50th anniversary model, but I'm not sure.
Ok, i believe all of mine are knob style. I know I have one with the metal socket and round knob. I’m going to check in the morning on what I have. Thanks for letting me know.
1911
chupacabra
You're welcome; no sweat. You probably know that the metal controller socket makes that one pre-1980.
i’m trying to figure mine out as well. the sticker is different than most i’m seeing. i also bought a replacement sticker for my restoration but it’s different that what’s on it. any suggestions? is the case stamped under a peel away section of the sticker?
Is that the new sticker sitting on there? There should be stamping on the flat part. This is te one on my Jeep, but yours should look similar unless it was contract built and rebranded.
nope. that’s the old sticker it came with
peel the little rectangular part out. There should be something under there. I don't even think that's the right series of decal for yours. Post a pic of the socket on the solenoid housing.
That decal is not for your winch. Yours is the earlier 4 pin like both mine are. Pull the whole thing off, I'd bet you'll find some numbers. I'd almost bet that it will end up being a Jeep Special Equipment version. Those ones have the serial numbers in a slightly different location.
BTW, if it is a Jeep version, I have a couple of the correct decals for it somewhere.
cool. i’d take you up on that! i’d like to keep it as original as possible from point and sticker point of view
it’ll make it easier to bead blast if i don’t have to try avoiding the sticker too!
i figured it was pre 80 because of that. i’ve just never seen this sticker before so trying to figure out what it is. the jeep special equiptment ones seem to have that on the sticker so i’m not sure that this belongs to that family. it’s clearly a 8274 sticker but from where?
So, I did some digging. and that decal is for models sold in Europe, hence the CE and the Kilogram rating being first.
These are mine:
DS8, April 27, 1978 on my 1979 CJ7
GN5, July 21, 1975 on my 1993 FZJ80
DS8, April 27, 1978 on my 1979 CJ7
GN5, July 21, 1975 on my 1993 FZJ80
