How to Install a Used Winch
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- Опубліковано 24 лют 2015
- In this video Tim takes a used winch, rotates the handle and installs it on his new bumper. He also shows you how to properly wire the winch to the battery and mount the solenoid switch box remotely in the engine compartment.
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Just wanted to let everyone know we now cut two access holes in the back of the bumper which is part of the winch plate to make it easier to get at the winch bolts. We are always looking for ways to improve our products. Congrats on another great video Tim!
Did not notice how old this one was but just wanted to say "good job" it was well thought out and delivered in a competent manor.
Your best video to date Tim. Hole saw is killin' me!
For the 4ga cable connections, just use solder and flux. Heat up the copper with a torch and feed it solder until 3/4 full- then dip flux covered cable in.
Wow! You did a marvelous job on that install!
Very nice welds!
Wow this was very well done and thorough! Tim should do some more install vids.
Great video. Love your XJ. I have the same exact rig (white 98 2dr) though mine still has a bit of growing compared to yours. But yours is exactly what mine aspires to be. Clean and tall and 100% trail ready daily driver. Well done! Would love to see a full rundown on your rig - specs and all. That would be a great video.
One note on your install today - whenever possible, you want to put a backup wrench on electrical studs when tightening (or even loosening) because if that post starts to spin, the soldered connections inside could break. Learned this lesson while installing starters on aircraft back when I was a young A&P.
Great work as usual!
good to know. if i like your video, i should watch at least 30 second of the commercial and they pay you. i typically skip all commercials, but i will watch 30 seconds for you since your videos are so good
good one Tim, like the way you work.
Great video Tim!
that was beautiful. great video. Im excited to get a winch myself.
Good vid. Quick tip: when I label wires, I wrap the tape all the way around, with a little bit sticking up on each end to make a "flag", the tape sticks to itself a lot better than the wires so there is much less chance of it falling off.
*ah I see you did exactly that later in the vid, nm.
Great work man
great vid Tim :-)
I do have a similar winch on a similar vehicle! Inspired to finish hooking it up now...
Great video buddy
Great Explanation! Thanks ;)
Super sweet man !
Great video
Nice video, found it funny you showed your mishap with the drill. Shows good character and humour :) Dont like how you have to pop the bonnet to use it though.... Should run some extension wires to your bullbar to accept you controller. Good work!
Good job!!
for electrical connections that will likely see alot of moisture, it is recommended you use a grease to prevent corrosion. Ideally you want NO-OX grease (can get it from an electrical supply store) you can also use dielectric grease if you can't find NO-OX
Great video new friend! good luck with your channel.
Very sanitary job. Congrats.
You need to get some of those military style battery cables
badass man
Hey Good instruction
Great job on your project 👍 I bought a hydraulic crimper from Harbor Freight on sale and a 20% coupon and drilled and tapped the back of it and attached a 3/16 piece of plate steel that allows me to hold it in a vise while I crimp my wire ends.
A little do-it-yourself di-electric grease under you terminal boots will help prevent corrosion, but not a necessity.
What's your living hood ornament's name?
Thanks again 😀
Nice jeep
Nice video..I would have checked on the #4 wire rating since you changed it to 8 ft length from a short length you might need a heavier gauge wire to handle the added length.
Tim, great vid. I have not worked with winches yet, but are you supposed to leave the motor running? If so, upgrading the entire wire system to include the grounds, alternator, and starter would be best. You would also want to fuse everything, as any cut to the sheathing of non-fused wire around metal could start a fire. One more last thing, wire work is very important. You want to make sure your wires are routed correctly and are secured firmly. From what I saw you did a great job of this, but for bleepin jeepers who have no experience this is not that apparent. Thanks for the great vids, keep it up.
As for the holes you cut in the bummer cut off about a 1/2" length of steel 1" dia. schedule 80 pipe to reenforce the bummer and weld it to the bummer. This will act just like a fender washer in thin sheet metal and carry distribute any load around the holes to prevent them from cracking...
What a bummer...
Thanks Tim, this video will give me the motivation to start this job on my XJ. By the way, where are you? Arjan from the Netherlands
hey man you don still have that receiver mount for the winch do you? Ill buy it
Tim can I just say Dan made those 2 winch mounting holes hard for a reason, I was talking with him today and he said it's sorta used as a theft device. Be jade obviously if it's hard for you it'll be hard for them. Just saying haha
Like I mentioned in the video - That wasn't a problem or a design flaw in the bumper. With the right tools (air ratchet would have worked great) I wouldn't have done that. Probably won't do a video on it but check bleepinjeep's facebook page in a few days for my anti-theft idea. Thanks - Tim
Felicitaciones! Adelante.. muy técnico el desarrollo de instalacion🍀
Is repositioning the lever that easy on any winch or just warn ?
Hey Tim what are you using for fender trim?
On these xj'sis it necessary to reinforce the frame/unibody when you put a winch on the front
Just curious why not remove the bumper then attach the wench versus cutting holes in your bumper?
Hey Tim is that a ken onion kersaw knife you got there....?
I know this is an old video. Question: Do you put the cables in wire loom?
Is there any video's of this Jeep on on the trails?
Lets see a video of how to install a bigger and better steering box and better motor mounts. I installed a durango steering box in my XJ as well as synergy suspension poly inserts for motor mounts. Kind of a pain but some video ideas! keep up the great vids!
How does that Durango box work for you? My xj box does everything fine except at idle it has a hard time turning those 35s if I'm not moving. Steering upgrades are in the near future for sure. - Tim
Works great, i have 35's on my XJ and it wouldn't turn them at idle with the factory box. The durango box turns them easy at idle now. My stock boxes always leaked i guess due to over stressing them. I got mine out of a 98 durango with 4x4 and without the snow plow package - direct bolt on. Its slightly bigger than our stock box.
John Irwin Thanks! I'll probably go that route. - Tim
size lift and who makes your lift for your xj?
What are the holes in the hood of your jeep for??? Looks cool
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move the plug for the remote to the side of the fender and you wont need to open the hood to hook up. and install secondary remote inside the cab you don't need to get off the vehicle.
How much lift? And what tire size? Is on that Jeep
Hey Tim, sucks ya had to drill through your bumper, but from the looks of the space it seems like you could have used a universal extension joint to get the bottom bolts for the winch on there, but that's coming from just watching the vid (may have been totally different from your view). Either way such a great vid! Learned a ton of how to take everything apart and great techniques on putting things the way you want them! Hope ya make some more vids!
I threw everything I had at it before I drilled the holes, including a uni-ex-joint. No big deal. Thanks for the compliments! - Tim
i am getting set up to build a 2009 ram 2500 4wd off road recovery vehicle do you think it would be good video content. have been gathering parts for a long time. have 2-8274 warn winches for side pull and a apex 12,000 for the front and a regular badland 12,000 for the back the truck will have a boom simular to rory's truck will have a hemi in it
Why would you relocate the solenoid box especially when you may have $60 in wire to do it? New to winches and not sure why you would do that.
A lot of people don't relocate the solenoids and never have a problem. I chose to put them in the engine compartment to keep them out of the elements as much as possible and to avoid submerging them should I find myself up to the winch in water. Also, with that box out of the way your radiator will get better air flow, plus I think it looks cleaner than having a tacky solenoid box on top of your winch. You're right on about the cable cost though, that hurt! - Tim
That's was not near $60 in cable.
1/2 inch or 13mm as the warning sticker says
iI need that receiver mount
Hey I really liked this video especially the remote solenoid install. I do have one question though. Shouldn't you be using a roller style Fairlead instead of the Hawse style Fairlead?
With a steel cable, yes. The cable on a hawse will work, but the cable will likely chew up the fairlead over time and any angled pulls will see a lot of friction and heat, neither of which is good for the cable. But, it will work in a pinch.
Would you say that that bumper is a good, solid winch bumper.
Yes!
Absolutely - I'm very pleased with the bumper especially for a being on the lightweight end of winch bumpers. That being said, it has plenty of beef where it counts and I really like Affordable Offroad's unibody tie-ins. - Tim
Great video but, damnit man, wear your safety glasses. This isn't a pirate show!
while u had the box apart should have put seperate leads i had interior switch 3 way inside the jeep so u can control from inside the jeep
having to open the hood to winch kinda a pane no sorry 16:35 lol
Its easy to take the cap off and I will add an interior switch eventually. I have a master control box in the works that will house all my switches for different things. Waiting to get that figured out before I start running wires. For now, yeah I have to pop my hood but I can close it with the controller plugged in and reach the driver seat no problem. No big deal to me. Good observation though! - Tim
As always I enjoy the Bleepin Jeep videos but I have to point out that you're loosing a bit of power by moving the solenoid box to the opposite side of the engine bay. Would be best to keep it as close to the battery and the motor as possible. At the very least I would have upgraded the wires to 0 AWG to help with the extra distance in the power wires.
More than tutorial
Now just move the plug for the remote to the side of the fender and you wont need to open the hood to hook up.
Why are you using a synthedic line style fairlead on a metal cable? That will chew up that fairlead pretty quick.
I've wanted a winch since I got my first truck in 2000. 15 years later and many stucks still no winch :(.
Joe Dirt get one already!
what bumper are you using ?
He uses an Affordable Offroad Winch Bumper with Prerunner bars.
It's actually just the bull bar, prerunner would have 2 small bars on the side
You're right my bad. I just listed the closest model they have available on their website. I couldn't find the bull bar model.
It's only actually on their ebay site haha
anyone have a direct link to the bumper? Thanks.
Next time try 2 swivel extensions
Wrong fairlead for steel cable.
Its a steel fairlead. You're right its not ideal. If it were an aluminum fairlead for synthetic cable I wouldn't even consider running it with steel cable but as long as I don't have a ton of off angle pulls it shouldn't be an issue. I plan on upgrading to a synthetic cable anyway down the road so cable ware isn't a huge concern to me. Plus I spent my money on new wire for the solenoid box instead of a roller fairlead :) - Tim
I wanted to say that.
Iron Hawse fairleads are fine for steel cable lol
Tim has better tools than Matt. Just sayin. Scroto photo