Winches

SB: you guys are really trying to get me in some deep trouble here. 8>) But I do think that your right on the air bags thingy> L.O.L Artificial air bags no less. I can't that this . I was thinking that they were Blonde that's why they were hanging over the cliff in the first place. ROTFLMAO

i also keep a come-along.

Dave: Do I understand you right to mean that your no longer a kid. 8>)

CJ & XJ JIMMIE VP.of The North Iowa Off-road Club

Well, I don't carry all that every time. Plus I have my Jeep Trailer.

Indeed:

After much bad press, the Iltis has been dumped in favor of the Mercedes Gelaendewagen, reportedly not much better:

At one point, Canadian forces used CJ7s and YJs:

Steve

L.W.(ßill) Hughes III wrote:

I carry an 80' 3/8 extension cable that I can add to my Milemarker's reach if need be. Originally it was 100' long and came installed on the winch when I received it... Unfortunately there wasn't a lot I could do to avoid munching the end of that cable given the predicament.

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Heh, I'm 37 now, but still like Smokey and the Bandit.

Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

That's the one! looks cool. Gotta check the surplus sites.

heh heh... And my wife thought I was crazy when I bought the DVD. :-)

"I can hammer it back into shape later." :wq!

On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 14:46:30 -0700, the following appeared in rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys, posted by L.W.(ßill) Hughes III :

Good idea, but what does that have to do with my post, which was an answer to whether water will "short out" a battery?

Enjoy.

Ok, so several years ago I was scanning the local paper (the Durango Herald) and checking the 4x4 want ads for the occasional diamond in the rough CJ or FJ40 Land Cruiser that pops up from time to time. I came across what was perhaps the best Toyota ever available in the Four Corners: Right there in the classified it said it was equipped with "Worn Wench".

Hey, at my age I'll take her, worn or not!!!!

In looking for winches that would run underwater, I found many years of Jeeps underwater:

God Bless America, ßill O|||||||Omailto: snipped-for-privacy@aol.com

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 14:34:37 -0700, the following appeared in rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys, posted by L.W.(ßill) Hughes III :

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Nope; sorry. The exchange was:

[My response to SB]

Saltwater will. Freshwater (usually) won't; it's not a very good conductor.

[SB's post]

So the question was whether water will "short out" a battery; he didn't say anything about winches.

No, thanks. Even in distilled water (which is a damn good insulator, and wouldn't cause direct *electrical* problems just by its presence) you'd have problems when the motor started, at the commutators and perhaps elsewhere. It shouldn't be too hard for a manufacturer to create a sealed system, though; it's done all the time for shipboard use.

ok...but since all things run from teh battery (unless the other argument over hydraulic wins here) then having the battery short out from water won't let anything run anyhow!!

I'm not sure about connectors shorting out, if the fuses will pop and sever that short...but definately from one terminal to the other it would.

And as far as salt water vs regular water.... Salt water is a better conductor but I'm sure water is still a pretty good one. sometimes the dirty grungy water will work just as good as salt water for conduction....