Winches

Apr 25, 2004 110 Replies
M

Bill, I would try my Warn XD9000i underwater in a quick second if needed.

It is sealed (no vents) and uses the wire rope drum for the heat exchanger. It pointedly says you can't use 'rope' on it, it has to be wire rope for the heat exchanger.

I am thinking it is time to take it apart and regrease the O-rings to keep the water tight integrity.

Should I be changing my thoughts on my winch? I have no paper work for it, it was left to me in a Will from our old roommate, may Bruce RIP.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"L.W.(ßill) Hughes III" wrote:

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Purified or De-ionized water doesn't....but there's still sediments/minerals in regular freshwater that would still conduct!

conduction....

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I'm sure there are other newsgroups where you can get wenching lessons from Casanova but I don't think they are anything like this group.

8^)

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you _sure_ about that? water resistant yeah......water resistant will keep water out while fording. it wont keep water out if submerged though. i know of no water proof electric winch.

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M

You are likely right, I still would try it!

I have been submerged in my Jeep and big time sunk in an old Volvo 240 GLT on a river crossing up in the Northern Ontario Bush and both times I used the starter with the vehicle in 2nd gear to get out of the river to dry land.

Those starters were 'way' submerged both times!!!

I figure a starter motor is going to be drawing a s*it load more amps to move the vehicle on the ring gear than a winch motor on a spool....

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
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plus bath water would be dirty.

sediments/minerals

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On 28 Apr 2004 22:21:47 GMT, the following appeared in rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys, posted by Del Rawlins :

Ha. Ha. Ha.

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We always called them "Penguins"...well out of yardstick range of course.

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