Winch for TC
This may be thinking out of the box but here goes......has anyone ever put an AC winch on there TC and used there generator for power. The cost savings would be great but ??????????? Dave
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Some excellent points from Jefe.
Jefe's notes give some indication of the escalation in budget that can occur when you decide to go down a path like this - I have been there myself. What starts out as "hey, look, I could get one of these for only $150" ends up, once you are committed, to being 10 times the amount that originally drew you in. I run a winch on my Jeep because I run 4x4 events and have to recover vehicles from deep pits. But I haven't fitted one to my truck because I know from having killed cheap winches through water, mud and dust that I would need to spend $1000 on winch, but then would need a heavy steel winch bumper fitted to my truck, and all the wiring and isolator switch, and probably a bigger battery / pair of batteries - maybe expensive AGM ones, then a bigger alternator, and the extra weight now means I need to up-rate the front suspension.
So you are right to ask a load of questions before making a decision - you really have to ask yourself "how much use will I get out of this"?
Steve.
Jefe's notes give some indication of the escalation in budget that can occur when you decide to go down a path like this - I have been there myself. What starts out as "hey, look, I could get one of these for only $150" ends up, once you are committed, to being 10 times the amount that originally drew you in. I run a winch on my Jeep because I run 4x4 events and have to recover vehicles from deep pits. But I haven't fitted one to my truck because I know from having killed cheap winches through water, mud and dust that I would need to spend $1000 on winch, but then would need a heavy steel winch bumper fitted to my truck, and all the wiring and isolator switch, and probably a bigger battery / pair of batteries - maybe expensive AGM ones, then a bigger alternator, and the extra weight now means I need to up-rate the front suspension.
So you are right to ask a load of questions before making a decision - you really have to ask yourself "how much use will I get out of this"?
Steve.
