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Connect the positive wire usually color red to the positive post on the winch. M8-125 X 20 mm class 88 hex head cap screws when using a one-piece winch mount plate.
If you have a synthetic rope follow the below methods to attach the rope to the winch drum.
How to install a winch. The most common way for installing a winch is to mount it in the front and run it using the cars battery. Here is a step by step guide to connecting the winch to your cars battery. Connect the positive wire usually color red to the positive post on the winch.
4WD Supacentre is an Australian owned company offering quality 4WD camping and outdoor products at wholesale prices. We carry a wide range of products desig. When you buy your winch you will usually get the winch mounts you need but that might not be right depending on where you want to place it.
Follow the instructions you get from the kit as they will apply to your specific truck and requirements. Connect the positive lead right to. A winch is a fixed piece of equipment that is installed on the decks of pleasure boats and looks a lot like a small hand winch.
Thanks to a vertical axis movement the equipment serves to multiply the force exerted by the crew to control the canopy. In this video we demonstrate how to install a new winch on any ATV although it also applies to UTV and SxS. Basic step-by-step wiring procedures and steps.
Simply install the winch with bolts and make sure to tighten them. Electrical Wiring Connection Connect the positive wire usually color red to the positive post on the winch. Place the winch mounting plate and roller fairlead assembly into position on the front bumper figure.
Install two 14-20 x 1 x 1 12 U-bolts B1 four 14 flat washers B2 and four 14-20 lock nuts B3 that were supplied in the mounting kit figure 10. Do not tighten fasteners at this time. Cut the floor according to the size of the winch mount and place your winch inside and tighten them with a bolt.
Then attach the Fairlead to the Fairlead holder. Please read the installation instructions before buying it. Center winch assembly between the frame rails.
Drill a hole in each plate so a third bolt can be used to attach each plate to the rear of the spare tire crossmember. Now tighten all bolts. The winch control box needs to be mounted in a protected location near or.
Iii For a fresh install attach the winch cable before mounting it on the vehicle. In case of replacement remove the fairlead for having better access during installation. If you have a synthetic rope follow the below methods to attach the rope to the winch drum.
Once the hitch arrived installation took about an hour. Remove bumper install hitch reattach bumper done. While we had the front of the truck apart we applied POR-15 paint over any surface rust to prevent future corrosion.
A receiver mount from Harbor Freight holds the winch. There was one last piece of the puzzle. Install the winch ground cable eyelet black cable to the negative battery terminal post and reinstall the nut.
Install the winch power cable eyelet red cable to the positive battery terminal post and reinstall. Install winch mounting plate to front guard square tubes using u-bolts supplied and factory front guard bolts. Slide mounting plate forward before tightening fasteners.
Install fairlead assembly to winch mounting plate using M10 carriage bolts and nuts. Route winch rope through fairlead and attach hook. Refer to winch kit instructions.
So here ya go. Got started on the install will finish up the detail stuff tomorrow need to run the cables and trim out the plastic trim across the front. So far really nice kit the dam sticker for the spool release is upside down but WTF I have the winch.
Super picky about the details I. Mounting a winch-ready bumper is usually easier than installing a winch mount and gives you easy access to your winch when its buried in mud or creeks. Well go through the steps as if we are working on a Full-Size Polaris Ranger because its one of the most popular UTVs to.
Now its time to install our winch to our winch mount using the hardware that came with the winch kit. If youre installing a 3500 pound winch youre going to use the innermost holes. If youre installing a 4500 or a 5000 pound winch like we are today youre gonna use the outermost holes.
Of the winch and serious injury complete the winch installation and attach the hook before installing the wiring. To secure the winch always use. A flat secure mounting location at least 48 mm 316 in thick.
8 mm 516 in Lock washers. M8-125 X 20 mm class 88 hex head cap screws when using a one-piece winch mount plate. Once the fairlead adapter is installed in the machine grab the provided fairlead that comes in the winch kit.
Install it making sure that we have a washer going up against the fairlead. Then we have a lock washer going up against the head of the Allen headed screw. So install our screw on the recessed side of the fairlead.
Slide it into the hole.