Blue88Comanche Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 I am looking to get a winch for my Comanche but i am at a loss when it comes to picking one out... I go offroading on the weekends most of the time every other... and I have gone through deep water as well, or at least my future winch would be submerged on some parts of the trail... I am not sure what would be more water resistant.. The electric winch i can hook up myself but would need to upgrade the battery and most likely the alternator.. where as the Hydraulic winch i may not be able to hook up myself.. (as i always manage to break something whenever i work under the hood)... What winch type would be more reliable?
jimoshel Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Are you going to be using a hydraulic pump driven by a electric motor, or one driven by the Jeep motor? If your going to be using a engine driven pump then hydraulic is better. If your going to be using a electric driven pump then why bother with hydraulic. Just get a electric winch.With a electric winch if you get stuck and kill the motor generally you have enough juice to get to dry land. With a hydraulic winch dead engine, your dead.Figuretively speaking.
Blue88Comanche Posted February 11, 2011 Author Posted February 11, 2011 Are you going to be using a hydraulic pump driven by a electric motor, or one driven by the Jeep motor? If your going to be using a engine driven pump then hydraulic is better. If your going to be using a electric driven pump then why bother with hydraulic. Just get a electric winch.With a electric winch if you get stuck and kill the motor generally you have enough juice to get to dry land. With a hydraulic winch dead engine, your dead.Figuretively speaking. I would be hooking the hydraulic winch to the motor.. I guess my question really is would the electric winch be fine if it where soaked. I would not want to damage the electrical system in it.. My experience is that water and electric motors never mix well..
jimoshel Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 A good quality winch is reasonably water resistant. The only way I would consider a hydraulic winch would be if the truck already had a hydraulic system installed.
whowey Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 I had a MM hydraulic winch.. it connected to the power steering pump. OMFG was that thing slow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Motion Offroad Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Smittybilts new electric X20 winches will be out soon. Same great XRC winch but in a waterproof housing.
bighause Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 I had a warn m8000 on my cj7 that was completely submerged several times and it never seem to hurt it. I never used it while submerged though, seems like a bad idea :???:
Blue88Comanche Posted February 14, 2011 Author Posted February 14, 2011 How are the Ramsey electric winches? And thanks for the Info :wrench:
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