winch

I recently watched a very good Youtube tutorial about winches some days ago. They mentioned an idea I thought was good and I did it right away on my rig: A small LED light above the winch to see the drum in the dark. The LED is wired so that it is always on when the winch solenoid is powered...

Hey guys! I bought a new 2021 F-150 XLT 5.0L V8 4x4. I will be building it up some for mild off-road/overland use. I do photo/video for a variety of clients in the outdoors/firearms industry and drive to a lot of events that are off the beaten path. Below are some questions about...

Here are some dash cam videos of a small section of the KAT/DBBB near Slade, KY. Pumpkin Hollow Road (KAT/DBBB)-- clockwise Spaas Creek Road (KAT/DBBB)-- clockwise Mountain Springs Road and Furnace Pilot Road (DBBB)-- counter clockwise

Hello, I would like to take advantage of current BF sales to buy some new accessories for a winch. At the moment I only have some D-shackles. I'm looking for recommendations of what else I should have in my recovery kit, especially something I could use when doing self-recovery. Thanks!

UPDATE: SOLD I’m selling my 2018 TRD Off Road Premium 4Runner (with KDSS) for $48,500. It has 42k miles on it. This truck was professionally built for overlanding, and has just about everything one could want for both on road comfort and off road expedition capability. Owned outright, clean...

After being a member on this site for quite some time, I figured I should start contributing to the content of this site. I drive/travel a lot on my personal time, and nothing has fit the bill like a Suburban. I doubt there will be a time in my life where I won't own one. While I have owned...

It can be a little tricky to source info on trucks as old as mine so I thought I'd throw this out there for anyone else rocking a first generation Super Duty. I wanted a winch on the diesel pig because it seems unlikely our buddy with a TJ is gonna pull our ass out of a snowbank. So I went...

I've been doing my research on a winch and had just about settled on biting the bullet on a Warn Zeon 10K, but then Sherpa winches showed up. They are an Australian based company, but is now distributing in the US. The attractive thing that set it apart for me is that Uses cut steel gears...

I have a brand-new Warn M8274 winch I purchased for a restoration project but as the costs of the restoration are escalating, I'm selling the winch to offset some of those costs. The winch is brand-new, never used and still in the original box. I paid $2,150 and am willing to sell for $2,000...

I've made a few changes since purchasing the truck, November 2017 which are predominantly function tweaks. The next phase is capability within my requirements for the truck. This truck needs to do three things well. Chase Vehicle - My wife is an ultra-marathoner. During a 100 mile race, she...

When using a winch, has it ever become a runaway, due to an electrical short? Have you done anything to minimize this from happening? As this poses a dangerous and destructive situation to your vehicle, has anyone installed a safety switch? or installed one separate from the battery. First...

What winch do you prefer? Hand winch or electric? Why? I use a 8000lb hand winch that is used on the farm. My reasons being its light, cheap, will fit under my rear seat with other recovery gear and can be used anywhere

Looking for opinions on the use of a comealong with my '16 T4R Trail until I decide which bumper & winch combo I want. I know comealongs are not rated for overhead lifting, but is it possible to use it as a manual/hand-operated winch out on the trail? I don't plan on any serious...

Ok guys/gals, I've been looking into making a switch to synthetic line, but have been getting mixed opinions. A couple of months ago I jumped on a deal I found on a Superwinch TS9500 steel cable winch, the price was too go to pass up at the time and I figured I could switch out the cable later...

Harbor Freight sponsored the Jeep with a 12,000 lbs Badland ZXRWinch to do product testing on in an Overland environment to see how it holds up. I received the winch yesterday and installed it on a 2017 Jeep JKU with the Rugged Ridge XHD Modular Front Bumper. The installation is very straight...

**This is an Overland Bound sanctioned event** Do you have a capable 4x4, but aren't sure what to do if you get stuck? Maybe you have some recovery gear (or are thinking about purchasing gear) and want to learn how to safely use it. Then this class is for you! Details below. ADVANCE...

Hey All, Looking for a front bumper for the Tundra - Not lots out there, what do you like? what works and doesn't work? Thanks

Long story short: I really like the look and general build quality of the C4 Fab stuff, particularly their lo-pro winch bumpers they have for both the 4 runner and Taco. I've got a Tundra, and emailed them to ask if they would build a Tundra version- they said they'd like to, but they need a...

I am in the process of building my rig and trailer. I have 3 new in box winches sitting in my garage. One of them I purchased for the truck for the front. The other 2 I actually won in a raffle at an off road meet. The wife and I travel solo a lot into the marshy areas if the Texas coast line...