I'm thinking about carrying two cinder blocks for a damper. Just kidding. Do you think those things really work with 4 to 5000 lb. of force? I don't know. I'd think you'd a lot of weight and something closer to the hook end if I'm at the rig end. I see one guy do a test on recovery straps and 4000 lb. break and the only thing that worked was 3/8" chain wrap around the end need the hook. Take a look:
The remote looks better all the time! HA!
I've got a pretty big one but if the tree is huge I'll loop my snatch rope through the tree saver ends and use a soft shackle to attach to the winch line. Check out the soft shackle and snatch block for synthetic rope, pretty cool! The snatch block is just a little grooved wheel.
Mounted my plug in in front of the windshield so I can operate while standing in front of my machine, makes guiding the cable easier, will probably change to a synthetic rope later as I have broken the cable once.
That's a lot of straps and snatch blocks. Hopefully you don't ever need all that equipment. I noticed the winch cable never broke. I'm like @Smitty335. Use the remote and be far away!
I think your right from everything read.
Might want to look a little farther into it, the P1's won't run right with low voltage, I believe you need to isolate the batteries from each other, that way if you drain the aux battery, it won't affect the primary battery voltage. Check out the Club Store and look at the TRU isolator kit, comes with every thing you will need and detailed instructions. If I can install it anyone can and no I don't work for the Club Store. And it's not an arm and a leg cost wise.
I think if I need a second battery I'm goning with a switch like one in a boat or RV where I can choose what battery I want to charger or use both batteries to start with is real cold. Trickle charge at night. I use my rig when it's 0 and below outside, and that's when I need it most. I run cattle and in the winter I like to heat and a cab and it must start. No if it doen't starts. Because if it don't, I'm having a bad day. And a cold one.
HA! Still might be worth your time to do a little research? We convinced you to give up the come along theory, just one more step and you will be there! HA! I'm just razing you, but I believe it would be in your best interests to do the isolator, probably cheaper than the switch, your surely haired over and can make your own decisions.That's old school sayin, wouldn't you say? HA! Happy Trails and fence line cleaning.
I'm talking about a switch. Your talking about something that an can go out. If I have a battery meter and voltmeter I can tell what's up with the batterys. The main starting battery would be my main concern if I'm far from home and so I would have the winch on the Aux battery. Don't get me wrong, to do this you would need and battery meter and voltmeter for each battery to know where your at. But I like manual, hands on. I use to work with computers and network systems and I know how everything is auto now. But you know what, auto doesn't always work and devices fail. I'm just hardcore old school on something. Nothing wrong with checking your oil, watching you gauges and turning a knob every now and then.
Thank You, I've had my Isolator in for five years, 0 issues.
I'm not saying they don't work and work great. I guess I may be a control freak. I like knowing what's going on. But on the things a mention about needing it is the cold is I can use both batteries to help start it. That's the main reason I like the switch is because I use it everyday, no matter how cold in may be out side. Nothing sucks more in the winter when it won't start and you need it. I plug my tractor in on a timer. I've been looking into a heater of the coolant line for when it get real cold.
Do you have a shop to keep it in? If you do put trickle charger on the primary and forget it, do some reading on how the isolator works, it's basically a check valve for the electrical system. Unless you have completely exhausted the aux battery you will never need to charge it directly if you leave your machine running while winching and you run the winch and all accessories off of the aux battery. I do run voltage meters for both batteries so I can monitor what's going on with voltage in both batteries separately.
I have a shop but it's to far from the house but I have a large carport with a plug in where I can plug it in and my truck if needed. I've looked at the islolator but just like my pickup, two batteries are better than one. Double the cranks. It's been -37 twice. That's not common, but it happens. The house is a good ways from the barn and garge and I like to have it right outside the door so I can warm it up. I've got several barns and two garges, that's why I a built a carport on the house. I'm paying enough property taxes.
