P500 Power Steering/winch

[Pwright29]

I have a 2021 Pioneer 520. Iboughta Badlands 3500 winch several months ago, still havent installed it and just now bought SATV poer steering kit which l am going to install. My questions are, Can l put both the power steering and winch on the one stock battery or will l need two batteries? and if one battery will be ok, what is the best way to wire up the powetr steering and winch together to the one battery? Thanks for any advice. I am new at this

 

[trigger]

Fat cable from the winch solenoid back to the battery. Power steering can be wired to the solenoid for power.

 

[Pwright29]

Fat cable from the winch solenoid back to the battery. Power steering can be wired to the solenoid for power.

Thank you. Do you think it would be ok to only have the one battery to operate both the winch and power steering? I dont really trail ride, primarily use it on the gravel roads in my neighborhood and yard work, hauling firewood, pulling a little trailer, etc

 

[hallic]

The power steering doesn't use a whole lot of power, and most of the time, you're not going to be using the winch hard and turning at the same time so I don't think you'll have any problems with just the 1 stock battery. I have a 6000lb winch, and used the stock battery for almost 2 years before I upgraded to a dual battery system.

Biggest reasons to get a dual battery setup, are running a *big* winch, running the winch really hard (like stuck in mud up to the seats), or running alot of extra stuff, like radios light bars and big sound system etc, and/or wanting to use the radio/sound system while the machine is off. So it uses up the power from the 2nd battery, but leaves you with the main battery to still be able to start it.

Being in NC, I don't think you're going to use it to plow snow, are you? Running the winch constantly up and down for a snowplow is also usefull to have a 2nd battery.

But like Trigger said, use a nice big fat cable from the battery back to the winch solenoid, and tap off that for the power steering.

 

[Pwright29]

The power steering doesn't use a whole lot of power, and most of the time, you're not going to be using the winch hard and turning at the same time so I don't think you'll have any problems with just the 1 stock battery. I have a 6000lb winch, and used the stock battery for almost 2 years before I upgraded to a dual battery system.

Biggest reasons to get a dual battery setup, are running a *big* winch, running the winch really hard (like stuck in mud up to the seats), or running alot of extra stuff, like radios light bars and big sound system etc, and/or wanting to use the radio/sound system while the machine is off. So it uses up the power from the 2nd battery, but leaves you with the main battery to still be able to start it.

Being in NC, I don't think you're going to use it to plow snow, are you? Running the winch constantly up and down for a snowplow is also usefull to have a 2nd battery.

But like Trigger said, use a nice big fat cable from the battery back to the winch solenoid, and tap off that for the power steering.

 

[Pwright29]

Thank you for the advice, no, l wont be plowing snow. Not really sure what l would use it for but since l have it l figure l may as well install it. Its a Badlands 3500 lb and a KFI mount

 

[hallic]

Winch is nice insurance to have. Also usefull to pack along some extra strap, a tree saver, and maybe a shackle and pully.

Can get yourself unstuck, get somebody else unstuck, move logs/rocks etc. Pull things out of the ditch.

 

[trigger]

The power steering doesn't use a whole lot of power, and most of the time, you're not going to be using the winch hard and turning at the same time so I don't think you'll have any problems with just the 1 stock battery. I have a 6000lb winch, and used the stock battery for almost 2 years before I upgraded to a dual battery system.

Biggest reasons to get a dual battery setup, are running a *big* winch, running the winch really hard (like stuck in mud up to the seats), or running alot of extra stuff, like radios light bars and big sound system etc, and/or wanting to use the radio/sound system while the machine is off. So it uses up the power from the 2nd battery, but leaves you with the main battery to still be able to start it.

Being in NC, I don't think you're going to use it to plow snow, are you? Running the winch constantly up and down for a snowplow is also usefull to have a 2nd battery.

But like Trigger said, use a nice big fat cable from the battery back to the winch solenoid, and tap off that for the power steering.

^^^^ This ^^^^

 

[Pwright29]

I read somewhere where some people run from the battery to a switchable breaker then to some posts under the hood. And hookup the winch and power steering to the posts. Do you all recommend that or hook power steering to the winch relay? And leave out the breaker?

 

[trigger]

I read somewhere where some people run from the battery to a switchable breaker then to some posts under the hood. And hookup the winch and power steering to the posts. Do you all recommend that or hook power steering to the winch relay? And leave out the breaker?

I'd put in a circuit breaker for the winch, preferably a high amperage one. Something like this.

https://www.amazon.com/BULVACK-Circuit-Breaker-Trolling-Protect/dp/B08ZXP3MVX/?tag=sxsweb24-20

 

[Mudder]

I read somewhere where some people run from the battery to a switchable breaker then to some posts under the hood. And hookup the winch and power steering to the posts. Do you all recommend that or hook power steering to the winch relay? And leave out the breaker?

The breaker is peace of mind if the high amp wire gets rubbed/shorts out along its route over the years of bumps. The switched breaker is easy to isolate the accessories during long term storage or when working on that circuit as that high amp winch wire is essentially an extension of the battery terminals.

 

[TBea]

I have a 2021 Pioneer 520. Iboughta Badlands 3500 winch several months ago, still havent installed it and just now bought SATV poer steering kit which l am going to install. My questions are, Can l put both the power steering and winch on the one stock battery or will l need two batteries? and if one battery will be ok, what is the best way to wire up the powetr steering and winch together to the one battery? Thanks for any advice. I am new at this

I did'nt add another battery. Works fine.