Winch/Battery failure...

[thirdparty]

I have a Warn Axon 45-S that has been great. I've been stuck before in deep mud, grass, swamp, etc. for over three hours. I used the winch continuously throughout that time period with proper resting of the winch and battery and eventually got out.

This weekend was different. I got stuck in very similar circumstances and made no progress. The winch wasn't powerful enough to get me unstuck, but, most most of my concern was that the winch was bogging the engine making it cut out.

After about 15 minutes of hard winching out of deep mud, I could only get a few seconds of "pull" before the battery light went from green, orange then red. If I winched for more than 5-10 seconds, the engine would stall and cut out.

When this happened, I rested the machine/engine/battery for about 15 minutes and then let it run without winching for another 10-15 min. This didn't matter or improve the battery condition at all. I ended up having to get another machine and winch my machine out. It popped right out.

Knowing this, do you think my problem is the battery? It's 3-4 years old and did have to be jumped once in the last month.

Could it be my winch? I used the winch the next day and it seemed fine.

I know a dual battery system would help, but I at least thought that I had a good hour or two of winch use (all with proper resting periods for heat dissipation and battery recharge).

What else should I be looking at. I really like being able to rely on the winch and spend a fair amount of time in the shallow water/grass with my machine.

Thanks

 

[thirdparty]

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[Remington]

Knowing this, do you think my problem is the battery? It's 3-4 years old and

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And yes, u should have dual battery with what ur doing

 

[Remington]

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Where is that at?
Your location just says USA In your profile.

 

[CID]

Just guessing, I think your heavy usage has terminated the battery. 3-4 years is getting up there anyway. +1 on Remmi's 'you need dual batteries' recommendation.

 

[P1K5Dave]

Yeah, your battery has aged and isn't able to handle the extreme load of the winch.
With the kind of riding you do, you're a major candidate for a dual battery. You'll really appreciate having it.
You won't need to be quite so patient getting it out, you'll be able to push it harder.

 

[Remington]

With the kind of riding you do, you're a major candidate for a dual battery.

covered in Post #3 & #5 lol
just messin with you. Laugh a little! 😂 🤣

 

[thirdparty]

Ordered the Deka AGM battery today and will step up the dual battery install. My problem there is analysis paralysis.

I want a state of the art, simple, bulletproof solution (at least as much as this can be). I will have other wiring requirements--back up lights, stereo (not huge), front ditch lights, but not much more.

I plan to install the dual system first, but want to plan it for EASY expansion for the additional components.

Thoughts? links? Reliability is really top on my list. I use my machine to the fullest of its capabilities.

 

[P1K5Dave]

A lot of the guys have liked this tutorial:

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