P700m4 Winch has no pull power

[Jayrock]

I mounted the Honda (warn ) winch, wired it up, checked in out runs fine but will not pull the SXS on level ground. Found the winch pulls the voltage way down in the 5-6 volt range?

 

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[jak9922]

is your machine running while you are doing that ???

 

[jak9922]

they draw insane amount of amps while underload where the stock battery has no hope to power it it need to be running

 

[jak9922]

try it again in neutral running and give it a little bit of gas

 

[hobbes]

I have the same winch. You have to keep on the gas to get the power out of it and then it is still hard on the factory battery. I used mine to pull myself out of 8 inches of mud and water up to seat a few weekends ago. Personally I am looking at going with a regular battery to help handle to load a bit better.

 

[ohanacreek]

I killed my factory battery winching, WITH the engine running.

They draw upwards of 300amps when they're really pulling. So around 3500-4000 watts

 

[Jayrock]

is your machine running while you are doing that ???

I figured it out! I had a bad connection on one of the crimp ends on a negative cable. Now she pulls like a 3500# should.. Thanks guys.

 

[Jayrock]

is your machine running while you are doing that ???

Thanks guys, I figured it out. I had a bad connection on a crimp end of the negative cable making for a poor connection. Thx

 

[bobbyhill]

Welcome to the Club @Jayrock !! glad to here you found the problem!

 

[jak9922]

That was going to be my next suggestion lol coming from your friendly neighborhood electrician and yes i did just make a spiderman pun

 

[Lynn]

What's the winch rated for? all winches are rated with only 1 wrap of line on the drum and so with every wrap of line you lose a huge amount of pulling power. Bigger winch ? or get some snatch blocks and double or triple your line. I know it's a pain but at least you can pull yourself out.