OK. I get it, but which winch?

[Diamondpilot]

Its a better one, about $100, and I have had it for over 8 years and its not missed a beat. Used it over the weekend to start a boat. It lives in my truck and I take it out and charge it about once a month.

It is not a WalMart special. No air compressor or anything like that. I am not sure of the model but its marketed by Peak. I have never seen another like it. I picked it up after going through 4 or 5 cheap ones. I got it a towing supply company in Indianapolis.

Chris

 

[hrcarver]

8 years! Might not find the same model, but at least give me the brand. Most of the ones I've known lasted for a year or two tops.

 

[flusher]

Its a better one, about $100, and I have had it for over 8 years and its not missed a beat. Used it over the weekend to start a boat. It lives in my truck and I take it out and charge it about once a month.

It is not a WalMart special. No air compressor or anything like that. I am not sure of the model but its marketed by Peak. I have never seen another like it. I picked it up after going through 4 or 5 cheap ones. I got it a towing supply company in Indianapolis.

Chris

Thanks for the info. Peak has a nice 450 amp model that looks promising

PEAK Battery Chargers

 

[Diamondpilot]

Well sorry guys. I went out and looked and its a Prestone Jump-It. Not Peak. I had a "P" named company in my head. Its a model P-1410 and says 575 on it so I am guessing that is 575 amps. Its been by far the best one I have had. Most others will only last a few years as others have stated.

Sorry again. By the way I can not find any info on the web on it but will tell you its strong. It will start a diesel tractor, run a winch, start cars and boats, ect.

Chris

 

[woodsmith]

Here is a very good connector for use with winches and jumper cables or other high load sources. You can mount one to your tow vehicle and another to the winch and just plug them in when needed.

Dual Power Cable Link Connectors

I added a pair of 35sqmm cables from the battery to the back of my car. There is a 100amp fuse at the battery end at the moment, until I can get a bigger one.
At the back of the car I have an isolator switch that powers up an 350A Anderson connector and also supplies power to my 240v inverter. The inverter lets me run power tools and also charge battery tools while in transit.
The Anderson plug powers the winch and, soon, an electro-hydraulic pump.

The winch I currently have is a 3000lb winch with power out and freewheel. A bit like this one:

I found it on Ebay for £15, in need of a service.
I could get a bigger one but this one is strong enough to lift the back of the car off the ground and bend the tow bar a little so a bigger one would be wasted.