Did some winch testing...also fried my alternator

[andrew2516]

I decided to go out on Friday when a friend called to test out my winch. I went to the one place I knew I could get my jeep stuck the worst...now I see why I have began to HATE mud.

I didn't get many pictures but I'm sure most of you know how tall my rockers are for reference...





After I started spinning a little, the water/mud came half way up the back seat...that left my saturday open for an insane cleaning!

Anyway heres what mud/water and a high load did to my alternators power wire...




I ended up replacing the 1 year old alternator and putting a new end on the lead and packed it good with dielectric grease.

[Bill]

Nice work.

[notmYJ]

Sweet!!!

[andrew2516]

I was surprised how well the 10k winch pulled the jeep. So far I would say it is well worth the $300 I paid for it.

I also pulled Jasons(jeepxj3) jeep sideways with what seemed like little strain on the winch. It saved Jason some body damage with the slight situation he got in.

[YZEATER]

nice stuck. where's the pics lookin at the jeep from the outside?

get a snatch block and it'll double your pull strength for the times when you really need it. it'll also be easier on the winch during normal pulls.

[DMG]

If you add a second battery, your alternator won't have to work as hard.

[jeepxj3]

you guys should have seen it when he reved it up, like a little 4th of the july under his hood!

[Wrecker]

Wait Jason had to be pulled. I thought he never needed a winch?

[andrew2516]

Wait Jason had to be pulled. I thought he never needed a winch?

Thats what he told me about 3 minutes before he needed it

He wasn't stuck, it just saved his jeep from some body damage.



The dual battery setup is a good idea, I might look into that a little more than I already have. I thought the deep cell red top would be fine but two would probably help out.

[jeepxj3]

get a yellowtop for a 2nd battery.

Oh, and I def. could have made what I attempted but I probably would have done a little more damage to the PS of the Jeep, no actually ALOT more damange would have been done!