Winch questions
From : bolo4u
Q: well its time to seriously concider installing a winch on my 04 2500 qc sb cummins 4x4. i am seriously looking at a mile marker brand. i am debating both the electric and hydraulic versions. i understand the general benefits of both types but want to know if any of you have one and if so your opinions. as far as the hydraulic version the 10.5k model and 12k for electric is there and alternative to tying directly into the vehicle steering pump such as an aftermarket 12 volt pump/resevior unit i am not wanting to run afoul of any warranty issues. also which bumper options have you looked at i have so far researched www.roadarmor.com www.buckstop.biz www.trailready.com and of course reunel. finally a couple of additional questions... is there a stock or aftermarket rear wheel well inner fender guard that i can install and which size rims can i safely use to replace he stock 17 ones thanks in advance for the info don .
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From : demon
well its time to seriously concider installing a winch on my 04 2500 qc sb cummins 4x4. i am seriously looking at a mile marker brand. i am debating both the electric and hydraulic versions. i understand the general benefits of both types but want to know if any of you have one and if so your opinions. as far as the hydraulic version the 10.5k model and 12k for electric is there and alternative to tying directly into the vehicle steering pump such as an aftermarket 12 volt pump/resevior unit i am not wanting to run afoul of any warranty issues. also which bumper options have you looked at i have so far researched www.roadarmor.com www.buckstop.biz www.trailready.com and of course reunel. finally a couple of additional questions... is there a stock or aftermarket rear wheel well inner fender guard that i can install and which size rims can i safely use to replace he stock 17 ones thanks in advance for the info don just my 2cents here. ive got a warn m12000 on each end of my 80 bush truck on custom bumpers. theyre aged units pull slow but hard. i wouldnt go less than a 12000lb for your truck i mean just the weight of the truck alone wow. id look at the new 16.5ti http//www.warn.com/truck/winches/src/165tiwinch.shtml for a truck the weight that youve got. if i were to look at a hydro winch for my truck id run it via pto on my np205. im not sure id like to burden my ps pump with a winch along with hydro boost brakes and steeringbox. but in all seriousness id get a warn m15000 or 16.5ti. anything smaller you might be stalling it out when you need it the most. if you bury the diffs not much out there is going to be able to pull you out. maybe a d9 cat but not another pickup. .
From : grumman581
demon wrote ... if you bury the diffs not much out there is going to be able to pull you out. maybe a d9 cat but not another pickup. you havent been *really* stuck until youve had to have a tracked vehicle pull you out... grin .
From : gary carter
the front end on your xj was actually stonger than the front suspension on you new ram! a staight axle is going to be stronger especially in a truck designed to be a car like the new 1500 is. just try to find a snow plow for it. gary carter. bolo4u wrote... snip i have a milemarker hydraulic winch on the front of my jeep xj and it is hooked to the power steering pump... works great... i just bought a 04 dodge 1500 4x4 quad cab and im looking for a bumper for it... turns out that the one that i had decided upon ranchhand bull bar doesnt make one for the 1500 only for the 2500+... they said that their bumper is too heavy for the front end of the 1500... one option is to go with a non-winch bumper that has a receiver hitch that can be used to mount a removeable winch i guess... at least that would make it easier in those situations where i really didnt want to keep going further into the mess that ive gotten myself into... i dont like the stress that would probably be put on a receiver hitch mount winch in an off-angle pull though... i would prefer a more custom design where there was 3 receiver hitches that the winch slid into... im considering going with super craft http//supercraftinc.com/styles.asp and having them do a custom design for me... not as stylish as road armor but it looks utilitarian... im also looking at south texas outfitters http//www.southtexasoutfitters.com/... .
From : demon
demon wrote ... if you bury the diffs not much out there is going to be able to pull you out. maybe a d9 cat but not another pickup. you havent been *really* stuck until youve had to have a tracked vehicle pull you out... grin aiy aiy captain. .
From : grumman581
gary carter wrote ... the front end on your xj was actually stonger than the front suspension on you new ram! a staight axle is going to be stronger especially in a truck designed to be a car like the new 1500 is. just try to find a snow plow for it. i had originally been looking at the 2500 diesel but they didnt have one locally with a 6-speed or a 5-speed for that matter so i decided to go with the hemi in the 1500... its an automatic also but its probably $8-10k cheaper than the 2500 with the diesel... the 1500 with the big horn package ended up costing right at $30k including tt&l company discount allowed me to get it for 1% less than dealer invoice... there was also the issue of the 2500 being a dark charcoal color and the 1500 being some sort of gold / almond / dirt color... here in the south lighter colors are better i had originally wanted it to be white... my xj is black and it is an oven if it has been sitting outside in the sun... the a/c has to work rather hard to keep up with all that black surface area on the roof... i knew that the 2500 was solid axle and had mistakenly thought that the 1500 was also... its not that big of a deal i guess since i wont be doing any rock climbing with this truck... when you get stuck in mud i doubt that there is much difference between ifs and a solid axle... have no need for a snow plow for the 1500... i am currently in the new orleans area on a contract and a close-the-city-snow is a whopping 1 around here... i also live in houston and its pretty much the same over there... the xj had a lift kit on it and you could feel *every* bump in these crappy-ass louisiana roads its difficult to get a good road base when youre building a road through what was basically a swamp... .
From : grumman581
bolo4u wrote... snip i have a milemarker hydraulic winch on the front of my jeep xj and it is hooked to the power steering pump... works great... i just bought a 04 dodge 1500 4x4 quad cab and im looking for a bumper for it... turns out that the one that i had decided upon ranchhand bull bar doesnt make one for the 1500 only for the 2500+... they said that their bumper is too heavy for the front end of the 1500... one option is to go with a non-winch bumper that has a receiver hitch that can be used to mount a removeable winch i guess... at least that would make it easier in those situations where i really didnt want to keep going further into the mess that ive gotten myself into... i dont like the stress that would probably be put on a receiver hitch mount winch in an off-angle pull though... i would prefer a more custom design where there was 3 receiver hitches that the winch slid into... im considering going with super craft http//supercraftinc.com/styles.asp and having them do a custom design for me... not as stylish as road armor but it looks utilitarian... im also looking at south texas outfitters http//www.southtexasoutfitters.com/... .