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Old Dec 14, 2017 | 07:33 PM
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You need to know the specs of whatever winch you're using.
These are for a Warm M12. You'll notice as the load increases, so do the required amps.


In ALOT of cases this switch would be fine.

on edit: This one has an even higher rating of 300 cont.
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Old Dec 14, 2017 | 09:33 PM
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ironically i found the spec for mine... i didnt know at the time when i was asking with the example.. but i found where it listed the instructions and said 300 DCA..

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/fla-fr1043/overview/

think this one will work.. and its a little over the spec called for on in the instructions...
 
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Old Dec 14, 2017 | 09:39 PM
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You could always use a solenoid and activate it with a upperfitter switch.
 
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Old Dec 14, 2017 | 10:49 PM
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i dont have any upfitter switches... and ive already used the factory wires for pass through leads to the sensors for my gauges...

not sure if its true or not but read on another site the electronic solenoids can drain the battery even when not in use... they were also more than the manual switches...
 
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Old Dec 14, 2017 | 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Sparky83
i dont have any upfitter switches... and ive already used the factory wires for pass through leads to the sensors for my gauges...

not sure if its true or not but read on another site the electronic solenoids can drain the battery even when not in use... they were also more than the manual switches...
If anyone is telling you that then ignore everything they say.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2017 | 11:33 AM
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I found this thread to be strange and funny at the same time. From the 6.4 forum in 2006.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/4...-problems.html
 
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Old Dec 15, 2017 | 11:47 AM
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i like how many of them thought that Ford wasnt still running Cummin's engines in 2007.. They were running them in their Heavy Duty (f550 -750 line) trucks up until 2014/2015 i think it was. thats when ford seperated and was going to a all ford design.. i like how someone posted in an 11 yr old thread there at the end lol
 
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Old Dec 15, 2017 | 12:02 PM
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i like how many of them thought that Ford wasnt still running Cummin's engines in 2007.. They were running them in their Heavy Duty (f550 -750 line) trucks up until 2014/2015 i think it was. thats when ford seperated and was going to a all ford design.. i like how someone posted in an 11 yr old thread there at the end lol
I didn't know about Ford running Cummins then. I did laugh at the part about there was no way the 6.0 was going to be in '07 trucks.
 

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Old Dec 15, 2017 | 12:15 PM
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I didn't know about Ford running Cummins then. I did laugh at the part about there was no way the 6.0 was going to in '07 trucks.
just looked it up.. 2015 was the last Cummins in the HD engines..

The options were

7.2L Catapillar 3126/C7 I6 (2000-2009)
5.9L Cummins ISB I6 (2000-2006)
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Old Dec 17, 2017 | 06:24 PM
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Dang, that's a beaut, Jack! How 'bout a pic when you guys have it decorated and lit?

I think she's done as we've moved to outdoors decorating.

400+ feet of lights on the tree.



 
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Old Dec 17, 2017 | 10:11 PM
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Does anybody know if we’re going to get Rain Tuesday and Wednesday , the odds of you guys knowing vs the Local weather guessers is better ,, well finely put my Christmas lights up , I searched every where and couldn’t find my Icecicle lights , bad enough I even looked at the gutters thinking ( did I even take them down last year ) ,lol, they were old anyway and half the strand wouldn’t lite up ,so had to go buy more to make the Wife happy
 
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Old Dec 17, 2017 | 10:49 PM
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Does anybody know if we’re going to get Rain Tuesday and Wednesday , the odds of you guys knowing vs the Local weather guessers is better ,, well finely put my Christmas lights up , I searched every where and couldn’t find my Icecicle lights , bad enough I even looked at the gutters thinking ( did I even take them down last year ) ,lol, they were old anyway and half the strand wouldn’t lite up ,so had to go buy more to make the Wife happy
it only never rains in Southern California... your about the middle... so you got a 50/50 chance of getting some
 
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Old Dec 17, 2017 | 11:18 PM
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Does anybody know if we’re going to get Rain Tuesday and Wednesday , the odds of you guys knowing vs the Local weather guessers is better ,, well finely put my Christmas lights up , I searched every where and couldn’t find my Icecicle lights , bad enough I even looked at the gutters thinking ( did I even take them down last year ) ,lol, they were old anyway and half the strand wouldn’t lite up ,so had to go buy more to make the Wife happy
We are looking at snow up here, but I’m not holding my breath waiting for it. I did see that two of the p asses in Modoc count had chain control this evening, so there is hope.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2017 | 11:42 PM
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Well thanks guys , that give me a little hope , thanks to yesterday’s wind storm , I can now grow corn and Tomatoes on my front porch , what really gets me , I raked up all the leaves in the back yard , tomorrow I get to rake them up again out of the Dam Pool
 
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Old Dec 18, 2017 | 12:01 AM
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I would like a nice even 24" of snow for Christmas.
 
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