Winch?
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Winch?
Oh, by the way, anyone find themselves in a situation needing to extricate themselves? Think I'll have to put a Warn 15000 on this thing. Unless you have a better suggetion for pulling yourself out?
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IMHO If you get an Excursion in a situation to need a winch, you are in big trouble.
You might pull other people with lighter vehicles, but you aren't going to pull an Excursion out of a mud up to the frame rails situation with anything short of a dozer. Even if you double the line and use 7/16 wire I don't think any winch made will pull an Excursion up anything over 30 degrees.
On the other hand I could be wrong. I haven't tried it and don't intend to. Maybe someone around has and will share the story.
You might pull other people with lighter vehicles, but you aren't going to pull an Excursion out of a mud up to the frame rails situation with anything short of a dozer. Even if you double the line and use 7/16 wire I don't think any winch made will pull an Excursion up anything over 30 degrees.
On the other hand I could be wrong. I haven't tried it and don't intend to. Maybe someone around has and will share the story.
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My story is mud to the frame rails with all four spinning (well, 2 alternating with LS) so I jacked up on a board and stuffed debris into hole, then used the old Hi-Jack winch to pull a few inches and then let 'er rip! Pure chance got out on first try. I'm hoping a winch could cut that down from 2 hours to about 20 min.
I don't take it rock crawling, just away from people.
I don't take it rock crawling, just away from people.
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I installed a front hidden reciever hitch. Now the warn winch comes off in a jiffy. Oh yea that way it can pull you out backwards too
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Junkie,
That's a clean machine. What size Warn is that? Have you been able to use it? I'm wondering if you stick that X 2' deep in muck and have to winch from the side, will the 2" reciever hold up?
I've always heard you should be able to winch MORE than your weight.
That's a clean machine. What size Warn is that? Have you been able to use it? I'm wondering if you stick that X 2' deep in muck and have to winch from the side, will the 2" reciever hold up?
I've always heard you should be able to winch MORE than your weight.
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yes i have used it it is a 9500lb it had no problem but it never had to dead winch. it always had the wheels helping. i do have a ****** block too. you should use some thick walled 2in square tube and weld your own mount to slide in the reciever. much stronger. the hitch is a class 3 rated. no problems yet.
