Does the winch motor have a duty cycle? Most professional winches list such limitations, but the owner's manual is mute on the subject.
1115508
Hmmm, not sure, but from personal and professional experience several factors affect duty cycle. 1) a fully charged battery is a must. A low and or weak battery will burn up the motor quickly. 2) Load, if the motor is at or near stall the load is to great. Two-part the line to cut the load in half. I use mine to load dead mowers and ATVs onto a trailer. I would say under a light load where the winch is not struggling, several minutes (2-3) is all I would do. Feel the case, if its too hot to keep your hand on, stop and let it cool. Under a heavy load where the winch is near stall, I readjust the pull or two-part the line. I never pull near stall more than a few seconds at a time. So far my winch has been working great following these guide lines. I have several friends and customers who do not follow these tips and are always burning up motors, stretching line or breaking the cables. keep in mind this is a very basic and light duty winch, thus the low price.
1455658
Sorry Donald S., I have know idea what a 2 cycle engine is. It seems to work pretty good though. One of my guy friends fixed the wheel for me so that turned out good. I have about a half acre to mow and it plows right through the grass with no problem. It seems to be pretty good on gas too. If it weren't self propelled though, I would never be able to finish the lawn. The key starter works like a charm too. Sorry I can't help you more.
999748
It is a manual winch and there is a position on the selector to free wheel out but the crank is still engaged so controlled release is possible. Steer clear of the crank if you lose control of it.
1975945
I can tell you I use a 12000 lb winch and have had no trouble. It meets my needs
2184774
The previous answer is correct. The mounting plate is the key. Winch is excellent.
2153729
Yes, this winch does ratchet both ways. The ratcheting both ways was an option that I needed.
1887385
No, this is a standard height winch. While it is not exceptionally tall, it is not exceptionally small either!Now, due to the way this winch is made, it is possible to mount the solenid box off of the winch, and that makes it a very low profile winch. The only issue you would run into with this scenario, other than finding a place for the controls, is possibly extending the wires. They are just long enough to reach the motor from the top of the winch, so you may have to 'extend' those to mount it remotely.
1883475
It's a power winch. It's purpose is to wind a cable. Presumably the cable is hooked to a system of pulleys and struts that lift your top. By "no crank system" I imagine you manually lift the top up? If that's the case, it would probably require some engineering to use a power winch.
400376
the motor has a lock on it and I have never had any issues. I usually ride with the lock in place because it keeps the battery from bouncing around too much...
1750028
This is not a deep cycle battery. It runs my lawn equipment with no problem but I seriously doubt if you could run an outboard motor with it. it would start it but that's about it. Good luck.
1095294
I would have to check the contact rating on the solenoid (80) and the amp draw through the winch at rated voltage. this info should be available on the winch
2119136
The issue would be how the cables would be ran. To use it as an additional winch you would need another cable and it would be in the way.
299382
Max capacity is 17,600 lb. when using 3/8" cable. I'm using 5/16" cable that you would have on your 10,000 lb winch and it works wonderfully. Very heavy duty block and I love the grease zerk feature. Would recommend this to anyone. No point in spending a huge amount on a name brand manufacturer.
1842166
Yes, hard to find the torque. Finally found it: Variable-speed motor (0-800-RPM) delivers up to 122-in-lbs torque
696081
I no longer have this model, but I seem to recall it only was drilled for standard size winches. Not to say you can't drill the pattern yourself, there is plenty of space.
188169
I think the winch is just about maxed out with 65', the issue with putting more on would be keeping the cable out of the gear mesh.
712666
I use the winch that I bought for that purpose and it does not given me any problems but regarding its safety I think I am in no position to answer that .. Check the manual