ronnie_rotten Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 well it looks like i'm visiting all the right people this week! i've just been given this winch by a mate who used it on his recovery truck. to be fair, he abused it on his recovery truck, using jump leads on the terminals to winch in, and switching polarity to spool out. the clutch seems tohave snapped off at some point, and now there is just a split pin keeping the shaft in place. odd thing is the way the motor and gearbox are on the same side and thwe solenoid box mounts at the other end of the drum, wich visually balances the thing, but still seems a little odd. i know some winches (8274's, maybe others) have all the gubbins on one end, and i know this aint one i've seen before. i'm guessing this was designed for road recovery rather than 4x4 purposes as all the electrics are waaaaay down in the muck and water when mounted this way. so does anyone know what it is? the motor is roughly the same size as a coke can, but a bit longer. there are 2 terminals on the end of it, i thought you needed F1, F2 and A or summit? i've had it suggested it could be a superwinch of some sort and used as a base, could be rebuilt into somthing half decent? there is some trace's of red paint on the casing either side of the drum. any ideas of what it is and the best way to service, test and source spares would be much appreciated. cheers. sorry the picture doesn't show much, but there's nothing really to show but dirt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimaquinas Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 hi ronnie it is a x6 superwinch i have got 1 the same mine is 24 volt cheers brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 it's definitly NOT a Husky 8 or 12, more likely a Warn M8000 or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 as above its a superwinch X6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 If the motor only has 2 terminals, it is a permanent magnet motor, unlike the serial wound motors on most winches. Power will be a lot less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 nice one chaps, now i've got a starting place, at least. Is it going to be woefully underpowered? I'm not planning on doing any serious mud pugging in the hicap, so i supppse somthing's better than nothing! I know a guy who'll fabricate a bumper using the cradle i got with it for a peanut or 2, so that's a bonus. Any tips for the refurb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 IIRC it doesn't have a brake on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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