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Originally Posted by burnin oil
This is how I did my 72. Then on the winch lead I added a set of those quick connects that tow trucks use for there jumper cables. I want to use the winch I just plug it in. No chance of it draining the battery. I also have no issues running a 12k badlands winch (doubled up) for a good amount of time with the truck off. When the winch starts to slow down and strain from the voltage going down I just start the truck. During winching I lock the truck down in low range and first gear and hook a logging chain to the rear hitch and an anchor point. The factory parking brake doesnt do alot for a manual transmission in neutral. It sucks when you are pulling a tree out of the woods and the truck starts to go to it or towards the bank!
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This winch I have now is the first one I have ever put a cutoff switch on. I put it on in case the thing decides it doesn't want to stop winding, not so much for battery drain. I don't think I could for the life of me yank one of those cables to cut power if needed. Last couple winches I had were hydraulic. I put a Moroso 300amp continuous/2000 amp intermittent battery switch between the battery pos and the solenoid. I like it!
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