Winch power question

[wildwilly4x4]

Originally Posted by Mike C

Possible thread hijack... Great looking M38. I have found that a good deep cycle battery will allow for quite a bit of winching while the engine is running. If you have to winch out with a dead motor, dual batteries could be a lifesaver. Here is a pic of my A1, needless to say I can't twist it up like yours:

X2 on the dead motor, but for most I think a really good deep cycle battery is more than plent AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A GOOD WINCH! Enough cant be said about name brand winches vs. cheap ones.

Thats a sweet looking A1 you have there too. I think my next project will be either making my MB or GPW into a crawler since they both need alot of work. BUT, I gotta finish my '72 Chevy diesel first!

[dave666693]

Originally Posted by wildwilly4x4

X2 on the dead motor, but for most I think a really good deep cycle battery is more than plent AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A GOOD WINCH! Enough cant be said about name brand winches vs. cheap ones.

Thats a sweet looking A1 you have there too. I think my next project will be either making my MB or GPW into a crawler since they both need alot of work. BUT, I gotta finish my '72 Chevy diesel first!

You mean run a deep cycle as your only battery or as a 2nd one?

[Mike C]

As your only one. I have been pleased with my yellow top Optima, although rumors abound that new ones are not as good as some of the older ones. I use mine not only to power my jeep, but my ski boat battery and also for my jonboat's trolling motor. It also serves as a tractor battery and the mobile jump start battery as well.

Continuation of thread hijack...
What year is your GPW and MB wildwilly4x4? I have a '44 MB that is restified and a "project" '43 GPW. Will post pic later of my two running jeeps together.