where are you powering the winch?

[Alk44]

Your plan should work fine.
My CJ5 had the control box mounted under the hood. I wired up 3 way momentary switch inside. Plus I could plug the regular remote into the control box and run the winch that way.
The only problem is, what if someone were to push one of the aux switches. You'd probably want another switch to kill power to the winch, so it can't be activated accidentally.

That’s a really good point about unintentional activation of the switches. No one else really drives my truck, but I do have small kids who like to push buttons. Too bad there is no way to totally deactivate the switches in the menu on the truck so I could do it that way, rather than installing another solenoid and switch. I really hoped to avoid that by putting the contactor under the hood.

Thanks for the help.

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[Mr._Bill]

Warn has a wireless controller available for many of their winches. This would provide control from inside the cab, when necessary, and eliminate the need to try and make something to use in the cab.

 

[Alk44]

Warn has a wireless controller available for many of their winches. This would provide control from inside the cab, when necessary, and eliminate the need to try and make something to use in the cab.

Also a good idea. Thanks.

 

[4S50]

I have been using the Warn Hub wireless control on my Warn M8000 with my Iphone for about 9 months now and am very satisfied with it. I have used it a half dozen times and it has always worked great, even after going for months without use.
https://www.warn.com/hub-wireless-control

 

[Rusty PW]

Warn has a wireless controller available for many of their winches. This would provide control from inside the cab, when necessary, and eliminate the need to try and make something to use in the cab.

I used the wireless on my Power Wagon with the Warn M1500 winch.

 

[JeepOfTheseus]

Warn has a wireless controller available for many of their winches. This would provide control from inside the cab, when necessary, and eliminate the need to try and make something to use in the cab.

Basically the reason I went with Warn. Seems so obvious to me. Wouldn’t want to deal with reaching for the aux switches (or worse, imo, making them latching).

 

[doc-ketamine]

Basically the reason I went with Warn. Seems so obvious to me. Wouldn’t want to deal with reaching for the aux switches (or worse, imo, making them latching).

Yep, my Badlands winch came with a wireless remote. Works great. I think I got the 12000lb synthetic job for under 500 buckarinos.

 

[Kevlarr]

about to wire up my winch and remembered this little item. If it were a 300 or 400 amp breaker would that work?

Instead of using a 200 amp fuse, what about using a 200 amp marine grade breaker? Something like this https://www.westmarine.com/sierra-200a-circuit-breaker-panel-mount-20376430.html ? I did not install the winch or wiring and am not thrilled by the frontal impact potential problems. Any reason that this won’t work to protect from a problem in the event of a crash but still give adequate current to a Warn 8k pound winch?

 

[Lost1wing]

You need to look up the specs of your winch. 400 amp for my Warn Evo 12k.

 

[fourfa]

361 amps on my 10k Evo. The link doesn’t have detailed specs, but I’d assume any winch pull over 200 amps would pop it. That would not work for me. 8k might have the same amperage, just a different gear set inside.

 

[Lost1wing]

I saw 465 for a warn 8k but that was on Google. Warn doesn't make it easy to find. Not under specifications any how.

 

[Lost1wing]

435 for a m8
413 for the zeon 8k
298 evo 8k

 

[ShadowsPapa]

about to wire up my winch and remembered this little item. If it were a 300 or 400 amp breaker would that work?

Instead of using a 200 amp fuse, what about using a 200 amp marine grade breaker? Something like this https://www.westmarine.com/sierra-200a-circuit-breaker-panel-mount-20376430.html ? I did not install the winch or wiring and am not thrilled by the frontal impact potential problems. Any reason that this won’t work to protect from a problem in the event of a crash but still give adequate current to a Warn 8k pound winch?

Use a cutoff switch - even a manual one if you don't trust solenoids.
Don't use a fuse, IMO.

I don't understand the aversion to a cutoff switch. It's so simple it's crazy.

 

[Kevlarr]

Thx I have the Warn EVO 8s 298 is correct. Cut off switch seems to be the simple solution...

Thx

 

[WILDHOBO]

Use a cutoff switch - even a manual one if you don't trust solenoids.
Don't use a fuse, IMO.

I don't understand the aversion to a cutoff switch. It's so simple it's crazy.

My problem with the manual cut off is that I need to open the hood. I want power control from in the cab. But the way I use mine, I’m often not on flat ground.

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