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Mounting Goodwinch 9.5c on Ora winch plate

mike390
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23 Apr 2014 11:57 #113055 by mike390

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I am thinking of buying a goodwinch 9.5c and mounting it onto an ora winch plate

A couple of concerns I have are

1.My jim has air conditioning, if I remove the fan will the winch fit ok?

2.Would it be ok to run the winch off of standard battery to start with and upgrade to an optima yellow top in the future, I only intend to use the winch for self recovery when greenlaning etc.

3.Do I need some sort of battery/winch cut off switch

Any sugestions welcome :unsure:

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23 Apr 2014 12:11 #113056 by ne-crock

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1: I'm not sure my jimny doesn't have air con but I believe it's an issue when fitting a winch?

2: I currently run the same winch off my standard battery, it's been okay but I wouldn't want to long spells with the winch only quick recoveries

3: it's advisable to, be it a manual isolated switch or an electric operated one, or better fit both

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23 Apr 2014 12:21 #113057 by mike390

Replied by mike390 on topic Mounting Goodwinch 9.5c on Ora winch plate

ne-crock wrote: 1: I'm not sure my jimny doesn't have air con but I believe it's an issue when fitting a winch?

2: I currently run the same winch off my standard battery, it's been okay but I wouldn't want to long spells with the winch only quick recoveries

3: it's advisable to, be it a manual isolated switch or an electric operated one, or better fit both

Thanks, good to know battery would be ok to start with, need all my pennies to pay for winch

Will look into getting isolation switch

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23 Apr 2014 12:59 #113060 by barnes

Replied by barnes on topic Mounting Goodwinch 9.5c on Ora winch plate

I replaced my winchmax with the 9.5 goldfish cracking winch! Was a tight squeeze though and with the solenoid box fitted I had to trim the bonnet and cut the crossmember but its all about the performance!

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23 Apr 2014 13:48 - 23 Apr 2014 13:50 #113065 by TomDK

Replied by TomDK on topic Mounting Goodwinch 9.5c on Ora winch plate

barnes wrote: I replaced my winchmax with the 9.5 goldfish cracking winch! Was a tight squeeze though and with the solenoid box fitted I had to trim the bonnet and cut the crossmember but its all about the performance!

You could have easily moved the solenoid up under the bonnet, so you wouldn't have to cut the crossmember.

Also, there's no reason for 2 battery cut off switches. One is sufficient.

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23 Apr 2014 14:07 #113068 by Yellostreak

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TomDK wrote:

Also, there's no reason for 2 battery cut off switches. One is sufficient.

So long as its at the Battery end...

you only need two isolators if you have a cable going from battery 1 to Battery 2 in a two battery split charge system

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