April 10, 200520 yr anybody know what the cable length was on them... the one I pulled off seemed to be about 35 feet. it appears to be the original... suppose a 50 ft cable will fit okay?
April 10, 200520 yr Hey Mick.....I believe I got 45-50 ft on mine..... I'll check it Today if I can and Let you know..... Also diameter will make a huge difference....I have 1/4" Aircraft cable I'll pm you , John
April 10, 200520 yr i wouldnt get steel cable, id get synthetic, so mutch safer and easier to handle.
April 11, 200520 yr Author this one was aquired in a sort of 3 way trade..... they are out there... there's a board member who has one new in the box, with both Superwinch and SUBARU instructions.... very cool. it's just a Superwinch 1500 lb winch, but it was painted yellow....
April 11, 200520 yr sorry to get off topic, but a 1500lb winch should do the job on a light subaru, 0r sould i be looking at bigger ones?
April 11, 200520 yr Author sorry to get off topic, but a 1500lb winch should do the job on a light subaru, 0r sould i be looking at bigger ones? a good rule of thumb, is to have a winch with 2 times the weight of the vehicle...., but if you use a pulley block, it doubles the pull of your winch.... I've got a 4500 lb pull one on my brat...
April 11, 200520 yr I have the non stock Harbor Freight $39-49, #2000, winch on the buggy. Other than being black, I think it would be a good cheap starting point for off-road needs? Comes with 50ft of cable. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=92860 http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=32&sort=1&cat=500&page=3 McBrat, where'd you get the pulley block? I had to make one? I'd prefer a real one... My .02, Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester
April 11, 200520 yr Author http://www.etrailer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=E&Category_Code=WACC the one I have, I got at Northern Tools, but they don't show one on their site....
April 11, 200520 yr I have the non stock Harbor Freight $39-49, #2000, winch on the buggy. Other than being black, I think it would be a good cheap starting point for off-road needs? Comes with 50ft of cable. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=92860 http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=32&sort=1&cat=500&page=3 McBrat, where'd you get the pulley block? I had to make one? I'd prefer a real one... My .02, Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester Hey i was just looking at one of those and was blanning on buying one. Do they work ok?
April 12, 200520 yr I'm putting a used milemarker 6,000# winch on mine. My friend has a warn 12k# winch, and that thing doesn't slow down pulling anything out. Remember, the pull the winch has to put on goes way up when you're buried in mud.
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