SouthSoundTree-
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What would it take to power a 12v winch with a 110v house power supply?
Ideally, I believe I would want to hook up my 12k winch to a seperate battery with a Battery Isolator and/ or seperate alternator. Frequently, I'm near 110v.
I understand that I would need to have as short of extension cords of a large diameter as possible. The electrical leads from the winch are thick welder-type power wire.
When I first got the winch, mounted in a frame to plug into a hitch receiver, I rolled it into a remote place and ran it off a battery to pull a plum tree off a house. I have also run it off my pick-up battery for some easy-ish
backleaner pulls.
Last time I used the winch for a pull tree, it drew too much power and killed the chip truck engine mid-pull. I had run it off the battery in the truck with the welder wire run to the Positive battery clamp bolt with ring-tip connector. Ground is on the bumper next to the winch. The battery was "dead", too. It might have taken a charge after that. I might have swapped batteries. I think that the alternator maybe was on its way out at the time.
I was almost 'there' when it happened, and could cut the hinge up thinner and get it to finish tipping over.
I used it this summer trying to pull a stump from a windthrown tree, but it was too much, and again killed the battery and truck. Both of these hard-pull instances were right next to house power.
I've had a electical problem with my truck where I have a leak somewhere, or the alternator isn't working enough. I'm going to possibly take the alternator in today to have it tested. Electrical problems are a pain in the ass. New starter, alternator, battery, positive battery cable, and cleaned the ground point on the frame for the negative.
Ideally, I believe I would want to hook up my 12k winch to a seperate battery with a Battery Isolator and/ or seperate alternator. Frequently, I'm near 110v.
I understand that I would need to have as short of extension cords of a large diameter as possible. The electrical leads from the winch are thick welder-type power wire.
When I first got the winch, mounted in a frame to plug into a hitch receiver, I rolled it into a remote place and ran it off a battery to pull a plum tree off a house. I have also run it off my pick-up battery for some easy-ish
backleaner pulls.
Last time I used the winch for a pull tree, it drew too much power and killed the chip truck engine mid-pull. I had run it off the battery in the truck with the welder wire run to the Positive battery clamp bolt with ring-tip connector. Ground is on the bumper next to the winch. The battery was "dead", too. It might have taken a charge after that. I might have swapped batteries. I think that the alternator maybe was on its way out at the time.
I was almost 'there' when it happened, and could cut the hinge up thinner and get it to finish tipping over.
I used it this summer trying to pull a stump from a windthrown tree, but it was too much, and again killed the battery and truck. Both of these hard-pull instances were right next to house power.
I've had a electical problem with my truck where I have a leak somewhere, or the alternator isn't working enough. I'm going to possibly take the alternator in today to have it tested. Electrical problems are a pain in the ass. New starter, alternator, battery, positive battery cable, and cleaned the ground point on the frame for the negative.