So I got a used winch from a good friend really cheap. Who I do trust and would not screw me over.

I hooked up the winch today and got some of the cable out as I was going to respool it neater, and nothing. I checked all power and seems good. Is it posible the cable is too bound up on the spoll as to why nothing is working?

 

man your into some wierd stuff, spools and cables, but with all that stuff going on i can guess why she's acting up. nontheless any time i'm getting any static from my wench i smack the shit out of her , works everytime. by the way thats a solid friend to give you one of his old wenches, one question though how do you get by the wifey (if your unfortunate enough to have that little problem)

 

No wifey to worry about but soon to be my fiance Popping the question next month. So I am trying to get everything before she has a say

 

Is the winch trying to do something or is there no response like its not getting power? My was doing a similar thing last year. Mine is a Warn XD9000i, the old kind with the plastic solenoid box you can mount anywhere. My solenoid box had gotten loose and apparently it being bolted to the winch plate acts as a ground for some of the solenoids. I tightened up the bracket and all has been well since.

 

I did check all the power connections and everything is good. Ground is good. this is my first winch and I was thinking that maybe the cable is bounded soo tight that it is stoping the winch from doing anything. I finally got a little cable out and moved the clutch over. The winch doesn't make any noise at all. Very odd and can't figure it out.

 

So I took your advice and whacked the crap out of it....IT WORKED

 

The solenoid was probably stuck because it hasn't worked in a while. If it's held together with screws, you can take it apart and clean the contacts. It's not hard at all.

 

They can bind up if the line is totally messed up, I've seen that happen a few times. It's always a good Idea to unwind and do the initial "stretch" phase after every pull. Basically just hook up against a tree or something and pull in about 5 or 6 feet at a time, with slight pressure on the breaks, then get out and check it after each 5 or 6 feet to make sure it's all nice and neat. I know it's a pain, but it will save you much head ache on the trails when you really need it.

 

Sounds like a loose or bad connection. Had my 8274 due that then i replaced all 4 relays.

 

Sometimes all you really need is a Big @#% hammer to give it a attitude adjustment.