Whos keen for a day at Woodhill...? Sunday 4th March

[00falcon]

Anyone keen for a run at Woodhill next Sunday...?

Sunday the 4th of March.

I have had my Wrangler about 4 months, and been up there twice...

I have just install a winch, and am keen to try it out...

Drop us a txt on 027 2121 591...

[howieh]

On safety patrol, Does the new winch mean one less to recover

[howieh]

Saw you at the look out, how didi the new winch perform?

[00falcon]

Saw you at the look out, how didi the new winch perform?

Had a couple of light pulls, and 1 x 3 meter pull where she had bottomed out... but she preformed well.

More worried about the electrical system coping (and of course my first time using a winch)... but i will no doubt get myself into more trouble next time...

[coxsy]

buy a pulley block and two to one pull will llight the load on your electrical system,this guy i met on pirongia safari does, all the time

[00falcon]

Snatch block... Will do...

I have a 600 CCA Battery.
From what i understand, that means it has a peak output when cold of 600 amps for 30 seconds (ish) before the volts drop...

(winch has a peak draw of 530 amps)

Theoretically, how long could the battery sustain 400 ish amp draw before you started getting into trouble...?

And...

I dont imagine a car battery is 'Smart' like a (for example) a laptop battery, where it has smarts that know what amp hours are left in it...

With that said, is their anything 'gauge wise' that will let you know what grant is left in your battery...?

i.e. after you have done a pull, and used a bit of the stored grunt in the battery, wouldn't be handy to know approx when you battery is recharged...

The wrangler has a built in volt meter.... but that isn't the same it...

Cheers

[Sadam_Husain]

Theoretically, how long could the battery sustain 400 ish amp draw before you started getting into trouble...?

theory all goes out the window when your out in the shit in the rain stuck up to your door handles in thick clay trying to get your truck out, theres too many variables, you just get to know how long your winch will last and when its going to run out of puff

[00falcon]

theory all goes out the window when your out in the shit in the rain stuck up to your door handles in thick clay trying to get your truck out, theres too many variables, you just get to know how long your winch will last and when its going to run out of puff

Sweet.... all the more reason to get out and "Practice"...