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i have an ep9000 superwinch 12v winch, and dont know if it will work in my new truck as it has two batterys and i think its 24v. but dont know or understand it. dont know if it is just duel batterys as they all seem to have two. dam-it the surf was simple oo just confused

cheers.

and yes, im going out this saurday to give it a good workout, seeing as i missed out last weekend . not waimak thou.

It will be 24 volt and unless you run a converter it won't work. Sell the one you have got as it looks as if it has a PTO. 24v are alot faster at winching then 12v. Do not run anything off one battery as it will cause the other one to overcharge when the alternator is running and kill it. you can get converters from jaycar for about 70-80 bucks. I run two to power cb, prs, gps and phone charger up front with another in the back for floru lites whern camping and the fridge.
Al

albundy wrote:It will be 24 volt and unless you run a converter it won't work. Sell the one you have got as it looks as if it has a PTO. 24v are alot faster at winching then 12v. Do not run anything off one battery as it will cause the other one to overcharge when the alternator is running and kill it. you can get converters from jaycar for about 70-80 bucks. I run two to power cb, prs, gps and phone charger up front with another in the back for floru lites whern camping and the fridge.
Al

why would you want to ditch the strong PTO unit you already have

I scored a reducer from TradeMe for $65 landed in ChCh from Kiatia (have to check spelling) Auto Electrical.Its a continuious 15amp and its awesomely small with a wee fan mounted.We put it in behind the glovebox so its high and invisible and with the CB only drawing 3 amps it gives me room for something else.
Nice truck too dude, look forward to catching up on a trip soon.

I was meaning sell the electric and keep the pto
Al

albundy wrote:I was meaning sell the electric and keep the pto
Al

good idea dude, too early in the morning for me to read between the lines

A lot of guys run 12v 8274 warn winches on 24 volt and they work really well, I dont know about the Superwinch though.

if you want to sell the electric set up let me no couple more mods as planned to my surf and you'll still have some competition

The only diference between a 12volt and a 24 volt winch is the motor.
Yes you can run 24v through a 12v winch but they dont last long unless you get the motor modified.
If you have a pto keep it sell the electric or mount it on the back.
The pto is faster on a double line pull than the electric on a single (thats an 8274 high mount)