The Lair

See him again tell him to join in on the shenanigans in the Lair! DCLB take over!

@EatSleepTacos need cards to leave on people's windshields.

 

Not yet. Been working out of state haven't had a chance. Got back yesterday in time for about 2 feet of snow

 

Hey folks! Basically a brand new winch, smittybilt 9.5k. I have 2 pulls on it. With the clutch disengaged (free spool mode) it's very tough to pull the line out. Is this because it's so new? It was easier to spool out using the motor than it was to pull by hand.

I haven't tried free spool after the two pulls. Maybe it's changed.

 

I have no experience with larger winches, but when I had my 4x4 atvs, the winches in free spool unwound very easily. Maybe you need to pull it apart and grease something? Just brainstorming out loud, like I said I have no experience with larger winches.

 

Work the lever some. I have the smitty 10k and it was easy to freespool. You have synthetic rope? Is it bound up on itself?

 

Not bound on itself. I am able to pull it out, it just takes me throwing my weight into it. The lever to select free spool and clutch engaged throws fine, it just feels like the damn drum doesn't want to turn as easy as it should.

 

$108 Maxsa 20333 Heavy-Duty Escaper Buddy Traction Mats for Off-Road Mud, Sand, & Snow Vehicle Extraction and Recovery, Bendable, Unbreakable, Orange, 2 Pack

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00AV2HONS/ref=oh_aui_i_sh_in_o0_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Finally got a chance to use these traction boards last night in the snow. One of my employees ran off the road over a ditch in a 2000 Monte Carlo. Used the mats to get him back to the ditch and made a bridge across the ditch. Worked great. I only paid 83$ for them. I haven't seen them below 100$ lately.

 

That sucks. Means I have to remove the bumper to get to the winch

 

Better picture of the front with the lean fix

 

@because_minitruck

 

Go Sounders!

 

what they said. I regreased mine before even installing. Wasn’t hard, but was messy. I have pics in here somewhere

 

Yeah I remember that project you did. I was hoping this wasn't the fix, not that something needs to be fixed... I don't have any kind of workbench set up yet.

 

@Redmann start here

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-lair.495066/page-468#post-16031135

 

What grease did you use?

 

Ok thanks!

 

Moly fortified GM grease. It free spoils decently well. If I were to redo it I’d use synthetic marine grease

 

Keywords winch marine grease regrease spool drum

 

What's the link to using the GM bumpstops for the rear

 

Now get up in those guts!