Ecoboost with a winch?
#11
Check out Warn's Generation II trans4mer winch mounting system with grill guard, lights and light guards. It sets away from the front enough to clear the hood opening up and is sooooo solid. Also gas mileage on the highway is ok. They also offer the solid winch cover to keep the air flow over it. They give you all the info you need to order the right package for your screw.
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#14
Yea it looks like your best mounting would be to a trailer hitch, removable winch carrier and a rear battery. It's safer for you and your warranty. You can pull a lot and I would say a 9000 lb would be great back there. A deep cycle battery would run that winch quite a bit before needing a recharge. It takes a lot of beef to hold a winch in place, don't want to break the front of your truck and the trailer tow would be mounted into the frame and support a lot of pull. Normally a good winch mounting weighs 150 lbs and another 100lbs with the winch. Adding a trailer mount in the bed would be a great way to stow it with a lock through it for safe keeping. You could bolt down steel tubing to slide it into.
Last edited by papa tiger; 12-17-2011 at 12:02 AM.
#15
Originally Posted by RedOne
Warn Gen II application for 2009-2011 FORD F-150 4WD (Not compatible with EcoBoost model) looks nice but I can't use it
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#18
Senior Member
Yea it looks like your best mounting would be to a trailer hitch, removable winch carrier and a rear battery. It's safer for you and your warranty. You can pull a lot and I would say a 9000 lb would be great back there. A deep cycle battery would run that winch quite a bit before needing a recharge. It takes a lot of beef to hold a winch in place, don't want to break the front of your truck and the trailer tow would be mounted into the frame and support a lot of pull. Normally a good winch mounting weighs 150 lbs and another 100lbs with the winch. Adding a trailer mount in the bed would be a great way to stow it with a lock through it for safe keeping. You could bolt down steel tubing to slide it into.
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Senior Member
after looking of the wire specs that they use for leads, I'd guess it's <30amps. the spur gear is ~450:1 and it's kinda slow. I'll try and drag something like the wifes suv and amp-tong it. I'll try and get back with y'all