which battery to hook winch to

[TSimpler]

Santa was good to me. I bought... I mean Santa brought me a nice big Warn winch. But now my question is which battery should I hook it to or does it matter.

I also am wondering when Santa will bring me a winch bumper. Any Ideas there??? has to be able to handle a 12K Warn


Thanks

Trent smile.gif

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[srubrn]

It won't matter which battery you attached it to, there both connected anyway.

[JEBar]

don't know that it matters but to ensure a minimum of voltage drop due to cable length, I connected my 15,000 warn to the front (closest) battery ... has worked well .... Jim

[pullinpower]

TSimpler,I hooked mine to the red junction block under the hood where it can pull off both batteries.

[TSimpler]

where is the red junction block you hooked to???

[FirstDiesel]

Drivers side behind the alternator. It's where I got the power for my Kennedy headlight harness. Better than trying to attach to the battery since it's a bolt and nut setup.

[Turbo Al]

I hooked my winch to both batteries one cable to each.

[Pizza Man]

I hooked my 15k warn winch up to the red junction box as well... works great...Have used it many times...

[Oongawah]

I heard Santa had a Big Ol' winch bumber on his sleigh this year?????????????????

[pullinpower]

Turbo Al ,wouldnt hooking to the red junction block do the same thing as what you done,drawing from both batteries?

[IndigoDually]

Pullinpower, Yes it is the same. I would personally make up 2 heavy gauge cables to run directly to the batteries to eliminate any voltage drop or resistance. With high amperage draw items the bigger the cable the better. Besides, I would rather not run the risk of cooking those puny wires that the factory calls battery cables.

John

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[Turbo Al]

Thanks IndigoDually I couldn't have explained it better.
Pulling Power the winch is actually on the 1993 so I didn't have that option. When I use the winch it is usally because I am REALLY stuck and I need every bit of juice to get me out, even with seperate feeds the wire still get quite warm & I have melted a single feed before.