poorboyzdreamz
poorboyzdreamz
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I'm looking for info about winch covers. Are they worth it or are they just a waste of time and money. Or should they be waterproofed??????????
winch cover/ water proofing
- Thread starter poorboyzdreamz
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- Sunny Arizona
I guess it would depend on which winch you have, and how element proof it is to start with. I just had to go through my Ramsey due to water damage. I'd love to give you some bull story bout how I drove it through a lake, but the facts are it got trashed while my rig was sitting on the trailer for a year.
I wont cover mine, because it's just a hassle I guess. Bad part is Ramsey (I'm not sure about Warn or others), wont sell small items like motor bearings or brushes, but they'll gladly sell you a new motor for about have of what that winch cost you. I think this is how they sell so many covers.
Good news is, as much as they like you to believe otherwise, it's just a freakin starter motor thats cranking your winch. Went to Generator Exchange, and they matched up all the motor parts for something like $12.
I wont cover mine, because it's just a hassle I guess. Bad part is Ramsey (I'm not sure about Warn or others), wont sell small items like motor bearings or brushes, but they'll gladly sell you a new motor for about have of what that winch cost you. I think this is how they sell so many covers.
Good news is, as much as they like you to believe otherwise, it's just a freakin starter motor thats cranking your winch. Went to Generator Exchange, and they matched up all the motor parts for something like $12.
gijohn40
too poor to wheel... :(
- Location
- Layton, Utah
I have a Ramsey REP12000 and its been on my expedition for going on 7 yrs now and has never been covered and I have had no problem with it at all... I use to live in Wyoming and it got allot of winter abuse... all I ever did was spray some chain oil on the cable so that it didn't rust.
The winch was on the front of a AT&T truck for 5 yrs prior to me getting it... so I know it got used then too and was never covered.
So there is my .02....
The winch was on the front of a AT&T truck for 5 yrs prior to me getting it... so I know it got used then too and was never covered.
So there is my .02....
tagaustatoppen
1997 TJ
- Location
- Heber, Utah
A ramsey which cover is cheap and taken no time to install/remove I dont know how much mine keeps the water out but I tell myself that it's worth it. I bought mine because I didn't want my cable to rust. It does what i bought it for anyhow.
