one of the 4x4 mags has an article about winches, sorry don't recall which one. are you running the engine while winching??? I'd suggest the Optima deepcycle battery, or another gel type battery. article also said that CCA and reserve rating the higher the better. and recheck all your electral connections.jhorn_007 said:while we are on the subject of batteries, what would be the best one for winching with my 8000lb warn? it seems to stall out pretty easy and my battery light flashes. i know it could be the winch is weak too, anyone know what i could check to make winching moore efficient? thanks
I got a yellowtop for $95 or $99. :flipoff1:cheez said:I got my Optima red top at Costco for $99
A place called Battery Systems in Modesto. Nice guys. They quoted me that price for a Yellow Top over the phone. I walked in to pick it up, and they tried giving me a Red Top. I told them they quoted it for a Yellow Top. They had one sitting around for a couple of weeks that was a special order that didn't get picked up, so they gave it to me for the quoted price.LunarTaco said:care to share where you got a $165 yellow for $99?
yea i run the engine while winching, as well as turn everything off... ie. radio lights cb... i was thinkin bout the optima, but i dont know exactly which color or model # would be best for me. and i think my current battery has 750 CCA. i got the biggest one i could find at the time. and ive checked the connections a couple times... where should i have the ground wire hooked up? i have it on the battery, it seemed to work better than grounding it on the truck.grumpy said:one of the 4x4 mags has an article about winches, sorry don't recall which one. are you running the engine while winching??? I'd suggest the Optima deepcycle battery, or another gel type battery. article also said that CCA and reserve rating the higher the better. and recheck all your electral connections.
not sure which model you need either. I think the yellow top is the deep cycle one. ground to battery is the best as well as the hot.jhorn_007 said:yea i run the engine while winching, as well as turn everything off... ie. radio lights cb... i was thinkin bout the optima, but i dont know exactly which color or model # would be best for me. and i think my current battery has 750 CCA. i got the biggest one i could find at the time. and ive checked the connections a couple times... where should i have the ground wire hooked up? i have it on the battery, it seemed to work better than grounding it on the truck.