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13500lbs winch - max size battery to fit tray?
- TomDK
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I'm not exactly new to winching. Probably use it more than most on this forum do.
You need to understand that a 13000 lbs winch does not draw anywhere near 420 amps under low to medium load.
But I can tell you this.
My setup consists of 2 bow1 motors, 2 Varta AGM 80 Ah 800 CCA batteries and all cables not under 70 mm2. I'm very well aware of what kind of amps a winch CAN draw from a battery.
My comment was on occasional winching out of a ditch or something like that. it doesn't draw very high current, so is fine to use until money's there for a bigger battery.
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- rappey
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A standard lead acid starter battery is designed with one purpose, to take a huge hit when starting an engine for a small amount of time and to be recharged quickly.. They say that you should not take more than 25% of its charged capacity otherwise you are diminishing the life of the battery. If you deplete its charge beyond what is recommended 12 times then the battery is junk as it will never hold a decent charge again.
A deep cycle or leisure battery is designed to have up to 75% of its power used before needing to be recharged... but not so good at high drain loads.. More suited for prolonged discharge over time...
Yes there are battery's that are leisure/deep cycle that are also suitable for cranking.
Point being, stock 40 amp jimny battery operating a winch under any load will take more than 25% of its charge in no time at all, damaging it, its just a matter of time before you kill it beyond any recovery.
Many modern battery's have ever thinner lead plates, leading to more premature failures.. many motorbike battery's if left to completely discharge can never be charged again....
Yes i know the 420 amps is only when under max load, but at 80+ amps with zero load im sure the current rapidly rises with a light load.
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From the manual of the winch:
0kg load = 70 amps
1363kg load = 138 amps
2727kg load = 218 amps
4090kg load = 260 amps
5900kg load = 330 amps
So as Tom says, it will suffice with my current 400a battery, snatch block, etc as is provided i dont try to winch anything other than my own vehicle's weight (max), very occasionally.
If i were to be using it for recovering a heavier vehicle or competition use then i would look at a dual battery setup as Rappey has. This because of problems with sourcing a AGM battery for a jimny, i am strugging to find one small enough to fit into the tray. i would prefer not to have to have a second battery if possible.
When i wound the rope onto the drum i did it with the engine off and on standard battery. it didnt sound like it was struggling at all with pulling the rope in (with me hanging from it). Started the engine fine afterwards as well.
Riccy.
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- rappey
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According to the workshop manual a stock battery is 36 AH/5hr.
It also states "Battery, common causes of failure, Electrical load exceeding generator output, particularly with addition of aftermarket equipment" So thats a limit of 70 amps, and you have to take into account how many amps the vehicle is already using to run !
A £85 bosch battery of 45ah is still only 330 cca. You must have a much bigger battery if yours has 440 cca?
Now to your load/current chart... all ratings are with just one layer on the drum... will you be winching with nearly all the rope payed out? Probably not, and with just 4 layers you have already halved the maximum amount of pulling force available, so what has that done to the current draw of the winch? now its getting much more complicated !
And dont forget, the 650 cca is the "minimum" for the winch....
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- TomDK
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Fom what I can read, it sounds to me that Riccy is well aware if his battery's limitations.
No matter what, you don't need a dual battery setup to make decent power to a winch. Just one good battery to get the best out of it.
So instead of overthinking this.. just have a go with the winch
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I never had a problem with it. As far as I am aware all the vehicles in my class (mostly LR defenders) all run single battery.
The Pro trucks are running multiple batteries but most are running 2/3 winches, overvaulted at 24V. Unless you are winching for hours
each day I think a single battery will be fine. I am no expert on winches or electrics and my reply is based on real world observations.
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Says 45ah 400A so should be ok for now with a view to something better when i find one that fits in the space properly
Thanks all for the advice!
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- rappey
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Running at 24v has the advantage of needing only half the current !
Lets rewind to the beginning "what size battery do i need to power the winch ?"
Answer, one with at least 650 CCA ! as stated by your literature
A stock circa 330cca jimny battery when brand new and in perfect condition will be a lot less cca now...
Lead acids are volatile and can explode... massively overload it as you could do and see what happens..
Riccy was after advice. Basically you will not get a battery that is sufficient for that sized winch to fit in the stock battery tray.
As also stated by suzuki, the max you should run is 70 amps, the no load draw from the winch.
Just seen your pic, that is a 400cca battery... that is actually a lot more powerfull in terms of cca than most 45 a/h batterys !
Still barely half the needed minimum though..
PS, i love a good debate, dont take it personally anyone !
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that is twice the weight.
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1066Boy wrote: I know its a bit of an side issue but why go for 13500 lbs winch for a jimny? 8000lbs will pull a Defender
that is twice the weight.
was a good price...
A mate had bought it for a defender, but then crashed before getting it fitted. i got it plus loads of accessories including 2x snatch blocks and tree strop, etc, all as-new for £350
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1066Boy wrote: I know its a bit of an side issue but why go for 13500 lbs winch for a jimny? 8000lbs will pull a Defender
that is twice the weight.
Since ive a 13000lb i will give you my answer..... Price!
I could buy the winch with dynema cheaper than any 8000lb with steel cable !
Its well overkill, but will never have to double the line for a stronger pull !
The ebay add says 47kg, which worried me a bit as adding even more weight to a vehicle that was designed to be light..
I weighed mine and it weighed 27 kg !
I pulled a disco out of a bog hole that a landrover 90 with a rope could not even budge... So 1200kg of jimny pulled out around 2500kg plus whatever forces of mud acting on it yet i didnt get dragged towards it ? makes me really wonder what kg of force would be needed to drag a jimny along while you have your foot on the brakes.. ?
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