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  1. Gunzy

    20k winch questions Help

    Pictures probably won't help. Just make sure that your cable reels off of the top of the drum then test wind/unwind at controls. If it is operating backwards just swap the hoses at the winch drive motor.
  2. Gunzy

    20k winch questions Help

    OK, here's the deal. My cable was reeled onto the drum backwards. As I said before in that configuration it will reel up the cable but has ZERO pulling power. It wouldn't even pull a little tree out of wet ground. I have rewound the cable in the correct direction(cable coming off the TOP of the...
  3. Gunzy

    20k winch questions Help

    Still seeking an aswer the question #2 and #3 though. I am going to rewind my cable this afternoon, swap the Hydraulic lines back and retest. I may pull the filter and retest also. I thnk a 12K lbs wrecker in park will test it.
  4. Gunzy

    20k winch questions Help

    Managed to find 1 diagram in the -24 that shows the cable reeling in over the top of the drum. So I need answers for my other 2 questions to clarify cable wrap. I guess I could always rewrap and test but that is time consuming to say the least.
  5. Gunzy

    20k winch questions Help

    I can't seem to find the answer to my problem in the TM. My winch will reel in but has no pulling power. The truck is an M923 that I have put the system on. My questions are: 1st; Is the cable supposed to reel in over the top of the drum or go under the bottom? 2nd; Does it matter which...
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