Well some pillock over loaded my Ifor Willaims tipping trailer by about 4 tonnes and another pillock (that'll be me) decided that with the power of all 4 wheels and a little bit of assistance from my mate Warn on the front bumper it'll be fine!

So after about 10 seconds of the winch pulling the plasma went taut, the clutch cut in - that's the clue that she can't pull no more - so I winched some more, then nothing, no noise, just the clicking of the solenoid saying no more. So after we recovered the trailer - using a tractor, off I went to the workshop, this is what I found

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2007 Defender 90 XS Station Wagon
2008 Disco 3 HSE
Audi A5 3.0L TDI Quattro - WOW
Volvo V70 D5 - GONE
1995 300 Tdi with lots of toys - GONE

Holy s***!!!! Well done that man! (Sounds like an excuse for a new one!!)

Tim

WTF is, sorry, was that?
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1980 Series 3 restoration - Mine
Very dirty 1996 Defender 90 - Soon to be mine!
Stornaway Grey D3 HSE - Dads!

Never ever ever keep/hold your finger on the button once the winch slows down

It didnt slow down, it just stopped

To be fair there was no warning, the clutch cut in, released some rope, I tried again and it blew. There was no warning, to be honest I have never seen a motor implode like that before, a mate of mine who does the Argyll Winch Challenge and abuses all his kit has never seen anything like it either. No noise, no squeaking, it just stopped.

Maverick, that was a winch motor!
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2007 Defender 90 XS Station Wagon
2008 Disco 3 HSE
Audi A5 3.0L TDI Quattro - WOW
Volvo V70 D5 - GONE
1995 300 Tdi with lots of toys - GONE

hi just get a new motor from goodwinch

Bogblaster wrote:

To be fair there was no warning, the clutch cut in,

Good effort.

At least you know if it was an inferor winch it wouldnt have moved at all!
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Mike
2.4TDCi 90CWS XS
300TDi Discovery

In the past I have winched so much that I have had to pour water onto the casing to cool it down, an 8274, not this one, but I would have expected it to overheat and turn off, it is the 9.5 ti. The t is for thermo cut out, it surprised me that it just went bang, surely to go bang it would had to get hot and then the thermo should have cut in.

I reckon I was trying to pull a rolling load of about 8 tonnes, so in effect I was looking for assistance, not a dead lift, anyway new motor installed, tried tested all OK.
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2007 Defender 90 XS Station Wagon
2008 Disco 3 HSE
Audi A5 3.0L TDI Quattro - WOW
Volvo V70 D5 - GONE
1995 300 Tdi with lots of toys - GONE

Bogblaster wrote:

In the past I have winched so much that I have had to pour water onto the casing to cool it down, an 8274, not this one, but I would have expected it to overheat and turn off, it is the 9.5 ti. The t is for thermo cut out, it surprised me that it just went bang, surely to go bang it would had to get hot and then the thermo should have cut in.

I reckon I was trying to pull a rolling load of about 8 tonnes, so in effect I was looking for assistance, not a dead lift, anyway new motor installed, tried tested all OK.

At yes, the manual, as to the light coming on, well I have adapted the winch so I can use it off the cable and also from buttons in the cab and on the side of the grille, the wasrning light isn't wired up to the switches I have to confess I assumed it would cut out and not just warn me, but from wiching to blowing up was about 30 seconds.

You're right it was a good effort!
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2007 Defender 90 XS Station Wagon
2008 Disco 3 HSE
Audi A5 3.0L TDI Quattro - WOW
Volvo V70 D5 - GONE
1995 300 Tdi with lots of toys - GONE

IIRC the light just comes on it doesnt cut out.

is 8T the EP? ie your 8T being the rolling load or is that GTW of 8T?
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Cheers

James

It just wants oiling.
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2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up.