Smittybuilt XRC 10 or 12 for a burb? I bought the 12K!! Time for a DIY4X Bumper!!

[munepit]

I am going to get a winch within the next 3 days. Im going with Smittybuilt for the price. 10,000 or 12,000.

The XRC10 comes with synthetic rope for $517
The XRC12 with wire and fairlead for $472

I found out last night at our club meeting that I was puled straight up a mountain by a jeep with a Warn 6000lb winch. I about fell over. His motor was off and he was hooked up to another jeep and that jeep was attached to a tree. 6,000lb.!!!!!!!

So, maybe I could get the 10,000lb with synthetic. But I do want the 12,000lb.

What do you guys think?

 

[scottsdale86]

I would go with the 12K. Warns are the gold standard but I have heard nothing but good things about the smittybuilt's. Series wound motors, strong and capable the only 'issue' is a slower line speed. But i figure if your winching you dont necessarly want it too fast.

 

[Smokinthehippies]

I was planning on getting the 10k for a K5 just to be on the safe side, you could always get the 12k adn then swap to a synthetic rope later on right?

 

[munepit]

I bought the 12K. $476.00 + tax. = $515.27

 

[ssyork]

I just picked up the 10k, got it on Monday. I have read that the solenoid packs are leaking water and getting rusty inside. I took mine apart from new and threw the crappy gasket out, then filled it in with RTV. Then smoothed out the outside edge where it pushed out when tightened down. Also put some around where the spades come out of the top. I was going to spray the terminals with teh red battery terminail stuff but didn't have any so i covered with liquid electrical tape. Just and FYI. Hard to beat these for the price! Sold my 8 yr old Warn XD9000i and paid for the new winch and amsteel blue rope!

 

[munepit]

Thanks for the info bud! I will do that!!

 

[ssyork]

No prob. Even though they are cheaper, doesn't mean I want to buy another! Figured cheap insurance.

 

[Fordum]

Man, be VERY careful about using RTV, Room Temperature Vulcanizing, silicone sealant like that.

There are several types, and a lot of them use Acetic acid to cure with. The newer two part stuff, some of the high temp stuff, and most of the oxygen sensor safe stuff does not.

If it smells like vinegar when you smell it, it will corrode up electrical stuff. Even a small bead used for a gasket will release enough acid fumes to do damage to some electronic stuff if the cover is small enough.

Over the years, I have waterproofed control boxes like that with a variety of methods.
Silicone sealer works if you use the right type.

If it had to be 100% guaranteed waterproof and I did not care if I ever worked on it again, I have potted it with epoxy, polyester or vinylester fiberglass resin.

But, most of the time for electrical boxes that I might need to work on again, I filled them with high dielectric grease and made sure that the gasket was good.

Just don't fill it with acetic acid and be surprised when all the copper in it turns green and corrodes.

 

[ssyork]

Thanks for the info. I will check the stuff I used tonight. Might be cleaning it off and using the 100% silicone stuff.

 

[Fordum]

If its been on more than a day or so, look at any piece of bare copper. If it has not turned green by now, odds are its ok.
When RTV first came out, the story was that it was for Radio TeleVision, and lots of people put it in antenna connectors, potted boards with it, and other things.

I spent a lot of time going behind and cleaning up the mess.

There are lots of things you can seal that with. Devcon makes a two part rubber compound called Flexane that does good.

Even that stuff in a tube called Goop works well, but it takes forever to dry in really thick amounts, and is flammable when its curing.

Like I say, if it said safe for oxygen sensors, or low odor, odds are its fine.