what winch is this?

[colbystephens]

is it an 8274

http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/pts/348710292.html

 

[jk5blazer]

aahhhh.....NO! I don't know what that is but I'm 100% sure thats no 8274. Sorry dude!

 

[dremu]

I'm thinking it's the Bellview or Bellevue or whatever Warn bought the tooling for to make the 8274.

-- A

 

[Elevator Man]

Bellveiw Hands Down, Old But Good

 

[colbystephens]

old but good, huh? is it up to the task of hauling my blazer? assuming it needs little work, what kind of deal is it? parts availability?

 

[MWjr]

It's a Warn/Bellview 5687. It's gear driven, with fast line speed. The only negative of this winch is the lack of an automatic brake. The 8274 has a ratchet, but the 5687 has a drum with a band and lining used as the brake. Parts are available from a place back in Minnesota. These things are very simple to rebuild. The Bellview was rated at 6000lbs, but after Warn bought them they changed them to 8000lb. capacity. They are both the same winch!

Edit: Forgot to add, the bolt pattern is different than the 8274, so it takes a little work to adapt fairleads and for mounting. It does not have power out, only in. There is a lever to select neutral and engage for the gears. The controls were operated with cables that ran from the winch to inside the vehicle. It is possible to use a solenoid and wire up a hand held remote.

 

[mxfireman]

I would buy it for a franklin!

 

[Speedo]

It's a Warn/Bellview 5687. It's gear driven, with fast line speed. The only negative of this winch is the lack of an automatic brake. The 8274 has a ratchet, but the 5687 has a drum with a band and lining used as the brake. Parts are available from a place back in Minnesota. These things are very simple to rebuild. The Bellview was rated at 6000lbs, but after Warn bought them they changed them to 8000lb. capacity. They are both the same winch!

The 6,000 had a different motor than the 8,000. When Warn sold them it was sold as a Model 8000 and was probably the most common self recovery winch around during its heyday. When the 8274 started to show up a lot of the old Bellview/Warn owners were sceptical of the value of the new winch and many didn't think that it pulled as hard as the old Bellview/Warn 8000.

Gus

 

[colbystephens]

It's a Warn/Bellview 5687. It's gear driven, with fast line speed. The only negative of this winch is the lack of an automatic brake. The 8274 has a ratchet, but the 5687 has a drum with a band and lining used as the brake. Parts are available from a place back in Minnesota. These things are very simple to rebuild. The Bellview was rated at 6000lbs, but after Warn bought them they changed them to 8000lb. capacity. They are both the same winch!

Edit: Forgot to add, the bolt pattern is different than the 8274, so it takes a little work to adapt fairleads and for mounting. It does not have power out, only in. There is a lever to select neutral and engage for the gears. The controls were operated with cables that ran from the winch to inside the vehicle. It is possible to use a solenoid and wire up a hand held remote.

good info! thanks. so, i called the guy, but no answer... we'll see.

i'm pretty dang new to winches... so....

what's the value in "power out"? what's the value of an automatic brake? what's it used for?

 

[Speedo]

It's a Warn/Bellview 5687. It's gear driven, with fast line speed. The only negative of this winch is the lack of an automatic brake. The 8274 has a ratchet, but the 5687 has a drum with a band and lining used as the brake. Parts are available from a place back in Minnesota. These things are very simple to rebuild. The Bellview was rated at 6000lbs, but after Warn bought them they changed them to 8000lb. capacity. They are both the same winch!

Edit: Forgot to add, the bolt pattern is different than the 8274, so it takes a little work to adapt fairleads and for mounting. It does not have power out, only in. There is a lever to select neutral and engage for the gears. The controls were operated with cables that ran from the winch to inside the vehicle. It is possible to use a solenoid and wire up a hand held remote.

The bolt pattern is the same except that the Bellview uses 6 bolts and the 8274 only uses 4 of those holes, same fairlead.

Gus

 

[DEMON44]

good info! thanks. so, i called the guy, but no answer... we'll see.

i'm pretty dang new to winches... so....

what's the value in "power out"? what's the value of an automatic brake? what's it used for?

power out......for those occasions where you want to lower yourself backwards down something.

automatic brake comes on whenever you let go of a power function. brake automaticaly applies. no out of control. load is held. had a bud that was useing an 8274 with a broken brake one trip out. I saw that get hairy a few times.

 

[MWjr]

The bolt pattern is the same except that the Bellview uses 6 bolts and the 8274 only uses 4 of those holes, same fairlead.

Gus

The Belview bolt/fairlead holes are 11 1/4" apart. The 8274 has the now standard 10" pattern. I bought a Warn mount for the 8274, but I will have to drill 4 new holes for my 5687.