Black Hummer w/ Warn Winch

[instructor]

page 3 #14 straight from the Warn winch operators manual, in bold print I might add.
"The wire rope on a new winch, and any replacement ropes, MUST BE STRETCHED AND RESPOOLED UNDER LOAD before using the winch. Failure to do this will result in wire rope damage."

On to the 9.5 XP. Do you have one? Have you used one? I do, and used one daily for quite a while on a H2. Hardly anemic, in fact the XP is the most underrated winch that Warn has. It pulled up 7 16" steps at a 40 percent grade faster and cooler that a MM 12K (which smoked). If you need more pull, use a snatch block.

[MarineHawk]

I noticed that page 5 #27 says that "MarineHawk is the Winch Master!"

Seriously, the only winching I've ever done was yesterday when I let some cable out, connected it to the recovery hook, and cinched it tight. Yet, I feel somehow like have known my winch for years. Is is possible that I was a badda$$ wincher in a previous life?

[PARAGON]

Funny thing, that's not how it is worded in my 9.5xp manual. It reads "Always prestretch wire rope and spool under load before use. Tightly wound wire rope reduces chances of "binding", which is wire rope working it's way down into a loosely wound wire rope layer, and catching or damaging itself."

You are simply full of ****. "used one daily"??????

For your information, dumbass, I was one of, if not THE first to put the Warn bumper with the 9.5xp on my H2.

Using your logic, I should just spend less money and get a 7K pound winch and use 1 or 2 snatch blocks.

[instructor]

I used one DAILY. And we had the prototype Warn bumper and XP, so you were not the first.
I said the XP worked better than a MM12K, not put a 7000 pound winch on your H2.

rent free in your head.

[PARAGON]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by instructor:
I said the XP worked better than a MM12K, not put a 7000 pound winch on your H2. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>No you didn't, you said "You won't need anymore than that 9.5 XP, it will pull that truck around all day long," and then said "If you need more pull, use a snatch block"

Look, it's Storydude.

[PARAGON]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by instructor:
I used one DAILY. And we had the prototype Warn bumper and XP </div></BLOCKQUOTE>No, you didn't.

[instructor]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by PARAGON:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by instructor:
I used one DAILY. And we had the prototype Warn bumper and XP </div></BLOCKQUOTE>No, you didn't. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yes, I did, call Will Carpenter

[CslRkH2]

You guys are crackin me up

[MarineHawk]

I was the 666th person to put a Warn bumper with the 9.5xp on my H2. I hope that's not a bad sign.

[PARAGON]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by instructor:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by PARAGON:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by instructor:
I used one DAILY. And we had the prototype Warn bumper and XP </div></BLOCKQUOTE>No, you didn't. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yes, I did, call Will Carpenter </div></BLOCKQUOTE>No you didn't. Some homo name Pete Martin says he did. Of course, he can't afford a H2 and has to drive a ratty old Jeep.

[instructor]

I know that guy, he had a '01 H1 soft top, so he could obviously afford a POS H2. He wheels that Jeep, its not a daily driver...

[instructor]

Just for the record, I've been called a Homo, stupid, moron, dumbass, but I think we have come to the conclusion that you need to spool the rope up with some tension the first time

rent free in your head...

[PARAGON]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Alec W:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by instructor:
Just for the record, I've been called a Homo, stupid, moron, dumbass, but I think we have come to the conclusion that you need to spool the rope up with some tension the first time

rent free in your head... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
No you haven't. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>yes, she has

[instructor]

The Warn bumper went on at the track May '04, from your little write-up I see you had yours about 4 months later.