Since this has been pulled out of the archives......
I originally intended to wire a second control socket in the cab of the YJ from Hell, but the owner wanted switches so he got Contura to match the rest of the added switches. I had to 'manufacture' the exact reversing switch from a couple Conturas as there are none cataloged that do what we needed it to do.
On my 'glass bodied dune buggy I put the only remote control socket directly under the steering column and the relays (4 Ford Starter relay solenoids - 2.5k lbs winch) under the body just above the transaxle. With a 20' self-coiling cord from McMaster I can be in, on, under, or around the DB and still operate the winch from the one socket.
Surprise Canyon is one reason for long winch cables. The cable length of an 8274 is nearly perfect there. Can do the whole falls in 2 pitches if you set the first one correctly.
Somewhere around here I posted about testing synth line to failure. The reason for the test was to see what it took to fail some of the 1/4" stuff. I have a local marine vendor who can supply Amsteel in 1/4" or 3/8" (no 5/16") and the 1/4 got me to thinking about how much I could spool on an M8k if it were up to the job. It's rating is such that I wasn't sure about it. The test proved it to not be viable on an M8, but on the DB's winch.......
Then again, I've owned my M8 since buying it used at the second ever LeDuc Off Road Swap Meet and fixing it's motor (paid $25 for it) it's been trampled under foot, sans cable, in my garage.
