hydraulic winch in a super duty

[darien]

Hello - I have a 2005 F250 6.0 diesel and am interested in whether this vehicle is a good candidate for a hydraulic winch. I'm looking at Warn's 15K model. Is the PS pump up to the task? I have the factory dual battery setup and may well go with electric.

Thanks

 

[fifty]

I wouldnt trust the PS pump. It has enough trouble as it is keeping up with the steering and the brakes. Unless you upgrade to a redhead or something.

 

[darien]

Thanks. I found Red-Head...they rebuild steering boxes it seems. How would this upgrade the PS pump?

 

[fifty]

They also modify pumps for things like Hyd steering etc. the ps pumps are weak and already overburdened on our trucks.

 

[Buliwyf]

So who makes a heavy duty Ford power steering pump that can pump ATF?

I'd just go electric with a Warn xd9000i. If you overload that winch you're about to break something and hurt someone. I see a ton of fleets in my area using these. And I'm talking tower tech fleets. Not the kind of guys that really know how to winch properly without beating thier trucks. And they do ok.

 

[98dango]

I would go with electric but i would go bigger than a 9k like more in the 12-15 range. The genral rule of thumb 1.5X the weight of your rig. I have stalled out my Xd9000I on my jeep wrangler winhing it up hill.

 

[Buliwyf]

Really, wow! Maybe I have my model #'s off. Maybe Iwas looking at Warn 12,000 models?

 

[fifty]

So who makes a heavy duty Ford power steering pump that can pump ATF?

The factory pump uses ATF. But it already does double duty, power steering and brake boost. It could seriously use an added reservoir and a cooler. For anything over stock sized tires.
To make it work really nice at slow speeds, a yearly flush with new ATF fluid is required.

 

[FellowTraveler]

Hydro winch

I'd suspect you would need a PTO switch to run higher idle while using hydro winch, maybe a high pressure p/s pump then good p/s cooler.

I run the the 12k Mile Marker Hydro and went to a PSC high pressure hydro boost optioned power steering pump, then return line filters (2), power steering coolers (1) stock cooler (1) large fin and plate cooler then AMSOIL synthetic power steering fluid.

I have PTO RPM option switch which helps hydro winch do it's task better.

 

[darien]

Once again, on like the 5th truck I've built up, that an electric winch is just the way to go. I already have a dual battery setup (usually the stumbling block to enjoyable winchery).

 

[24HOURSOFNEVADA]

If you're really set on a hydro winch, contact Chelsea or Muncie PTO's. They can get you a pto drive from your transmission that will run it nicely. Be prepared to spend about $1000-1300.00 for the pto drive in addition to the winch. After putting the time and energy into sourcing the parts I just decided to run my Warn M12000. Which is probably the lightest you'd want to run on a full size rig.

 

[98dango]

The biggest seller on electric winch comes from my dad. If you need a winch it better be because the truck dose not run.

 

[Fireman78]

I use a Warn M12000 on my Power Wagon. My rig sits usually around 8000/8400 lbs. Perfect winch zero problems. And it gets used a lot.

 

[BurbanAZ]

id go electric also. I have an Engo 12k winch on my 92 3/4ton suburban and it does excellent. Ive had some really hard winch situations and its always held up and gotten the job done. If you go electric though you definitely need a dual battery set up. Im getting one together now cause on one of our last trips we got stuck in snow a bunch and had to winch pretty hard and it fried my alternator and battery and we barely were able to limp down the mountain in the dark with almost no lights till my tranny stopped shifting (since its electronically controlled) and we were close enough to a town to call a tow truck.

 

[FellowTraveler]

Batteries

id go electric also. I have an Engo 12k winch on my 92 3/4ton suburban and it does excellent. Ive had some really hard winch situations and its always held up and gotten the job done. If you go electric though you definitely need a dual battery set up. Im getting one together now cause on one of our last trips we got stuck in snow a bunch and had to winch pretty hard and it fried my alternator and battery and we barely were able to limp down the mountain in the dark with almost no lights till my tranny stopped shifting (since its electronically controlled) and we were close enough to a town to call a tow truck.

Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) batteries are best bet for electric winching lots of reserve.