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What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

El-Dracho

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Ken M said:
Any winch experts here?

I have a Badlands Apex 12000lb winch on my jeep and i put it through the ringer last weekend. Pulling myself out of a canyon, along with my bud... well, my buddy only half way. The winch died and we then went to lots of checkers and a kinetic rope to get him out.

I have checked all the fuses, check all the battery connections, took off the control module and inspected it, nothing burnt, broken or loose inside it.

It just won't turn on....

If anybody has any ideas I would appreciate it.

Thanks Ken
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Is the solenoid working? Do you hear it when it switches?
 
Ken M

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El-Dracho said:
Ken M said:
Any winch experts here?

I have a Badlands Apex 12000lb winch on my jeep and i put it through the ringer last weekend. Pulling myself out of a canyon, along with my bud... well, my buddy only half way. The winch died and we then went to lots of checkers and a kinetic rope to get him out.

I have checked all the fuses, check all the battery connections, took off the control module and inspected it, nothing burnt, broken or loose inside it.

It just won't turn on....

If anybody has any ideas I would appreciate it.

Thanks Ken
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Is the solenoid working? Do you hear it when it switches?
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So I tried to test it but I ended up melting my volt meter instead. :(. I tried listening for it but could not hear anything above the diesel motor,
 
Kozysnack

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Added an offset NashFab Rear Ladder to the GX. I can now reach the roof rack and or get in/out of our RTT no matter what the ground conditions are.
Got the offset so I could add a spare tire swing latter. I'm getting better at planning ahead with all the help I get from OB.
 

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Chris_d282fc

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Added a camper shell. Found it used for a great deal, considering the unicorn-ness of these things. Came with a Thule rack and bars, carpeted interior, three plug 12V unit, screens and the actual key to the window....for $350!! Now, gotta wire it to my truck and replace the struts and some seals. But first, I need to decide whether to roll it with a liner or paint it to match. Probably gonna roll it. Definitely have to bribe some guys to help me move this behemoth around. Then, begin outfitting for some surf fishing/camping trips.Truck cap.jpeg
 
mouellette012

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I love all these mods. Unfortunately, my Honda Passport is the unwanted stepchild with not much I can do to make overland upgrades. Right now I am in the discovery phase as to what my next vehicle will be to go overlanding with and be able to pull my Xpedition Voyager trailer. Right now the Passport I am towing the RV but it feels like it is struggling a bit. That could be normal.
 
Cascadia

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This weekend, I got my car prepped to be at Overland Expo Mtn West. It has been fully detailed since it would be in the vendor area and got my camping gear down.

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Downs

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I usually do regular oil analysis on my vehicles. This is the first one I've done on this YJ after doing a short interval change after getting it all back together, I got this with over 200k miles on it, and it had sat for years prior to this and it had the rattle as well. Sounds like a diesel at idle, smooth under load, no oil burning, good compression. Can't remember the exact numbers, but they were well within FSM specs. Looks like I've got the ol piston slap/skirt wear issue going on. I'm debating pulling it to do a full overhaul or just do an "inframe" with a bottle brush hone and throw some new pistons, rings and bearings at it and seeing how much longer she'll go. The report mentions low viscosity. I forgot to put a note in there that mentioned I spent some time troubleshooting a high fuel pressure issue that was causing the engine to flood out so I'm guessing that's from possible fuel dilution.

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DugzKine

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Penetrated my down pipe bolts on the TJ. Deep penetration with PB Blaster
Good news, it worked so now I can tackle the RMS and oil pan leak. Wish me luck
 
peeeeetey

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Got my transition to the new car going on. Sucks but it is what it is. Got the new roof rack going on and salvaged the bars from the Tahoe. Tahoe will live but in the mean time I am using what I have. Top rack is a must for me. Lights in progress and I have a new switch pod which I nave no idea where to mount it. I thought I had this all figured out but this a new learning curve. I just wish I could charge the insurance company for my labor just like the shops do.20230806_125226 (1).jpg20230820_173152 (1).jpg20230806_125334.jpg20230806_125226 (1).jpg20230820_173152 (1).jpg20230806_125334.jpg20230806_125334.jpg
 
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peeeeetey

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Ok. The last post got repetitive pics so I will just describe. Installed new headlights, bull bar with light, needed a new washer bottle got that done working on electrical stuff and a lot more to do. Keep Ya'll posted! As you can see this is a very low budget build.
 
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