Advmoto18
Senior Member
Why do you want to install a winch on the rear?
As one who has been winching for 40+ years, I will still defer to Jonathan Hansen's advice. I've been in enough predicaments over the decades, attended enough Overland Expos and watched Land Rover and other experts give classes on winching, to conclude, if you need a rear winch to recover yourself, you are probably in terrain where you should not be the lone vehicle. In terrain where you need to be pulled out rearward, a second vehicle (with a front mounted winch) is optimum to perform your recovery.
The OEM wiring harness for my Warn 16.5S is 2 gauge. And the Warn harness is 6' in length. Warn doesn't even offer a gauge recommendation for lengths in excess of 6'. I suspect too much amperage drop in longer lengths which is not good for a HD electric motor.
One of the hardest concepts of overlanding to learn...knowing when to turn around BEFORE it is too late and recovery becomes very problematic. And I don't think anyone gets this concept down 100%. The more techniques you learn, the more experience you gain only seems to push you further down that tough, technical trail.
I have a Trail Ready (Idaho made) Base front bumper on my Super Duty.
As one who has been winching for 40+ years, I will still defer to Jonathan Hansen's advice. I've been in enough predicaments over the decades, attended enough Overland Expos and watched Land Rover and other experts give classes on winching, to conclude, if you need a rear winch to recover yourself, you are probably in terrain where you should not be the lone vehicle. In terrain where you need to be pulled out rearward, a second vehicle (with a front mounted winch) is optimum to perform your recovery.
The OEM wiring harness for my Warn 16.5S is 2 gauge. And the Warn harness is 6' in length. Warn doesn't even offer a gauge recommendation for lengths in excess of 6'. I suspect too much amperage drop in longer lengths which is not good for a HD electric motor.
One of the hardest concepts of overlanding to learn...knowing when to turn around BEFORE it is too late and recovery becomes very problematic. And I don't think anyone gets this concept down 100%. The more techniques you learn, the more experience you gain only seems to push you further down that tough, technical trail.
I have a Trail Ready (Idaho made) Base front bumper on my Super Duty.