You got me, I would assume that they took the page right out of warn's site. Do you honestly think they would rewrite the spec's to mislead you?

But it sounds like you went with a good winch ( beside's argo's don't get stuck, do they), that is the 1 I would have on my machine. Keep it in the mud and enjoy. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

]TextAMP Hrs.:A battery with a capacity of 1 amp-hour should be able to continuously supply a current of 1 amp to a load for exactly 1 hour, or 2 amps for 1/2 hour, or 1/3 amp for 3 hours, etc., before becoming completely discharged. In an ideal battery, this relationship between continuous current and discharge time is stable and absolute, but real batteries don't behave exactly as this simple linear formula would indicate. Therefore, when amp-hour capacity is given for a battery, it is specified at either a given current, given time, or assumed to be rated for a time period of 8 hours (if no limiting factor is given). An amp-hour battery rating is only an approximation of the battery's charge capacity, and should be trusted only at the current level or time specified by the manufacturer. Such a rating cannot be extrapolated for very high currents or very long times with any accuracy

CCA:. What is Cold Cranking?

Cold Cranking Amps

Cold Cranking Amps is a rating used in the battery industry to define a batteries ability to start an engine in cold temperatures. The rating is the number of amps a new, fully charged battery can deliver at 0°F (-18°C) for 30 seconds, while maintaining a voltage of at least 7.2 volts, for a 12 volt battery. The higher the CCA rating, the greater the starting power of the battery.
A performance rating for automobile starting batteries. It is defined as the current that the battery can deliver for 30 seconds and maintain a terminal voltage greater than or equal to 1.20 volts per cell, at 0°F (-18°C), when the battery is new and fully charged. Starting batteries may also be rated for Cranking Amps, which is the same thing but at a temperature of 32°F (0°C).

Just the way they word it.Text

 

I didn't mean to offend anyone, I just wondered what one would need a 4K# winch(on an ATV) for. To each his own, but does overkill ever enter anyone's vocabulary? J/K of course...........wouldn't want to offend anyone!!!!!;P

 

OH YEA...Argo's can get stuck...but the beauty of it all..is that they as with any amphibious vehicle, don't really get barried like an ATV does, so it takes very little to haul them out and get going again...
As far as the winch ratings go......i'm not inplying they did...but it sure as heck looks like yea.....the company changed this line in the specs...for some reason......cause like ya said, the rest of the specs look to be just copied from Warns site.

 

Hey P, you have some cool, gooey stuff to ride in. I know your area, i am from Nova Scotia and spent most of my time in Alberta/B.C. working in oil recovery. You have a great ride for your area. We used the argo's in oil/gas exploration in the old days, way before quadding was a real deal.
Post some pic's for us.

 

I don't use one either , I have a 2500lb warn that does great but I have the patience and the skill the take the extra 2 minutes to hook up a ****** block as opposed to the extra money that it cost to get the bigger winch but to all his own. The ****** block is just for backup if the winch you have boggs and won't do the job anyway , you don't have to use it every time.

 

Jeff
I can recall using ****** block's to winch a back hoe out of a frozen lake in the North West Territories, using a d-9 cat as back up and an anchoring point. I worked pipeline, and gas plants as a heavy equipment operator for many years before becoming a high pressure steam weldor. I think I have a bit of experience with winching, and I stand by my words, of why muck around with ****** blocks when you don't need them. If you enjoy slogging around in the mud with ****** blocks, go for it bro. I agree that they work and work well, but it's not my cup of tea[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

All I can say is MORE POWER[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

 

yup...lotsa sh*tty goo up here....problem is the argo is only 2 weeks old and i haven't hardly nad a chance to get out and fully enjoy it yet.....christ..we just got 4 inches of snow dumped in us lastnight and i have a few lakes i wanna check out before freeze up. I'l ltry and get some pics up...really should update the pics anyways, cus there's none there of the Brute either......geez, i'm getting slow

 

Don't worry Jeff, just post them when you get a chance. Be carefull hitting the water this time of the year bud. It should be a blast in the snow.