I had this posted in another section, I was told that this would be a good place to post my question as a lot of you have info on the subject:

I installed my Warn 2000 onto my Vinson today. I did not hook up the solenoid, because I didn't have the one-way diode to prevent feedback. I want to make sure I installed the thing right. I hooked the negative on with switch to the neg. battery, positive switch to positive battery. I then hooked #1 on switch to #1 on winch and #2 on switch to #2 on winch.

Do I need any type of circuit breaker installed?

Also, as I read the owner's manual I came to "stretching the wire rope". It says to "spool out the entire wire rope length leaving 5 wraps on the drum, then power in the wire rope under a load of 500lb". Well, apparently I didn't have a 500lb load and the cable did not pull back correctly. I hope I didn't damage the cable, I'm going to have to try and pull the cable back off tomorrow and try again. Any ideas as to what I can pull that weighs 500lb w/o my atv moving?

Man, I'm having a problem getting the wire back on correctly. Do you always have to hand guide the wire as you pull it in?

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

I am not sure on the wiring without looking at the manual. As far as the spooling of the cable, all you have to do is hook to a stationary object such as a tree or telephone pole. Don't let the power company see you. Apply your brakes firmly as you spool the cable in. Have a friend watch as you spool the cable in to tell you which way you need to turn to guide the cable on evenly.