I have a superwhinch 1500 and yesterday me and my uncle went for a ride. He got his 360 prairie stuck and then dug him self in deeper. When we attachted the whinch to his quad and I started realing him in and driving back, MY WHINCH BROKE! My clip that is attached to the wire broke. I am wondering if I did anything wrong to whinch him out and what is the proper way to whinch some out?

 

isn't it.. wrap the cable around a secure point and attached it to the line..? or use a tow strap? hhmm... iom new to winches.. am thinknig of investing in one if i start riding in southern IN more.. so ill need to know also..

 

where did it break?? did it just break at the end?? did it bend it any?? also what did the cable do when it snapped?

 

They are really a great thing but my uncle put it on his quad the wrong way. When I get stuck I usualy tie it around a tree and attach the clip to the wire, so it snugs the tree nice and tight.

 

Well do you know how it has a clip on it? Well my uncle put that around a small hole in his bumper. I heard that you should put a weight of some sort on it just incase the cable snaps god forbid it jumps up and hits you.

 

i heard a towel or soemthing.. so if it snaps it don't hit you... o man.. so much controversy on proper ways to winch..

 

I once went to a atv park in pennsylvania and I had to watch a video and it showed that if you are whinching you need a tree saver or sumthing like that lol if you want to whinch ur self out from a tree. Anything heavy will work so the cable doesnt hit you.

 

you said you went to pull him out, by driving the quad? I usually get my quad anchored against a tree stump or big rock. free-wheel the line to the stuck quad. then i use the WINCH to pull, not the quad. i loop the cable around and thru the hook. OR, you can double your winch pull by using a pulley block, which shortens the cable by half, but doubles the line pull.

a blanket draped over the cable during pull will cause snapped cable to do less damage.