It was getting harder to make the winch work, and halfway throug…

It was getting harder to make the winch work, and halfway through this process, the motor seized. Fortunately, the frame was light enough to lower by hand. I got a replacement 1700# Warn winch from the local Northern Tool store for $100 and swapped it. Other than the winch motor, the remote, & the mounting bracket, it's identical to the old Champion winch. So I swapped the Champion mounting bracket onto the Warn so it would fit into the beam, and transferred the Champion snatch block onto the Warn cable. Now it's a 3400# winch. I just wish the hoist structure could handle more.

Owner caption June 2011 · Photo 3761 of 5000