VX 80 1992 ltd CRUISER which winch

[Furnace]

Hi again everyone,this question hasn't really been answered [ i have asked here in nz as well ] .... Which winch can be used on the cruiser 12 or 24volt as they have 2 batteries can a 24 volt be used [ i learnt here that cruisers are 24volt starting and everything else 12 volt ] I'm very new to cruisers help would be appreciated .....Cheers

[truK]

you could use both but it would depend how it is wired...

do you current have the batteries linked in series or in parallel?

[orejap]

Hi again everyone,this question hasn't really been answered [ i have asked here in nz as well ] .... Which winch can be used on the cruiser 12 or 24volt as they have 2 batteries can a 24 volt be used [ i learnt here that cruisers are 24volt starting and everything else 12 volt ] I'm very new to cruisers help would be appreciated .....Cheers

what you are saying is correct 24 to start then 12 like a Jackaroo T/D 2000 onwards twin batteries to start.:truck:

[Sea-Dog]

Any winch would do the job (9000lb upwards for a cruiser.. if you need some serious pulling power double the line back to the car through a winch block)...

if it is a 12V winch (which is what I would assume you will end up with) then simply wire the power leads to the terminals of the battery on the passenger side... This battery is our starter batt on 12V and I would assume for simplicity during factory production even though you have 24V starting it would then revert back to a 12V draw from the passenger side battery which means that the alternator gives that battery first crack at recharging...

Wire the power for the winch directly to the battery terminals on that single battery.... if you wire one to the positive of one battery and the other to the negative of the second battery you will be putting 24V through the winch as your batts will be wired in series to double the voltage up.

This is just what I would expect the set up to be and I will be surprised if it is anything different but before you wire a $1000 winch up and give it a hit have it checked by a auto electrician.

[Furnace]

Thanks A HEAP FOR THAT,i'll get their in the end.The Cruiser is getting lifted etc at the moment the i'm cutting the back off to make into a tray back [ rear here ] i'll be using for towing a 25' caravan and a fair bit of hard out 4x4ing