Nice rig!!!
Nice rig!!!
2007 Commander Overland / 4" SuperLift / 285/70R17 Cooper Discoverer ST Maxx / Rusty's adjustable rear UCAs / Carolina Driveline front drive shaft / Flashpaq / DRLs & Tilting Mirrors / Autolite Iridiums / Cobra 29LX Chrome LE CB & Firestik antenna / Rear fog lights / Mopar Grille Guard with HID driving lights
"4 wheel drive does not mean 4 wheel stop!" -Lee Goldberg, WABC TV weatherman
You did what I did for the winch on the back... a set of jumper cables to an Anderson plug on the winch. And, for the front of the Jeep, an Anderson plug which doubles as a jumper cable source with the same set of cables. I semi-cheated, and bought a set of premade jumper cables from a wholesale battery supply house. They're #00 welding cable and 25 feet long. (The cable set weighs about 30 lbs.!) Giving someone a jump just means I plug in the cables and hook them up without even opening the hood.
When the winch is on the back end, the cables are strung up and over and alligator-clipped to the battery. On the front, it's a winch all ready to go.
My Jeep is towed by my motorcoach, so my front receiver is a conversion piece I had built that clevis-pins onto the towing base plate setup. When I get wherever and unhitch the Jeep, I put the receiver unit on, and it's winch ready. The only disadvantage is the winch sits lower that I'd like.
The best part of all? I've only used the winch to pull someone ELSE out!!
2006, 4.7L, QTII, Toyo Wild Country M/T 265/70R17 tires, Ultrasport 175 wheels, Rocky Road 2.25'' lift kit, HID off-road lighting, Surco 50x60 roof rack, Foxwing awning, Superchips performance programming.
I can imagine the weight of your #00 cables.. But you are getting minimal loss through them. Thats the way to do it !
I have been using the Anderson plugs on the grills of my vehicles for jumping etc. since they probably first came out Lol. I even had one on my 74 Dodge Van ( that I got in 76, and as a X-mas gift to my wife last year, I had to get rid of her .. :-( )
I have the jumper set up on my wifes vehicle and my 93 Jeep Grand Cherokee also. I'm always jumping someone (or occasionally jumping myself), especially with my ZJ and my van up in the North USA in the winter time. It's really convenient not having to open the hood either way.
Here are my cables I use in the Commander , I started out 30' (#0) and cut a few feet off and added heavy duty clamps and a Anderson end. The long length > two Anderson ends.
great setup
PJMJR508
(Happy Jeep)
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