The other week I finally completely tore down my warn 2500. It was just chock full of stuff. I cleaned it all out and greased it all up put it back together and now it works again. I pulled all the rope out and cleaned it and started to winch it back in but when I put any pressure on it it slips. BUT accidentally my wife reversed it and I let the winch wind the rope up. It did not slip at all when going in reverse so I'm gonna try it that way. So basically you now press "out" instead of "in" to winch somebody out of a hole. My question is: Am I loosing any power by using it in reverse? My guess is that it does not matter.
I tore the winch all the way down and did not notice anything stripped so I'm confused as to why it slips when going one way and not the other?
Anybody that is thinking of a warn 2500 go for the 3000 or higher because the 2500 is not waterproof and if you ride in any water its eventually gonna lock up on you. The electric motor on mine was about fused to the housing magnet. I cleaned it up with steel wool and that took care of it but the warn 3000 and up are waterproof so that should not happen.
I tore the winch all the way down and did not notice anything stripped so I'm confused as to why it slips when going one way and not the other?
Anybody that is thinking of a warn 2500 go for the 3000 or higher because the 2500 is not waterproof and if you ride in any water its eventually gonna lock up on you. The electric motor on mine was about fused to the housing magnet. I cleaned it up with steel wool and that took care of it but the warn 3000 and up are waterproof so that should not happen.