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Ran some cable to the back of my 2020 Ram 3500 to run a receiver mounted winch on the bumper or on the trailer. I setup a heavy amp solenoid under the hood but at least wanted it cleanly mounted.

Made a nifty little stainless bracket to hold it. Already had someone mention that its in the way of the battery... well, so is the whole cross bar its attached to; that has to come out to take the battery out so NBD.

Wired it into the factory up-fitter Aux switches too - that was insanely easy on this truck. Literally just pulled the capped plug, inserted the leads that came in the center console, and then set it up on the dash.

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I am very fortunate to have a buddy very close by with some land, and he lets me shoot there. He never has any targets, and I got sick of shooting pop cans and boxes. lol.

Whipped up a portable texas star. Flat plate is .188 DOMEX, the base is 1.5 X .188 DOM, the vertical tube is 2.00 X .120 DOM and 1.75X.125 HREW. This was a excersize in using what I had on hand, and making stuff work.

Thing is an absolute blast to shoot. I have a few ideas that would be pretty sweet for V2.

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AlxJ64 said:
Ran some cable to the back of my 2020 Ram 3500 to run a receiver mounted winch on the bumper or on the trailer. I setup a heavy amp solenoid under the hood but at least wanted it cleanly mounted.

Made a nifty little stainless bracket to hold it. Already had someone mention that its in the way of the battery... well, so is the whole cross bar its attached to; that has to come out to take the battery out so NBD.

Wired it into the factory up-fitter Aux switches too - that was insanely easy on this truck. Literally just pulled the capped plug, inserted the leads that came in the center console, and then set it up on the dash.

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How does that little box work, is it a current transducer or just a current flow on/off.
I was curious if it would be better with your winch lead under it vs on top.

Edit: the little black part on the battery post not your solenoid.
 
Been going at these rock climbing holds lately. About filled up the home 30deg wall and can't wait to get this expanded another 16' in the basement. Going for a ceiling and cave type feel I think.
 

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Wisconsinite said:
I am very fortunate to have a buddy very close by with some land, and he lets me shoot there. He never has any targets, and I got sick of shooting pop cans and boxes. lol.

Whipped up a portable texas star. Flat plate is .188 DOMEX, the base is 1.5 X .188 DOM, the vertical tube is 2.00 X .120 DOM and 1.75X.125 HREW. This was a excersize in using what I had on hand, and making stuff work.

Thing is an absolute blast to shoot. I have a few ideas that would be pretty sweet for V2.

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Might wanna take it off the car before you shoot. Or are you that good you don't miss? lol
 
That relay isn't going to hold up to a winch. At best it'll handle ~300 amps for a short while. A winch will be near double that on a hard pull.

Mack uses them to power the accessories, fairly low draw, like the heater and it's a very common failure. I've burned up a couple running a ~30 amp draw electric fan.
 
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CarterKraft said:
How does that little box work, is it a current transducer or just a current flow on/off.
I was curious if it would be better with your winch lead under it vs on top.

Edit: the little black part on the battery post not your solenoid.
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This discusses the concern
5thgenrams.com

IBS and Winch Power Connections

Many newer RAMs use an Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) to monitor battery conditions. In normal operation, all electrical loads in the vehicle pass through the IBS which is located at the negative post on the 12 Volt battery. You're not supposed to connect any electrical load directly to the...
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Wisconsinite said:
I am very fortunate to have a buddy very close by with some land, and he lets me shoot there. He never has any targets, and I got sick of shooting pop cans and boxes. lol.

Whipped up a portable texas star. Flat plate is .188 DOMEX, the base is 1.5 X .188 DOM, the vertical tube is 2.00 X .120 DOM and 1.75X.125 HREW. This was a excersize in using what I had on hand, and making stuff work.

Thing is an absolute blast to shoot. I have a few ideas that would be pretty sweet for V2.

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how does the car handle missed shots. :lmao::lmao:
 
CarterKraft said:
Hencho In Mexico :flipoff2:

It's just building "red iron", very common here for non structural steel, gates, fence etc. however it is what is used in metal building construction. I don't think it is hydro tested but it's available in 20' x 24' lengths in many common sizes.

The 14ga 2x2 is $1.59/ft
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Crazy, lucky to find it for $3/ft here. I'm buying second hand scraps just under 8' for $12 each
 
71PA_Highboy said:
It is a pontiac vibe... does it matter?
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Them are fighting words around my place. :lmao:

That car has been the most reliable thing I have ever owned. It was my dads car, then the family beater. I picked it up cheap, tossed in a new clutch and swapped in a six speed trans, and have beat the shit out of it for almost ten years and 270k miles. Do I want something nicer, maybe. But I like being able to not care about it.
 
CarterKraft said:
This discusses the concern
5thgenrams.com

IBS and Winch Power Connections

Many newer RAMs use an Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) to monitor battery conditions. In normal operation, all electrical loads in the vehicle pass through the IBS which is located at the negative post on the 12 Volt battery. You're not supposed to connect any electrical load directly to the...
5thgenrams.com 5thgenrams.com
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Thanks, was unaware of that being limited on amperage flow. I replicated what is on my buddy's stock Power Wagon and it goes through the IBS.
 
2big bronco said:
Crazy, lucky to find it for $3/ft here. I'm buying second hand scraps just under 8' for $12 each
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And I thought a 20ft stick of 2" 1/4" angle at $120 was expensive.

What is 14 gauge even used for? That's likecar fender thickness.
 
Wisconsinite said:
Them are fighting words around my place. :lmao:

That car has been the most reliable thing I have ever owned. It was my dads car, then the family beater. I picked it up cheap, tossed in a new clutch and swapped in a six speed trans, and have beat the shit out of it for almost ten years and 270k miles. Do I want something nicer, maybe. But I like being able to not care about it.
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I have spent the last 3 days in and under a 93 Trans Am so I am a bit jaded.

It was my dad's (be bought it new) as a driver while he restored his 2 66 GTOs.

Alzheimers got him first.

The T/A is going to my son who drove it to his prom and has fond memories... (I did not blacklight the back seat for evidence)...
 
AlxJ64 said:
Thanks, was unaware of that being limited on amperage flow. I replicated what is on my buddy's stock Power Wagon and it goes through the IBS.
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I am not saying it won't work, just curious about how to handle the IBS shit when doing stuff like this.
On my buddies DMAX I ran the winch cable to the starter + post and the ground to the starter mount bolt, as a sort of of good enough for them good enough for the dump trailer...
 
CarterKraft said:
I am not saying it won't work, just curious about how to handle the IBS shit when doing stuff like this.
On my buddies DMAX I ran the winch cable to the starter + post and the ground to the starter mount bolt, as a sort of of good enough for them good enough for the dump trailer...
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Well, I just spooled the synthetic line on the winch, then drug the truck backwards out of the shop, with the parking brake on probably a good 30 foot pull, and nothing happened. No smoke, no lights, no anything.

Hell, the solenoid only gained 10 degrees F as I checked it before and after with an IR thermometer. For this intended purposes, on my vehicle, and me being rather respectful of my things when using them... should be plenty fine.
 
AlxJ64 said:
Well, I just spooled the synthetic line on the winch, then drug the truck backwards out of the shop, with the parking brake on probably a good 30 foot pull, and nothing happened. No smoke, no lights, no anything.

Hell, the solenoid only gained 10 degrees F as I checked it before and after with an IR thermometer. For this intended purposes, on my vehicle, and me being rather respectful of my things when using them... should be plenty fine.
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In theory I think it would be better to go through the IBS so the engine could use elevated idle/battery charge parameters but burning out one of those sensors might be problematic.
 
Penetrode Offroad said:
What color is it going to be? All of em? :homer:

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I am just a little more pregressive than you, and decided to celebrate pride month year round for the last few years..... :rainbow:

But for real, I "built" this jeep in high school (lift kit and body work) and sold it when I went to college. I told myself I would build one again someday, and here we are. With that being said, it will be tangelo pearl by house of kolors. Even picked up the same wheels that the old YJ had.

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