what are the limitations with winches and water ?

[dads tractor]

Guys can you run a Runva xp 11000 with every thing submerged ie winch and control box and just use the remote .Prepping for Cape trip next year so working out recovery gear to take .

[lucus30]

I've never needed to myself but have read that plenty have done it

[dads tractor]

Thinking Nolans if first across that's all Lucus

[lucus30]

Thinking Nolans if first across that's all Lucus
Hey mate. For Nolan's apparently the best place to be is first. Once its all been stirred up is when people get stuck. Again not talking from experience its just what I've read

I'm sure others will comment with more experience

[Rock Trol]

I heard its the 3rd car in line that usually gets into trouble but I don't have any direct experience. I think its good advice to let things settle rather than rushing into it straight after the car in front.

[threedogs]

Would depend what time of year you go,
we went early September and had no problems
at all. Ever drove across the Jardine

[Hodge]

I've read somewhere in general winches can run fine under water for a certain time... It's when it gets out of water, that it's important for it to have drain holes to let any water that's got in, OUT.
And then there is the fully sealed (supposedly) winch units.

[BigRAWesty]

Personally if planning on sinking it, remote mount the solenoid under the bonnet.
Easy to do. One less thing to worry about then

[Bloodyaussie]

Is it a solid state solenoid.. if so it need not matter.. but the wireless remote unit may be a different situation depending how well the unit is sealed.. maybe move that under the bonnet?

[threedogs]

You can pressurize the winch with a few pounds of air to stop water getting in, easy enough to do
using an air horn pump, needs very little psi to work.
Some even do this mod on a petrol dizzy for river crossings

[dads tractor]

Thanks guys for your comments and 3dogs my brother worked for AAT and used a system similar to the Unimogs running 1.5 psi to diffs, gear boxes so as too push the seals down onto the shafts axles .