dads tractor (5th August 2014)
Gave the Runva winch a try on the weekend.
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The winch worked effortlessly when set up with a double line pull.
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With a single line pull the winch had to work a bit but was not a problem.
I am very happy with the winch so far.
lucus30 (10th August 2014)
Not sure about the Runva's, but do they have drain holes on the motor housings? I noticed you installed upside down which is common with warn winches on patrols, which if not done correctly results in drain holes becoming fill holes, not good for reliability at all, and why warns seem to fail from water ingress when it is the installer who failed
Good write up though mate, if I was buying a winch new I'd probably get a runva for the value for money.
Sweet I assumed you had it covered
The low mounts have an internal drum brake which activates when the drum is trying to go the wrong way. So if you had the rope direction wrong it possibly would be trying to work against the brake and cause excessive heat/wear and also you would have no drum brake when needed.
harrythomas (12th August 2014)