Bought a Runva 11000 lb. winch

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I bought a Runva 11000 lb. winch out of Toronto. This one is portable. It can attach to the trailer hitch at the back of the truck. Has anybody bought a Runva winch? If so what do You think of them? Thanks for any feedback on these winches.
 

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Have a 4500 lb runva on a ranger, very happy so far works very well, not in the same class as the one your looking at but so far the one i have has been good and i would buy another one
 

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Thanks for the headup. Does anybody know if I have to upgrade my alternator. I run 2 Optima Batteries on my truck. I will be using it to pull trees out of the bush for firewood & for emergencies, probably run it for two minutes or 3 minutes, then give my electrical system a break then run it again for 2 minutes. Just reading the specs tells me it draws a lot of amps. Thanks once again.
 

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Have had to pour water on contactor, to keep going, Not the best idea but it works


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Read what your manual says for duty cycles. That is the determining factor in keeping a winch in good working order. Then get yourself a snatch block.
 

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Thanks for the headup. Does anybody know if I have to upgrade my alternator. I run 2 Optima Batteries on my truck. I will be using it to pull trees out of the bush for firewood & for emergencies, probably run it for two minutes or 3 minutes, then give my electrical system a break then run it again for 2 minutes. Just reading the specs tells me it draws a lot of amps. Thanks once again.

Tried pulling firewood with a winch a few times. It'll do it, but you're way better off to just get some cable and a snatchblock and pull it out of the bush with your truck. A winch is agonizingly slow for pulling firewood.
 
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best to borrow some out of fernies stash.
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