A ****** block is quite common in recovery gear.

 

Ha ha you said ******....
666, if you don't mind me asking,"what do you run?"

 

I posted this in another thread started dusty1 about "economically priced winchs" but looks like it would serve the masses here as well.

I just found some invaluable information on the 'Ole interweb that may help prolong "budget winches" or any type of winch for that matter.

Seems like the weak point is the lack of or minimal use of high quality grease. Grease that not only provides moisture repelling properties, but that can stand up to high temperatures.

See for yourself. If you want to go a step further, buy some of that new magical waterproofing spray (that's safe for electronics), and douche all the electrics. Plus, dab dielectric grease on the connectors.

http://forum.ih8mud.com/winching-rec...ing-winch.html

 

Ramsey RE10000, Koenig King 100 PTO and Warn 8274. Haven't decided what to put on my F-250. Possibly convert one of my 8274's to hydraulic. Next year I'll be installing a hydraulic on my '95 disco.
However, I never run a winch on a mount that doesn't have the capacity to handle, at minimum, 2 times the winch capacity.