Trailer - challenge truck build

I have recently become not a fan of wireless due to having a system fail and cause the winch to jam on.

It eventually blew the main winch fuse

discomark10 said:

You could use 3 of them to control the winch solenoid from in the cab. If you not going wireless that is.



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That's a damn good idea !! Hadn't thought of that just need a rear winch now the wiring should more than up to it

This crazy head of mine does come in useful once in a while.. lol.
I also have the option in mine to use a normal wire control from outside.. I think im going to make a circuit to stop accidentally 2 people switching opposite ways.

Sometimes it's handy to which in both winches. Ive never fitted a fuse to any of mine but don't trust the wireless ones much too much delay for my liking and when innthw crap the lease ammount of technology the better i have a wireless but hardly used mine is hard wired and a cutouts which works for me. Fuse did its job but its another link to fail whereas a nice rates switch is simple and keeps my winch powered down until I need to use it


On a side note I'm building this little 80 inch trials motor do I fit a rear winch?? Got winches coming out of my ears but I'm thinking of the weight 2 winches is a serious weight penalty to carry around especially if you comp safari aswell?? Think I may have to build a frame and make it easy to bolt in any other ideas chaps?? Seems to behaving a blonde week this week.

I run a cutoff switch on mine and winch is usually off but this time I waded with the winch on and the wireless control got wet and started the winch winding in

Doesn't sound fun!!

Glad it was ok tho

it was a case of "whats that noise? OH ****"

I worked it out, if you want 2 controls for a winch you can isolate the opposite direction circuit using a pair of relays

jai_landrover said:

On a side note I'm building this little 80 inch trials motor do I fit a rear winch?? Got winches coming out of my ears but I'm thinking of the weight 2 winches is a serious weight penalty to carry around especially if you comp safari aswell?? Think I may have to build a frame and make it easy to bolt in any other ideas chaps?? Seems to behaving a blonde week this week.

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The extra weight on a light vehicle will make more difference than on a larger one, all comes down to if your gonna need it or not.

the complication of adding relays is not neccesary imo and will just lead to failure

its easy to know when your winch man is operating from the rear so just dont use your control at that time!

i was thinking more accidental... might be nasty!

Things to do before Bristol and West

Finish wiring
Make exhaust
Make radiator holder
Make intercooler pipe work
Refit dash
Fit arches
Fit seats/harness
Check everything over
Mot
Tax
Hmmm plenty to do in a week and a half ... Haha

Keep going tho!!!

Rear lights on


Half of the dash is in and I'm just waiting for my new fuseboxes to come tomorrow so I can extend the loom

Coming together fast now.. like the colour scheme!

Rear wiring done

Exhaust almost done just need to decide between side exit or stack

Intercooler pipe work done almost entirely solid for better pressure


Plates made to hold down truck cab

Sorted a few other little bits and found things and going to get some series doors tonight

Rock On !!

Depending on what comps your playing with there are regs as to how high the exhaust can exit I think will double Check in re morning J

Also again depending on what clubs your playing with fepnds whats legal Do you have a rear tow point that's not welded?? Tow ball bolted etc??

Wings back on




Just marking out the holes for the cage in the wings then that'll be dropped on for good

Roof is attached perminatly now

2Series doors bottoms fit perfectly in the back of a D3


And articulated the D3 abit whilst there


It's abit weird it looses traction as the tyres leave the ground the works out where to send the power and climbs again haha

Cage is on



Wiring loom is back in, half of the engine loom is on lighting wiring is back on, just spraying up a few little bits now got the doors and bonnet to spray aswell
Racing along

Cage is on



Wiring loom is back in, half of the engine loom is on lighting wiring is back on, just spraying up a few little bits now got the doors and bonnet to spray aswell
Racing along