M1008 Hydro Winch

[bpcole]

I have a Mile Marker 10,500lb hydraulic winch that goes on the humvees. Has anyone hooked one of these up to a CUCV? It hooks up to the power steering system on the truck. I had it on a dodge dakota for a while, but putting it on something with a hydroboost system is different. Any ideas?

 

[Cucvnut]

tap the steering box like you would for cross over steering.

 

[hogtruck]

Pretty easy. Got the hose kit from Milemarker.

 

[Lurchwolf]

tap the steering box like you would for cross over steering.

What? No.

LOL LOL

With Hydroboost, it is no different at any rate. I am thinking a hydro winch may just grace the front of my 1008 next year too.

 

[bpcole]

Thanks for the great pics hogtruck, the winch I have came with the humvee mounting kit, so
it has the mounting plate and hoses to hook up to those trucks. The hose fittings should be suitable for the CUCV system, right?

 

[still standing still cyco]

Hogtruck, just wondering if you run into any problems with clearance or digging in on uphill/downhills approaches? thats going on the assumption that you use your truck for decently aggressive offroading... havent climbed under the M1010 to look to close, but im thinking about mounting my winch "hidden" behind the front bumper... i know that they did it in 4Wheel & Offroad on a M1008, but havent looked into how they did it. i believe there was a hole cut in the license plate mount and the fairlead mounted to the bumper there. either that or a custom Pre-runner style bumper that still uses the original grilleguard.

 

[bpcole]

Another question for ya Hogtruck, you have the same winch that I do. Are the solenoids 24v of 12v? Where did you tie into to get your power source? When I had the winch on my dakota, i would sometimes have trouble with the winch solenoids not operating. I assumed the stock power steering pump on the dakota was not strong enough. Or is it because the solenoids are 24v and the dakota's 12v system was too weak? Ive emailed mile marker on this question, no reply yet.

 

[corelokt]

In regards to solenoid issues, I use one on my tractor for logging. I had to add an inline filter before the winch to keep the solenoids clean. It obviously needs to be a high pressure filter. Also, MileMarker replaced a faulty set for me as well.

 

[hogtruck]

Put 4 inch lift on after winch install. Have not had any problems with approach angle so far, bu not heavy wheeling.
The takeoff winchs have a 24V solenoid. I powered from the 24V block. Also, used MM remote control.

 

[hogtruck]

MM remote and fitting adapters.

 

[Cucvnut]

What? No.

LOL LOL

With Hydroboost, it is no different at any rate. I am thinking a hydro winch may just grace the front of my 1008 next year too.

why not its still hydro fluid.

 

[Oldsouthernboy]

I have the hummer winch on my M1009 and my M1028. A heads up. it will cost about 200 to get ready to go. I did a 24 volt drop off the back battery to a Terminal block i glued to the inner fender well with a big gob of RTV. Installed a 15 amp fuse. and ran to my control selonid, this came with the winch control. The Hydroboost adapter fittings cost about 80.00 and the hoses you will need cost 35.00 and 40.00 apiece. My winches were take offs of hummers and the lines had been cut so i needed new banjo fittings also. Go to mile marker and they have the wiring diagrams to down load. After you have it all hooked up get a big bottle of power steering fluid, fill the tank full to the top. Start the engine and shut off after about 5 seconds. refill to the proper level. restart the engine and turn a full cycle of the steering from side to side. Shut off and refill if needed, Restart and operate the winch. recheck the power steering. Then go play in the mud. I recomed that after a short while driving get some toilet paper and check all your fittings for weeps and seeps. (follow the mile marker instrucions very closely when tighting the fittings) Take your old hose that you removed to hook the winch up, place in the vehicle along with a large bottle of of power steering fluid. keep the old hose in case you blow a line, you can unhook the winch hoses and replace the old hose, refill and get home.

 

[rustyolred]

Is there a source for buying a hummer take-off?

 

[captw]

Hyd. winch hidden mount

still standing still cyco ...I was going to mount my MM winch under the bumper, but it would be tough to operate the HI/LO speed lever or clutch in/out lever...just sayin'...W

 

[DokWatson]

tap the steering box like you would for cross over steering.

Crossover steering doesn't require tapping the box, I think you mean hydro assist. Tapping the box for a winch is kind of over complicating it a bit.

 

[Oldsouthernboy]

Then mile marker winch comes off the hydro boost to the winch, returns the the steering gear box. a very easy thing to do just remove the hose that runs from the two.

 

[bpcole]

Thanks for the info guys, i downloaded the wiring and plumbing diagrams off the MM website for military applications. The Hummer fittings and hoses fit on my dodge dakota just fine, so Im hoping they'll fit on the cucv too. The winch was a hoss when I had it on the other truck. It would drag it on pavement with the parking brake on and in 4-low. Pretty strong winches as long as the engine is running off course.

 

[Darwin T]

hey hogtruck, how did ou do your mounting plate?

 

[Lurchwolf]

why not its still hydro fluid.

Tapping the box is for a steering assist ram, but if you want constant fluid pressure, you need to simply run a line inline on the pressure side of the circuit.

 

[SSG Rock]

I like what i see. I have 2 of these hyd winches. Got from Redstone a couple of years ago. hope to mount one on my m1008 one day.