hello hello thanks for tuning in today we're going to look at the badlands 12 k harbor freight winch
it's a synthetic version it's got the wireless remote and everything if you want to see the
video on the bumpers click the link above this is not going to be an install video it's because
every truck is going to be different every bumper is going to be different just then go through how
i did it and how it looks so as you can see here we got it paid out already because we are going to
do a bonus video here with it and do the synthetic rope tightening as you see you get quite a good
bid this uh distance i think it's 70 or 80 feet and then it fits very well in these vj bumpers
cool thing that i notice about this is on the inside the last line is red
so you know when you're running out of rope and when you should not be um paying any more
out which i thought was really really really good the fair lead is very nice it's not milled
it's a cast comes with very decent stainless steel hardware everything you need to hook it
up there are some accessories so i'll grab those and we'll take a look at them that it came with
all right i just wanted to add this quick video in as you can see there's a space cut
out of the bumper you have easy access to the handle down here for the engage and disengage
i would have preferred some type of swinging cover or something to protect it but i am going to get
a winch bag this is waterproof but i still want to give it all the protection i can get
all right these are some of the accessories that you get with it it does come with some extra power
and ground lines to remote mount the winch box but i didn't need to in this bumper
so i just left it where it was but it does come with a wireless remote and a backup cord
it comes with two rope sheaths to protect it from going over anything sharp or abrasive and
at the end of the rope here it's got another um sheath so you figure that about three feet
each that's six feet additionally give you another velcro i think his line is super long
you get another three feet or so right here at the end
and that is sewed in right there so it stays and that will retract by itself when we bring it in
and then i got tree saver on there but as you can see the line is fairly long
more than enough to get you out so we'll go ahead and open up the hood and show everything in there
all right if you can see down there the power and ground cables just come up
and the power cable does have uh protective sheathing on it i had them run up and come
the power wire i go straight underneath the intake box and the ground wire i split off over here
and i had the power wire right there going to the switch
just mounted up on the firewall there and as you can see it zip tied down away from everything hot
and underneath here it connects to the battery so they include everything that you need
to mount this thing i wasn't lacking for anything so disconnect switch
we'll turn that on and we'll go ahead and turn on the wireless remote here
press and hold that button so the wireless remote is on now let me go ahead and put this thing in
neutral and slightly put the parking brake on all right we got everything powered up and the
object here is to keep tension on the line as you're spooling it in so the line don't
overlap on itself and this is really gonna show the free spool because the truck weighs
you know seven thousand eight thousand pounds however much it weighs it's a dually 3500
cummins this should be enough weight in neutral with the parking brake slightly on
and you want to kind of like zigzag the line and overlapping each other and don't let the rope
fall in and we'll use the old beer as the meter here as we're pulling in and see what happens
all right go down to make sure that this thing here is spooling incorrectly
and we'll keep on spooling and see what happens
all right let's make sure that it's going and when
it's going i'm just going to run the full duty cycle and see what happens
all right it looks like everything sorry about the view here guys looks like everything in there
is spooling just fine up on itself so we will continue to spool it in and see what happens
all right we're going to double check it i'm actually going to start the truck so i don't run
my batteries down i didn't think about that but it is doing well just off the dual batteries as
you can see and it is still spooling very well by itself nice and tight tension on the rope
and go ahead and start it up all right truck started let's continue on in oh it's much faster
now hopefully when it gets to the other side it bounces off and starts cooling the other way
let's check it real quick and we'll see if any of the wires or anything got hot
and it's cooling perfect again everything looks good in there
check the wires see how they feel
they're a little warm they're not bad though and i was just wincing for a good day not too bad
not too bad we're gonna keep going with it and see what happens
and the deer is still holding smooth up there
it is starting to slow down
that's still going good
i don't think it's going to so i might have to start this one by myself here let's take a look
i'm not sure we want to keep going and see what happens
but we're gonna pay it back out and fix it
all right so generally when you get to the last rung you can pre-school that one in by
hand so i'll get it off the tree saver here and we'll get it all wound in back by hand
all right we got the winch all stored away as you can see it did a fine job
now this wasn't nothing getting stuck off-road but this was
pulling a truck that's generally two times heavier than the normal trucks that you're gonna put it
on like the 1500s so it came with everything fit perfectly fit in this aftermarket bumper perfectly
has disconnect switch doesn't get too warm even with running the duty cycle like i did
even though it was a light load decent spooling this is compared to the worn
uh winch so yeah i think they're on they sell for 629 maybe i got this on sale for 5 19.
you will not be able to find a winch in this range for that price so if you shop at harbor freight
get the inside club track membership that's how i saved i mean 519 for a 12k winch with synthetic
line look at the fair lead it's nice brushed aluminum here polished it's got a huge hook here
i mean excellent and it sits flat so no more hanging your rope out or anything to get damaged
so yeah if you're in the market for a winch this is definitely an option um i haven't owned any
other winches but harbor freight winches i've got the 9k steel one on my car trailer which is over
here and i'll show this one this one's doing just fine it's out in the elements all day the badlands
9000 if you guys want a video on it drop a comment below and i will uh this has had no issues pulling
cars up on my car hauler all day every day so yeah harbor freight winches have never steered me wrong
never done me wrong uh i am not a heavy user of them off-roading all-time so i can't attest to
that but they have worked when i needed them hope this helps thanks for watching please subscribe