Recent content by dakota jack

a dead battery is easy to remedy with a back up booster pack, which is good equipment for back country travel. on the other hand, nothing will get you going with a dead alternator

the electrician who wired my winch suggests the opposite may be true. idling while winching puts a huge drain on a typical alternator, which goes all out and can burn up trying to meet the demand. his suggestion is to actually winch off the battery, which i have now done many times, and simply...