Winch

dooboy2112 · 07-10-2004, 07:39 AM

Has anyone installed a winch on there Titan. And if so do you have pic's of the install.

newenglandtitan · 07-10-2004, 05:42 PM

My thoughts are on a hitch mounted winch - I assume one would be available. I just finished installing an auxilliary battery/isolater in my bed tool-box. This was installed with the winch, off-roading & camping in mind. It won't be too long before I pick one up and get it installed... I'll keep you posted.

bestatchess · 07-10-2004, 06:18 PM

These guys are supposed to be working on a bumper:

http://www.purenissan.com/titan

newenglandtitan · 07-12-2004, 08:33 AM

Yes we do have plans for a front winch bumper for the Titan. Pictures will be added to the website once the bumper enters into production. Please call the sales office if you have any other questions. Thank you for your interest in the CALMINI Nissan line. Awaiting your call.

Best Regards
Sales Department
CALMINI Products Mfg.
www.CALMINI.com
Sales: 800-345-3305

I have a call in for an expected date and will post any response.

newenglandtitan · 07-12-2004, 12:05 PM

...mid-late August

bestatchess · 07-12-2004, 02:23 PM

Cool, test it out for me. I hope they make some holes for the fogs.

ChampaignTitan · 07-20-2004, 10:30 PM

"I just finished installing an auxilliary battery/isolater in my bed tool-box. This was installed with the winch, off-roading & camping in mind."

I was thinking about the winch for my titan, but never had one before on my cars. Do you have to have an auxilliary battery in order to operate the winch?

ChampaignTitan

bestatchess · 07-21-2004, 06:20 AM

No, you do not need an aux battery to run a winch.

newenglandtitan · 07-21-2004, 06:59 PM

assuming you want to start your truck after using it.

smcewen31 · 07-21-2004, 07:09 PM

Couldn't you just leave your truck running as you operate the winch? Presumably you would be using the winch to pull yourself out of being stuck (which I could have used in the Ocala National Forest last week) so you would have your truck on and be in low gear as the winch was pulling you out. This is all just my guess, I've never used a winch before.

bestatchess · 07-21-2004, 07:43 PM

Yes, you leave your truck running when operating the winch. I guess the exception would be if you flooded it so deep in a river you couldn't start the engine, but I think you are going to be in big trouble if you are in that deep. You do not need to assist the vehicle with low gear when operating the winch. In fact, if you get traction you will slack the winch cable, so I think it is better to just leave the vehicle being pulled in neutral. If you are pulling somebody else out of a ditch, that also decreases the chances of having them ram you. A good winch will pull the truck into a tree if you find a strong tree. Also, by using a pulley, you can further increase the mechanical advantage by chaining the pulley (a/k/a snatch block) to a tree, running the winch cable through the pulley and then back to your vehicle.

bestatchess · 07-21-2004, 07:47 PM

Here is a good article on using a winch:

http://www.warn.com/corporate/images...US.readers.pdf

Hot_Titan · 02-12-2007, 03:32 PM

so im guessing they never came out with the winch bumper?

John Harden · 02-12-2007, 04:16 PM

Here's a link to the winch mount brush guard I installed on my truck. Since them, I've changed the winch to a Warn, 9.5Ti due to a manufacturers defect in my Mile Marker winch. MM was nice about it and gave me a full refund.

The install pics start with post #29.

http://www.titantalk.com/forums/tita...nt+brush+guard

Hope this helps.

Regards,

JOhn

Winch - being discussed at Nissan Titan Forums in the Titan Parts & Accessories section.