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Need some winch help

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 2:45 pm
by toyman2
Need help figuring out what winch this is and if there is any information out there? This is on one of our rescue rigs, as far as everyone can remember it hasnt worked.

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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:51 pm
by TJDave
Could that be an old Mile Marker hydrolic or PTO winch?

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:58 pm
by iaccocca
I'm pretty sure it is electric. A friend of mine, Ramiro Mireles, had one back in the day, but I don't remember what it is. Two speed electric winch if it is the same thing.

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:10 pm
by 79chevy39.5's
to me it looks like standard 2 speed gear drive (think rollbacks alot) believe its a old superwinch would be my guess, what doesnt work, no free spool? should be standard 4 solenoid stuff if its power in and out

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:21 pm
by benw
Looks like a Tensen TX2 to me. They are out of business. If the problem is electrical it should be easy to sort out, if its anything else you're screwed, there's no parts out there for them.

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:25 pm
by benw
and if you search the internet, you pretty much find that everyone who has one of these winches is asking what it is because it doesn't work. :D

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:05 pm
by 79chevy39.5's
the tx2 looks to have a smooth finish on the front with a tx2 in the top right corner of the front cover as well as ontop of the drum gear cover

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:11 pm
by benw
You're right. That one is actually a Megawinch.

I believe Megawinch bought the leftovers of Tensen, then later went out of business.

Same situation, no parts, most of them are broken.

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:31 pm
by toyman2
Nice, thanks guys.

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:59 am
by OldGreen
Al Yenny used to be a dealer for them. If you can find him, he may have parts somewhere. . .

Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 1:00 pm
by toyman2
Anybody have a diagram on these?