Wireless winch controller

[Alligator John]

Anyone use one with the PW winch? Which one and how did it work out?

 

[Alligator John]

Found what I needed to know on youtube. Ordered the warn wireless controller in advance and storing the wired one as a backup.

 

[LsDelancy]

Do you have a link to what you ordered?
Will you need to install a receiver in the winch solenoid box, or is the winch already compatible?

 

[Alligator John]

This is the youtube video I found. I read on another forum where it worked without adding the ground wire. It may be a recent change.

 

[Alligator John]

Even though my PW is only on order, I already bought one on Amazon. 39% off at the moment. I recently dropped a controller in the mud three times while working on pulling a family member's truck out. I thought to myself there has to be a better option and this was what I found. Amazon #90287

 

[LsDelancy]

This is the youtube video I found. I read on another forum where it worked without adding the ground wire. It may be a recent change.

Thank you!

 

[Alligator John]

Something else I learned. It has a D shaped plug. If you have an older round one on the winch, this is supposed to still fit over the round one even though it is D shaped.

 

[elephantrider]

I never knew I needed a wireless controller, till I bought a winch with one. love it.

 

[beachbunny]

Thought about getting a backup,looks like the wired will now be the backup.hah thanks for the idea

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

I never knew I needed a wireless controller, till I bought a winch with one. love it.

I love my wireless remote. But for my polaris ranger they have a wireless winch but no wired backup!

 

[elephantrider]

that's odd to have wireless only. my mulebos so old, wired was the only option.

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

that's odd to have wireless only. my mulebos so old, wired was the only option.

Thats what i asked the dealer why no wired switch too. They have an over priced kit to do it but i just wired up an amazon laser etched switch in the dash.

Would be so fun to be stuck and the winch fob dies! Lol

 

[Alligator John]

That is why I for sure will want to keep my wired controller stored in the truck as a backup. And spare batteries. The Warn controller uses some weird ones. It would also suck if the batteries corroded left stored inside the remote while it was stored. It was not cheap. I just looked and it has gone up in price by $50 bucks since when I bought it.