Mr. Brian 48 Posted November 17, 2020 (edited) Took my Foreman 500 ES out to bring a couple 55 gallon drums of corn out to the hog trap. Got about 1/2 mile in and saw smoke voming from between my legs. The power cable for my winch came loose and layed on the exhaust. EVERYTHING electric quit even the motor. After fiddling around and discovering that the motor would start with the rope and I could get it into first gear by hand, I was able to get the corn out to the trap and head back the mile or so ride to the truck in 1st gear. Got home and checked it out. Only real damage beyond the power lead for the winch was the battery. Can't help but feel lucky today. Edited November 17, 2020 by Mr. Brian 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,600 Posted November 17, 2020 You got lucky. @basfnb had a wire from battery + to winch contactor ground out and melted every bit of insulation off the wire before he could yank it off. Glad it didn't do any permanent damage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted November 17, 2020 Mr Brian , glad you didn't melt down ---- check out this big daddy hanging out over here by me 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,563 Posted November 17, 2020 (edited) glad for a better outcome that it could have been, maybe those rodents have been at work on It again ? Edited November 17, 2020 by _Wilson_™ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted November 17, 2020 Lucky the electric arc didn't blow a hole in the exhaust ----- my friend didn't strap down his battery in his boat , the battery flipped over and the post contacted the aluminum floor and arced a hole in the bottom of the boat 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
