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I put 2 bigrig batteries and old welder cables with an anderson 200amp connector at the end. All my junk has these so the bobcat is a mobile jumper pack or charger. I lightly welded an angle iron gutter up one boom to store the spare length of whip and dont regret it. There is a twist lock welding type buttconnector [this was all from a scrapyard] at the battery end of the hot wire for emergency disconnect since you cant really fuse this and a pinch can easy ignite the machine. I used copper pipe to crush and solder up end connectors and my batteries are always 3/8 stud top. Rubber hose for chaffe points where you can fit it. Firehose scraps where clearance is limited. Works excellent, should be a factory option. Beware, your winch has a holding brake inside that is only rated for half the pull rating. If you drag your logs on the cable youll bust the brake. I built a mechanical brake for my chicom 8k throw away. Havent killed it yet, tons of winching. It will hurt a single battery eventually. When yours dies replace it with a deep cycle. Theyre unharmed by full dishcharges.
I use these for connecting to 2/0 wire, nothing smaller https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B015CKKU6G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1and this for a breakerhttps://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y454WHC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1I don't recommend not having a breaker before your battery.
Hedgerow tell us a little more on your experience with winching with it and how big is it 👍
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