Harbor Freight Tools 68142, 68143 Owner's Manual

68141 6,000 lb. Winch Specifications

Rated Single
Line Pull
Application Vehicle Recovery / For

Motor 12VDC 5.1 HP Series Wound
Power IN &
Power OUT
Duty Cycle Rating 5% (45 sec at Max Rated Load;

Pendant Controller Wired, 12 ft (3.7m) long
Geartrain 3-Stage Planetary
Gear Ratio 218:1
Freespool Sliding Ring Gear
Brake Auto. Load Holding
Drum (Dia. X L) 2.5″ X 5.3″ (64mm X 134mm)
Clevis Hook 5/16″, Replaceable with

Fairlead Roller with nylon bushings
Overload Protection In line Circuit Breaker
Sound Rating 85 dB

6000 lb. (2722 kg.)

Trucks and SUV’s

Yes

14 min, 15 sec Rest)

Spring-loaded Safety Latch

Wire Rope
Size / Type

Battery 12VDC Minimum 650 CCA

Battery Cables 5 gauge, 6′ (1.8m) long
Mounting Bolt
Pattern
Mounting Hardware Winch:

Overall Dimensions
(L X D X H)
Weight 53 lb. (24 kg.)
IP Rating IP 66 - Winch and Controls

Winch Certification CE

Ø0.28″ x 78′ (Ø7.2mm X 24m)

Nominal strength=8000 lb
7X19 Galvanized Steel
Aircraft Wire Rope

6.5″ x 4.5″ (165mm x 114.3mm)

4x G8, M12-1.75 X 25mm
Fairlead:
2x G8, M10-1.50 X 30mm
Solenoid Box:
2x G8, ST-M5 X 14mm

17.5″ X 6.4″ X 8.32″

(445 X 162 X 211mm)

(except remote control switch,
resistant to powerful water jets)

Layer Rated Line Pull Wire Rope Capacity

1

2

3

4

5

First Layer of Wire Rope Performance

1

6000 lb. (2722 kg.) 12.3′ (3.7m)

5000 lb. (2268 kg.) 27′ (8.2m)

4300 lb. (1950 kg.) 44.5′ (13.6m)

3745 lb. (1699 kg.) 64′ (19.5m)

3340 lb. (1515 kg.) 79′ (24.1m)

Line Pull lb. (kg.) Line Speed fpm (mpm) Amp Draw (@ 12V)

0 (0) 18.1 (5.5) 80
2000 (907) 12.1 (3.7) 135
4000 (1814) 9.4 (2.9) 184
6000 (2722) 8.2 (2.5) 225

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68143 9,000 lb. Winch Specifications

Rated Single
Line Pull
Application Vehicle Recovery / For

Motor 12VDC 5.5 HP Series Wound
Power IN &
Power OUT
Duty Cycle Rating 5% (45 sec at Max Rated Load;

Pendant Controller Wired, 12 ft (3.7m) long
Geartrain 3-Stage Planetary
Gear Ratio 218:1
Freespool Sliding Ring Gear
Brake Auto. Load Holding
Drum (Dia. X L) 2.5″ X 8.8″ (64mm X 224mm)
Clevis Hook 3/8″, Replaceable with

Fairlead Roller with nylon bushings
Overload Protection In line Circuit Breaker
Sound Rating 85 dB

9,000 lb. (4,080 kg.)

Trucks and SUV’s

Yes

14 min, 15 sec Rest)

Spring-loaded Safety Latch

Wire Rope
Size / Type

Battery 12VDC Minimum 650 CCA

Battery Cables 3.5 gauge, 6′ (1.8m) long
Mounting Bolt
Pattern
Mounting Hardware Winch:

Overall Dimensions
(L X D X H)
Weight 81.2 lb. (37 kg.)
IP Rating IP 66 - Winch and Controls

Winch Certification CE

Ø0.33″ X 100′ (Ø8.3mm X 30.5m)

Nominal strength=14,000 lb
7X19 Galvanized Steel
Aircraft Wire Rope

10″ x 4.5″ (254mm x 114.3mm)

4x G8, M12-1.75 X 25mm
Fairlead:
2x G8, M10-1.50 X 30mm
Solenoid Box:
2x G8, ST-M5 X 14mm

20.9″ X 6.4″ X 8.3″

(532x162x211mm)

(except remote control switch,
resistant to powerful water jets)

Layer Rated Line Pull Wire Rope Capacity

1

2

3

4

5

First Layer of Wire Rope Performance

1

9000 lb. (4082 kg.) 18.1′ (5.5m)

7350 lb. (3334 kg.) 40.3′ (12.3m)

6170 lb. (2799 kg.) 67′ (20.4m)

5340 lb. (2422 kg.) 95′ (29m)

4750 lb. (2155 kg.) 100′ (30.5m)

Line Pull lb. (kg.) Line Speed fpm (mpm) Amp Draw (@ 12V)

0 (0) 19.7 (6) 75
2000 (907) 12.5 (3.8) 132
4000 (1814) 9.4 (2.9) 194
6000 (2722) 8 (2.4) 238
8000 (3629) 6.5 (2) 280
9000 (4082) 6 (1.8) 312

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68142 12,000 lb. Winch Specifications

Rated Single
Line Pull
Application Vehicle Recovery / For

Motor 12VDC 6 HP Series Wound
Power IN &
Power OUT
Duty Cycle Rating 5% (45 sec at Max Rated Load;

Pendant Controller Wired, 12 ft (3.7m) long
Geartrain 3-Stage Planetary
Gear Ratio 265:1
Freespool Sliding Ring Gear
Brake Auto. Load Holding
Drum (Dia. X L) 2.5″ X 8.8″ (64mm X 224mm)
Clevis Hook 3/8″, Replaceable with

Fairlead Roller with nylon bushings
Overload Protection In line Circuit Breaker
Sound Rating 85 dB

12,000 lb. (5454 kg.)

Trucks and SUV’s

Yes

14 min, 15 sec Rest)

Spring-loaded Safety Latch

Wire Rope
Size / Type

Battery 12VDC Minimum 650 CCA

Battery Cables 3.5 gauge, 6′ (1.8m) long
Mounting Bolt
Pattern
Mounting Hardware Winch:

Overall Dimensions
(L X D X H)
Weight 86.8 lb. (39.4 kg.)
IP Rating IP 66 - Winch and Controls

Winch Certification CE

Ø0.375″ X 100′ (Ø9.5mm X 30.5m)

Nominal strength=14,400 lb
7X19 Galvanized Steel
Aircraft Wire Rope

10″ x 4.5″ (254mm x 114.3mm)

4x G8, M12-1.75 X 25mm
Fairlead:
2x G8, M10-1.50 X 30mm
Solenoid Box:
2x G8, ST-M5 X 14mm

20.9″ X 6.4″ X 8.3″

(532x162x211mm)

(except remote control switch,
resistant to powerful water jets)

Layer Rated Line Pull Wire Rope Capacity

1

2

3

4

5

First Layer of Wire Rope Performance

1

12000 lb. (5443 kg.) 16′ (4.9m)

9550 lb. (4332 kg.) 36′ (11m)

8000 lb. (3629 kg.) 61′ (18.6m)

6800 lb. (3084 kg.) 90′ (27.4m)

6000 lb. (2722 kg.) 100′ (30.5m)

Line Pull lb. (kg.) Line Speed fpm (mpm) Amp Draw (@ 12V)

0 (0) 16.4 (5) 72
2000 (907) 14 (4.3) 115
4000 (1814) 9.9 (3) 159
6000 (2722) 9.1 (2.8) 198
8000 (3629) 7.6 (2.3) 242
10000 (4536) 6.1 (1.9) 281
12000 (5443) 5 (1.5) 320

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Save This Manual

Keep this manual for the safety warnings and precautions,
assembly, operating, inspection, maintenance and
cleaning procedures. Write the product’s serial
number in the back of the manual near the assembly
diagram (or month and year of purchase if product
has no number). Keep this manual and the receipt
in a safe and dry place for future reference.

Important Safety Information

Symbol Definitions

In this manual, on the labeling, and all other
information provided with this product:

This is the safety alert symbol.

It is used to alert you to potential
personal injury hazards.
Obey all safety messages that follow this
symbol to avoid possible injury or death.

DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION, used with the safety alert symbol,
indicates a hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.

NOTICE is used to address practices
not related to personal injury.

CAUTION, without the safety alert symbol, is used
to address practices not related to personal injury.

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Symbol Property or Statement

Symbol Property or Statement

Wear heavy-duty, cut- and
abrasion-resistant leather gloves.

Wear ANSI-approved safety glasses.

Cut or sever hazard.

Roller entanglement hazard.

Hot surface burn hazard.

Fire hazard.

Caustic chemical (acid) hazard.

VDC

A

CCA

HP

fpm

mpm

Use winch only in underwind orientation.
(Wire rope enters/exits at the bottom.)

Volts Direct Current

Amperes

Cold Cranking Amperes

Horsepower

Feet Per Minute

Meters Per Minute

Explosion hazard.

Do not loop the wire rope around
object and hook onto itself.

Do not place finger(s) through hook.
Fingers may be caught and get
pulled into fairlead or drum.

Pull hook using strap only.

Do not use winch in overwind orientation.
(Wire rope enters/exits at the top.)

RPM

IP

G8

Revolutions Per Minute

International Protection rating
Classifies the degrees of protection provided
against the intrusion of solid objects,
dust, accidental contact, and water.

Grade 8
A fastener strength rating.

WARNING! Read all instructions.

Failure to follow all instructions listed on
pages 7 to 10 may result in fire, serious
injury and/or DEATH.

The warnings and precautions discussed in this
manual cannot cover all possible conditions and
situations that may occur. It must be understood
by the operator that common sense and caution
are factors which cannot be built into this
product, but must be supplied by the operator.

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