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I'll be putting a front hitch on my JLU to temporarily attach a hitch based plow when it snows.
The plow is raised and lowered via a "temporary with the plow electric winch," which uses an electrical cable similar to this one below to power the winch, with the eyelets side of the cable (there are 2 of these cables) at both the terminal leads of the winch and the Wrangler's battery, to facilitate quick connect/disconnect of the two cables at the quick connect/disconnect ends.
This said, where would you suggest I place the end of the cable below, whose other end's eyelets are attached to the vehicle battery--i.e. the side of the cable with the cover?
Attaching it to the front hitch means I have to cut away more of the front air dam than the 2" received portion that needs to protrude through the air dam (I intend to put back the air dam.)
Here's what I'm talking about as it relates to a JK front end hitch air dam cutting process:
I think I'd rather make this opening in the air dam as small as possible.
I could have the cable simply drop down from the engine compartment, but then I have to get on my knees in the snow to possibly effect the electrical connection (not the end of the world I know) if I don't hook up the plow in advance of the storm.
Yet another option is to open the hood, while keeping the hood emergency/backup locking mechanism engaged, so there is enough gap to fit the quick connect/disconnect end of the cable connected to the Wrangler's battery outside the engine compartment, but again, hoods can get heavy to lift after a big wet snow storm if I don't hook up the plow in advance of the storm.
Some tow trucks put the quick connect/disconnect end in the grill, but this doesn't look to cosmetically nice.
Thoughts?
I concede: 1st world problems for sure....
The plow is raised and lowered via a "temporary with the plow electric winch," which uses an electrical cable similar to this one below to power the winch, with the eyelets side of the cable (there are 2 of these cables) at both the terminal leads of the winch and the Wrangler's battery, to facilitate quick connect/disconnect of the two cables at the quick connect/disconnect ends.
This said, where would you suggest I place the end of the cable below, whose other end's eyelets are attached to the vehicle battery--i.e. the side of the cable with the cover?
Attaching it to the front hitch means I have to cut away more of the front air dam than the 2" received portion that needs to protrude through the air dam (I intend to put back the air dam.)
Here's what I'm talking about as it relates to a JK front end hitch air dam cutting process:
I think I'd rather make this opening in the air dam as small as possible.
I could have the cable simply drop down from the engine compartment, but then I have to get on my knees in the snow to possibly effect the electrical connection (not the end of the world I know) if I don't hook up the plow in advance of the storm.
Yet another option is to open the hood, while keeping the hood emergency/backup locking mechanism engaged, so there is enough gap to fit the quick connect/disconnect end of the cable connected to the Wrangler's battery outside the engine compartment, but again, hoods can get heavy to lift after a big wet snow storm if I don't hook up the plow in advance of the storm.
Some tow trucks put the quick connect/disconnect end in the grill, but this doesn't look to cosmetically nice.
Thoughts?
I concede: 1st world problems for sure....
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