malykh.com notes: Спрут-9000 (Sprut-9000) history

2023-02-07

Спрут-9000 (Sprut-9000) history

The Спрут-9000 (Sprut-9000) winch was installed on УАЗ-31512 (UAZ-31512) in 2007. It is kind of like a conventional winch, not an early "home-made" one with a starter motor and an open transmission.

The so-called "big control unit" contained Taiwanese contactors, so it did not cause any problems. But it was really big and looked odd on the front of the car. It was moved under the hood.

I didn't know much about winches at the time, so I chose this option because, firstly, they were available in the shops, and secondly, it was also possible to buy a ready-to-install mounting plate.

(The bottom roller is removed to use a crank "starting" handle)

I can't say it's a terrible winch. But it is very slow. Then I compared it to T-Max 6500 (on Jimny), which was clearly more powerful and much faster. Most likely, this Sprut-9000 has a low power motor, so the claimed force is achieved through the high gear ratio. But because of this and the fact that the current is not very high, even the low output original UAZ alternator was enough (then changed to a more powerful one).

(A more powerful alternator installed with the pulley change)

When I sold the UAZ, I was too lazy to worry about selling the Sprut-9000 separately, and I did not need this winch. So it was sold together with the UAZ (in those days there was no punishment for modifying cars).

And the kept documentation. A winch like this was: