Winch issues

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Logan97

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Good morning everyone, I have installed a winch on my 07 expedition. The problem I'm having is that the 6 block fuses that came with it that connects to the positive doesn't fit well and the way I got it to fit you can't get the nut off to take the positive off, which really sucked this morning when I replaced my battery. Can anyone recommend something I can replace those fuse blocks with that will fit? Any help is appreciated and pics if you can.
 

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Can you post some pics? It sounds like you just need a longer red cable.
 
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The red cable is definitely long enough but I'll post pics soon so you can see the issue
 

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Yeah, I would toss that Rube Goldberg setup and make up your own positive cable and circuit breaker unit. It's easy. Use a Blue Sea marine 30A or whatever the winch manufacturer recommends for amp rating on a surface mount circuit breaker. What's the brand and model winch you're installing?

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I had no idea someone else posted to this. It's the badlands zxr 12000lb and it's a 300 amp fuse. Any suggestions on how to make this work is greatly appreciated because I've had it disconnected since making this post and haven't had the time to play with any ideas I've had for this.
 
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