Winch wiring to 110 rear

[nate6472]

I have a winch mounted on a 2" receiver plate for front and rear use. What gauge wire can I run to the rear? Tha battery is under the front seat, so the distance is about 8ish feet to rear and 6ish to front.

[yorker]

What winch are you using? Tha gauge wire you need depends on the amps it draws as well as the distance.

[nate6472]

Warrior c9500, 5 hp, 12v Looked up on web and amps not not given

[ThePhotographer]

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[nate6472]

Looks like 380 amps at full loand I found a chart on offroaders.com which goes up to 200 amps and it suggests 6 awg for 10', 4 for 15 and 20 feet and 2 for 25 feet. I'm leaning towards 4 wag since the run time on a winch is not long. Thoughts?

[yorker]

http://circuitwizard.bluesea.com/#

[nate6472]

Warn says 2 under 25'

[antichrist]

It's not just how long you run the winch. Volt drop is a factor, the greater the volt drop the harder it is on the winch and the less power you have.
Figuring 380 amps #2 will give you 0.46v drop at 6 feet, which is high IMO. I like to keep it well under .5v to allow for any other resistance in the circuit. So for 6' I'd go at least #1 which would be a .32v drop.
For the 8' run I'd go at least 1/0 which would be a .33v drop.