[FLASHLIGHTBOY]

you should hook up the power for the winch from the battery... and use a fuse to protect it.. that is the safest way... if you use the power wires from your harness ... you can over load the demand and burn it up... the winch can draw a lot of power.... and use the battery alot... so if you use alot of winch power.... your battery will drain down... and the other thing is the stator will be charging and run hot... burn out the stator charging all the time...