Originally Posted by
bjowett
The slow speed is due mostly to the worm gear.. the efficiency is about 37%. It just comes with the design. This causes the high amp draw as the motor is working harder than it would be if working through a more efficient box design.
I saw this thread 3 years ago, but never really read it.
There must be something else going on with the Husky design. The Ramsey worm drives draw a good deal less. RE8000 (370A) and RE12000 (380A) at full load. My RE10000 at 335A is way less than my 8274 and Ramsey Platinum 9000. Also a lot less than the Warn M8000, 9.5XP & XD9000i.
But 335A more than my Koenig PTO 
The "working harder" part intuitively makes no sense. Your engine doesn't work as hard pulling a load in 1st gear as it does pulling the same load in 4th gear.
Obviously I'm not understanding something, but, at least with the Ramsey worm drives, it seems to be working less hard.
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