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Dec 24, 2004 | 02:47 PM

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Trailor mounted winches

What are you guys using for trailor mounted winches? (Brand, size/lbs. rating, etc.) For a winter project I`d like to fab up a winch mount and a battery tray on my 16` open. I did a search but didn`t come up with much. Thanks for any input.

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Dec 24, 2004 | 02:54 PM

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I use a Superwinch 4000lbs. That should be plenty for a race car.

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Dec 24, 2004 | 03:01 PM

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What would be the smallest rating that would be usable to pull a car up onto an open hauler?

Dec 24, 2004 | 03:08 PM

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I wouldnt go lower than 2500lbs.

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Dec 24, 2004 | 03:15 PM

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Thats what I figured. I ordered a Superwinch 2300 lb from Jegs and when I got it, it looked kinda small. Its hard to tell their size by looking at photos. I'll see if I can return it and get a larger one.

Dec 24, 2004 | 03:19 PM

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Thanks for the reply MADMAN. Nine Ball, I was wondering the same thing. My car weighs around 3200lbs and my trailer has a beaver tail. I seen a chart by a winch manufacturer once that graphed load vs. angle once but can`t find it. MADMAN`s suggestion of min. 2500 sounds about right though. If anyone would know, he would!

Dec 24, 2004 | 06:19 PM

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I bought a 3500# Superwinch for my 18' open trailer. It works great and seems to be plenty strong enough. It sure makes loading a broken car much easier than pushing it on a trailer.

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Dec 25, 2004 | 12:26 AM

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i would buy the 4K lbs rating. ofcourse you dont need to pull 4K lbs, but you never want to push a wench harder than you need. we just got a new 26' enclosed and that truely is a must to have! lol. hard to push the sucker in there.

Dec 25, 2004 | 07:54 PM

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A 3500# Superwinch came mounted in my 28 ft Haulmark and I dont know what I'd do without it. Sweet unit.

Dec 25, 2004 | 09:24 PM

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I have a heavy duty hand crank on my car trailer.

It takes a little effort on heavier cars.

Dec 26, 2004 | 07:16 PM

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I have a heavy duty hand crank on my car trailer.

It takes a little effort on heavier cars.

Out of curiosity, what kind/brand/type/etc?(steel cable, nylon strap type?)? That thought crossed my mind to save some money.

Dec 28, 2004 | 03:17 PM

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I've got a Superwinch 4500# in a carmate 24' enclosed. Works good but we should have got the #6000. Our car is heavy though. Seems like the 4500 strains.

Dec 31, 2004 | 08:11 PM

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Quote:

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Out of curiosity, what kind/brand/type/etc?(steel cable, nylon strap type?)? That thought crossed my mind to save some money.

I'd have to go down to the field and look. It is an old thing we dug up somewhere. It's a gear reduction and looks like the ones used on boat trailers with 1/4 steel cable. It has a removeable handle. You'd be surprised how much you can pull with it. I will take pics if you like. We made a receiver type hitch to mount it with. This way we can remove it when we want by simply pulling a pin.