Island Slide Bill
Billest
Location: Long Island
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« on: May 17, 2012, 03:19:12 PM » |
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hey can any of you dudes recommend a quality affordable winch to hook up to my car trailer. Probably the biggest thing I'm ever going to hook it up to is like a ford explorer or some SUV like that. I want to get one that has jumper leads I can just attached to the battery on my truck.
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Dang Drifters
Location: Boston / NH
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« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2012, 03:28:13 PM » |
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canada makes warn winches and sells as some other comp.. ill get the name later... my roomate got a winch for his 4x4 quad it was beast n like 90 shipped?
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Vosko
Location: NJ
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« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2012, 07:16:34 PM » |
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i have a $70 3000 lbs harbor freight winch on my trailer
it makes crazy noises and is really slow but it works
i might just be lucky with that
anything non harbor freight is gonna be like $300 to $500
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Colin Hotdogs
I'm a heartless bastard god damn mother fucker
Location: socal
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« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2012, 09:35:09 PM » |
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do you just power it with a car battery?
does it keep the battery? jumper cables?
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Vosko
Location: NJ
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« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2012, 09:46:49 PM » |
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yeah. i was using a big optima yellow top i had sitting around
but i have also used random charged car batteries, same thing
if you want to use your car battery, you would need like 50 foot cables!
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Sterling Archer
aka Plex
Location: AF Somewhere
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« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2012, 10:03:03 PM » |
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yeah. i was using a big optima yellow top i had sitting around
but i have also used random charged car batteries, same thing
if you want to use your car battery, you would need like 50 foot cables!
It to just rig up power from your trailer harness.... duh  |
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Vosko
Location: NJ
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« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2012, 10:07:06 PM » |
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yeah. i was using a big optima yellow top i had sitting around
but i have also used random charged car batteries, same thing
if you want to use your car battery, you would need like 50 foot cables!
It to just rig up power from your trailer harness.... duh i thought that is what the breakaway battery is for ? |
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bro stab
Location: COLORADO
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« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2012, 11:55:28 PM » |
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I got one of the $50 2k lb winches from harbor freight, and mounted an extra car battery on the trailer for the winch. I've pulled my FC on and off the trailer like 15 times or more and haven't had to charge the battery yet.
its slow, but faster than trying to drive the car on to the trailer by yourself.
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Brainfood
Location: Eagle Rock, CA
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« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2012, 12:51:34 AM » |
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I have one of the $500 wireless winches on my trailer and battery on the trailer. I just disconnect it when I'm not using it. Seriously makes the trailer so much nicer well worth it.
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matt
Location: Baltimore, md
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« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2012, 09:02:51 AM » |
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how do y'all charge the batteries? Do you just feed it with small gauge wire? So it charges while it's plugged into the trailer harness?
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Brainfood
Location: Eagle Rock, CA
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« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2012, 10:19:16 AM » |
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I just hook mine up to a batter charger occasionally it's got a big ass marine battery and I hardly ever charge it and it's never been low on me but the winch is only used for like 2 min at any time.
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Brainfood
Location: Eagle Rock, CA
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« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2012, 11:43:22 AM » |
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How much was that may be worth it just for the peace of mind that the battery is charged when I need it.
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Vosko
Location: NJ
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« Reply #13 on: May 18, 2012, 12:17:14 PM » |
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i think i paid $75 a few years ago iirc
i figured i'll put that thing and a nice winch and battery whenever my winch blows up
been waiting five years now oops!
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Muttle
Location: Lethbridge,Can
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« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2012, 02:34:45 PM » |
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I'd go warn, their prices are a bit higher but they are much better quality than most winches out there. also warn has a rebate on right now but I think it might be ending soon.
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