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Poppin' Johnny

02-23-2002 19:41:05




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We're looking to get a winch for our trailer. We're moving 5000-6000 pound tractors, like an IH Farmall HV. But I have some questions. What exactly does it mean when there is a 6000 pound winch? Is that a rollng load, dead road, or what? And, what brand would you suggest? Thanks.




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Keith Morris

02-24-2002 20:31:21




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 Re: Trailer winch in reply to Poppin' Johnny, 02-23-2002 19:41:05  
i have a ramsey on a 220 holmes wrecker and i have not had any problem the wrecker works good as does the winch. I have it hooked to the battery on my 1 ton with welder lead if you mount it to your trailer i would put a battery on the trailer and then use welding lead to hook it to the truck. You can get the lead and the connections at a welding supply store. If u put a 100 amp altnator on your truck it will help a lot. just my .02 worth but if you have more questions just email me.

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Dave

02-24-2002 18:46:26




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 Re: Trailer winch in reply to Poppin' Johnny, 02-23-2002 19:41:05  
You can never go to big with a winch. I have a 8000 pound warn winch mounted on the toung of the trailer. My truck ways 8600 and trailer is about 3000 and i all ready drug both with it. I think warn is one of the best winchs you can buy. I never stalled it yet and i drug 6500 pound dead tractors and trucks. Hoped I helped. Dave



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rhudson

02-24-2002 10:12:13




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 Re: Trailer winch in reply to Poppin' Johnny, 02-23-2002 19:41:05  
chose the most you can afford,,,then purchase the model above that one. well i couldn't do that either. so pick up a couple of single and double side-hindged pulley blocks and a nylon webed loop. Northern has them. by doubling or trippling the cable you will be able to get even the larger tractors up your trailor ramps without smoking your winch. i have a trailor hitch receiver welded to my trailor just infront of the bed (facing to the rear). my winch is on a tube that will fit into the receiver. so now i can use the same winch on either the trailor or my truck.

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BFO

02-24-2002 05:31:18




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 Re: Trailer winch in reply to Poppin' Johnny, 02-23-2002 19:41:05  
I've had good luck with Rule winches.



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Mark Kw

02-23-2002 22:19:20




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 Re: Trailer winch in reply to Poppin' Johnny, 02-23-2002 19:41:05  
Typical electric winches like Warn, Ramsey and all are rated VERY generously, and at that they have very low duty cycle. also the drum diameter is usually too small for maximum safety and longeviety of the cable. Still, the standard for winch rating is where the winch is with one layer on the drum is supposed to stall, slip clutch slip, shear pin break etc. Your example of 6000 Lbs would mean the winch will pull up to 6000lb tension on the cable, Has nothing to with rolling load or anything else. 6000 lbs is 6000 lb period. Under perfect conditions at the factory a winch design is tested with constant voltage & unlimited amperage. and probably it's super chilled prior to testing too, Every advantage they can give themselves to honestly claim the winch pulled to its rated capacity. Still, even a cheap 6k winch will easily haul your 5-6k pound tractors onto your trailer.
Just don't use it too much or you'll smoke it.

Mark Kw

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bbott

02-24-2002 07:49:51




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 Re: Re: Trailer winch in reply to Mark Kw, 02-23-2002 22:19:20  
Unfortunately, I've seen that some manufacturers and resellers are now advertising winches based on their ability to pull a 'rolling load'.

Most good manufacturers will rate at the stall load of the winch with only 1 wrap on the drum. i.e. a 6,000 lb winch will exert a maximum line pull of 6,000lbs with an empty drum.

With a full drum, you may get a stall at only half the rated load. A WARN that I had came with a table that showed cable speeds and stall ratings at various drum wraps.

I've had good luck with both Ramsey and Warn. At any rate, read the spec's very carefully and ask questions.

-- bbott

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the tractor vet

02-23-2002 21:27:10




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 Re: Trailer winch in reply to Poppin' Johnny, 02-23-2002 19:41:05  
If and when i put a winch on my trailer it will be a MILE MAKER 12000 lbs. hdy winch and have the pump on the truck , myself i do not care for the electric winches and with a snatch block it will move anything that i can haul .With the hdy. driven if the truck is running the winch will work and you don't have to worry about the battery going dead half way on .



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JRN

02-26-2002 00:05:09




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 Re: Re: Trailer winch in reply to the tractor vet, 02-23-2002 21:27:10  
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Here is the link to Mile Marker



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