I have an 8000 lb winch from Costco (probably the same as harbor fright) on my gooseneck flat bed, along with a marine starting battery mounted on the trailer. Works great. I had some qualms about the quality, but so far the only problem I've had is the cheap plastic cover on the control head connector coming off. I normally use a snatch block when loading anything heavy, both to slow down the speed and reduce the load on the winch. I've never tried to load anything the winch wouldn't handle. I've also never run the battery down trying to load something, including a dead and uncooperative Farmall F-30 with a huge loader on it.
The battery can do double duty as the breakaway battery for the brakes as well as power the winch. Using the trailer battery as the breakaway battery is common practice on RV's. If you truck is set up to tow an RV, there will be an auxillary 12 volt line at the trailer connector which is only hot when the truck engine is running, and is intended to charge the trailer battery. If not, its easy enough to install a relay that only connects the trailer battery when the engine is running.
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