RobC Posted April 6, 2010 Posted April 6, 2010 Been looking into this and rung one of the ebay sellers who are selling a 2000lb and 3500lb winch.... They've basically told me that even a 3500lb winch would not pull my trailer up an incline onto my drive.. let alone my westy onto the trailer...? Anyone got any experience with winches? Quote
thos Posted April 6, 2010 Posted April 6, 2010 Dont know a huge amount, but I was looking recently and came across differences with regard rolling weight etc, try this for rolling weights at inclines: http://www.friesen.com/electric/WinchSelectionGuide.pdf Quote
RobC Posted April 6, 2010 Author Posted April 6, 2010 Been looking at a Warn winch... a 1700DC which my local 4x4 specialist is telling me will do thew job easily... Anyone used or have a warn winch? Quote
juansolo Posted April 7, 2010 Posted April 7, 2010 A mate of mine used to use 2x 12v 1000kg winches to lift his trailer up into the rafters of his garage (one front one rear). Powered from a pair of old leisure batteries. Now while this worked many many times, the drain on the batteries was huge and it wasn't a particularly quick affair. Now, rather than buy 2 more leisure batteries at £80+ a pop, he's bought a pair of 240v winches at about the same money. The difference is massive, these things are stupidly powerful and lift the trailer up with no effort whatsoever. One of the old 12v winches is destined for the trailer itself. The other he might be flogging if you're interested. Quote
blankczechbook Posted April 7, 2010 Posted April 7, 2010 might prove handy to have a pulley block so you can double up the pull. speed will halve though :-D Quote
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