Need a winch for my Flatbed trailer ... what to get?

Need a winch for my Flatbed trailer ... what to get?

05-20-2004, 03:46 PM

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Need a winch for my Flatbed trailer ... what to get?

I am looking for a winch and a mounting option for my new 16' flatbed trailer. The trailer has a 9000 lb GVW rating with wood floorboards.

I mainly use the trailer for moving around my Kubota tractor, but could also use it to haul around a car if the circumstances warrant it.

If my tractor poops out or I need to recover a car on the trailer, what size winch would I need ... 5000 lb max? 8000 lb max? Warn or Ramsey?

Also where should I mount the winch? On the two frame rails that lead to the hitch -or- on the trailer itself in the very front?

If you suggest mounting the winch on the trailer frame rails, what is the safest way to mount the winch (bolts, weld ... need this to be as easy as possible since I don't know how to weld)? What sort of steel plate is available for these winch?

I would probably purchase a spare deep cycle battery to mount on the trailer as well instead of run wires down the length of the truck.

Also, should I consider the mobile type winches (i.e. ones that attach to your 2" receiver)? I do have a front as well as rear receiver hitch on the old truck.

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