Winch for utility trailer.

[ndemge]

Were going to be putting a winch on the front of our trailer...<br /><br />Tossing a couple ideas around, we can get a big ole electric 12v winch, $500-1k for a good one.<br /><br />OR, Hydraulic motor, gear reduction winch. Run it off of a 12v hydraulic pump.<br /><br />I think the big tow trucks all use hydraulic winches off of PTO, what lasts longer?<br /><br />Winch would be used for either pulling a car up, or pulling logs onto the trailer.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Winch for utility trailer.

If you already had Hyd.s onboard,.... Ayuh,.. A Hyd. winch would be perfect........<br />But,..... Why not just Go Electric,... Instead of Elect. Over Hyd........<br />1 less system to Screw Up.......

 

[ndemge]

Re: Winch for utility trailer.

The only reason I think of this... good winch almost a grand... you see hydraulic monsters every once in a while pretty cheap. but good point.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Winch for utility trailer.

A 12 volt Hyd. Pump will set you Way Back,....<br />And,... You'll need a Battery Pack to run it,......<br /><br />Alot of those old Monsters are PTO driven,......<br />Maybe you could mount a 3.0l Merc. on the tongue to run 1 of them.............<br /><br />Electric winches are a Much Simpler way to go......<br /><br />By the time you Powered a Monster,..... You'll be spending the Same Money,+ Investing BooCoo More Time into it........