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dir="auto">Dean: forgot to add that I mounted the winch about 20"
about the bed level in the front of the trailer; 24' trailer; did some cave
man fabricating, litely a little overbuilt w gussets, etc. It has server me
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<div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">Since my accident I am unable
to turn my head to the rear nearly as much as I was able to in the past
which wasn't all that good before as I've gotten older. But,,,,
I still want to load tractors on my 20' tilt 10,400 lb GVW equipment
trailer but in a little safer way than before. I tend to load
tractors on backwards so I can get more weight on the tongue since JD Two
Cylinder tractors have about 70% of their total weight on the rear axle. My
heaviest Two Cylinder is a JD 720 LP Standard which weighs close to 8000
lbs. So... my idea is to get a 12,000 lb Winch mounted to the very front of
the tilt bed and winch tractors on rather than back them on. My thinking is
to have a cordless remote so I could sit in the seat of the tractor while
it is being pulled on so I could steer a bit if necessary. I do have
removable fenders and the bed is 102" wide through the whole 20' except
between the tires so I don't have to be perfectly centered. Now
thinking of Winches i have decided that even though my heaviest tractor is
8000 lbs I will be pulling up a slope so I need the extra pulling capacity
and I want the extra capacity to get a better duty cycle. If one
looks at the specs of various winches Duty Cycle is not even mentioned or
conveniently hidden but if one digs deep enough you will find worrying
specs of winching 45 seconds under full load and then have to wait 15
minutes. That is not compatible with my needs. Especially when
typical winching speeds of 20 FPM are applied to a 20'</div><div
data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">trailer. Initial looks at some higher
priced winches gets better Duty Cycles that appear to be acceptable. Then
the winch specs are based on which level the tow cable or rope is at which
gets really confusing. I am leaning toward getting a rope as opposed to a
steel cable just simply because how nasty steel cables can be. If
necessary, I'm willing to replace the rope occasionally if it wears out.
I'm thinking of using a steel plate that has a right angle that wraps
around the front end of the bed frame bolted in and then bolt the winch and
plate though the bed. I haven't found a commercial plate that does that so
may have to fabricate one. <span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">But given all
those parameters, I am interested in what ATIS members have found to work
for them. Or whatever brands are suggested for Winches and recommendations
on how to mount the winch on the bed of the trailer. I don't want to
spend more than necessary but I also realize I can't lowball this. .Any
comments, suggestions and help will be
appreciated. </span></span></div></div><div
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<div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">Since my accident I am unable
to turn my head to the rear nearly as much as I was able to in the past
which wasn't all that good before as I've gotten older. But,,,,
I still want to load tractors on my 20' tilt 10,400 lb GVW equipment
trailer but in a little safer way than before. I tend to load
tractors on backwards so I can get more weight on the tongue since JD Two
Cylinder tractors have about 70% of their total weight on the rear axle. My
heaviest Two Cylinder is a JD 720 LP Standard which weighs close to 8000
lbs. So... my idea is to get a 12,000 lb Winch mounted to the very front of
the tilt bed and winch tractors on rather than back them on. My thinking is
to have a cordless remote so I could sit in the seat of the tractor while
it is being pulled on so I could steer a bit if necessary. I do have
removable fenders and the bed is 102" wide through the whole 20' except
between the tires so I don't have to be perfectly centered. Now
thinking of Winches i have decided that even though my heaviest tractor is
8000 lbs I will be pulling up a slope so I need the extra pulling capacity
and I want the extra capacity to get a better duty cycle. If one
looks at the specs of various winches Duty Cycle is not even mentioned or
conveniently hidden but if one digs deep enough you will find worrying
specs of winching 45 seconds under full load and then have to wait 15
minutes. That is not compatible with my needs. Especially when
typical winching speeds of 20 FPM are applied to a 20'</div><div
data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">trailer. Initial looks at some higher
priced winches gets better Duty Cycles that appear to be acceptable. Then
the winch specs are based on which level the tow cable or rope is at which
gets really confusing. I am leaning toward getting a rope as opposed to a
steel cable just simply because how nasty steel cables can be. If
necessary, I'm willing to replace the rope occasionally if it wears out.
I'm thinking of using a steel plate that has a right angle that wraps
around the front end of the bed frame bolted in and then bolt the winch and
plate though the bed. I haven't found a commercial plate that does that so
may have to fabricate one. <span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">But given all
those parameters, I am interested in what ATIS members have found to work
for them. Or whatever brands are suggested for Winches and recommendations
on how to mount the winch on the bed of the trailer. I don't want to
spend more than necessary but I also realize I can't lowball this. .Any
comments, suggestions and help will be
appreciated. </span></span></div></div><div
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