winch for trailer
 

Never thought I would want a winch for my trailer but I have been pushing my car in and out of the trailer for months now. I just had it painted and once you get it half way in there is hardly any room between car and trailer.
I definitely want wireless remote, not sure about winch rating or brand. Car is 68 Camaro with LS motor and Tremec magnum. I am guessing about 3400 lbs when completed. Anyone suggestions will be appreciated!

I use a WARN brand winch and love it.
I don't know rating, or model, but if you end up needing info, I'll start digging for it.
I called WARN and they made recommendation on model.
It uses a cable control, not remote.
I feel your pain. I used to drive my car into trailer.., winching is better.
I also own a 68 Camaro and it has a heavy 572 BBC in front.
Let me know what else you need!
Jim

i buy the 12k winch from harbor freight. Never had any issues with them and are reasonably priced.

X2. Especially when they are on sale.

Don

Im with these guys. Ive had the 12k winch from Harbor Freight for maybe 8 years now or so. Never had an issue. Ive even used it to pull a project truck that had sunk into the dirt out of a field and onto the trailer before.

I researched the Harbor Freight 12,000 lb Badlands winch. The remote cable is only 12' long, my trailer is a gooseneck with a 24' floor. I found a remote control unit on Ebay for the Badlands winch that is made by Badlands, pretty cool. This is the link
https://www.ebay.com/itm/161663322417


Thanks for all the positive input!! :thankyou:

I use the 5k lb winch from HF with their wireless remote. Seems fine so far. It's "rolling weight" so 5k surely is plenty. I think it is considered an ATV winch.

A Warn with synthetic rope would be nice if budget doesn't matter haha.

John

I had a small ATV wench in my 24' trailer to start with because it was a 3k wench and my car shell weighed less than 700lbs so I though it was ok. The wench worked great, but I had the 3/16" cable snap in my face. Luckily for me it broke right where I was so it whipped away from me. I bought this wench the same day.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Yes it's more expensive that the HF one, and less capacity, but it comes with a wireless remote and synthetic cable. Both of which were a must have for me and replacing the cable and adding the remote would have put me at the same price. Its been flawless since I got it in 2017.

What are the pros and cons of a synthetic cable versus steel?
I am curious.

Steel cable vs. synthetic. They start snapping the synthetic around the 16 min mark.

https://youtu.be/97XqNX3yFTk