Your towing rigs and trailers

[BigBlue1]

New 16ft PJ I picked up today! I've been waiting a month for it due to manufacturing backlog, and it took a few days for the dealer to order/install the winch I asked them to add. Electric brakes on 5k axles, Heavy Duty ramp option, and SuperWinch 8500lb winch up front.


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That looks like a monster winch! What is the capacity? Bigger than I would expect to see for pulling equipment up onto the trailer.

Rob

 

[piercedtiger]

That looks like a monster winch! What is the capacity? Bigger than I would expect to see for pulling equipment up onto the trailer.

Rob

It's a 9500lb winch. Yes, it's overkill, but it's what they ordered. They charged $625 for the winch, marine grade deep cycle, battery box, wiring, and building the mount from scratch so I have no complaints. Especially since they originally told me $650 for an 8500lb model.

 

[YLee Kioti]

Just went this weekend and graded my elderly cousins drive way.

About 1/4 mile or so driveway. Bed is river rock. So spoke with his sister for crushed limestone for a permanent solution.
Anyways, here is my rig getting ready to set up for work.

 

[dieselcrawler]

It's on 33 between 374 & 180 in the Hocking Hills region of Ohio.

Ive been there too... would stop there 20 years ago, traveling between parkersburg and huntington...

 

[oliver1555]

It's a 9500lb winch. Yes, it's overkill, but it's what they ordered. They charged $625 for the winch, marine grade deep cycle, battery box, wiring, and building the mount from scratch so I have no complaints. Especially since they originally told me $650 for an 8500lb model.

How do you like that winch? I bought what appears to be the same unit (Superwinch) but have not had reason to use it yet. I built my mount with a receiver hitch so I can use it with my pickup and also on my trailer. It is heavy! 95# before the mounting.

 

[piercedtiger]

How do you like that winch? I bought what appears to be the same unit (Superwinch) but have not had reason to use it yet. I built my mount with a receiver hitch so I can use it with my pickup and also on my trailer. It is heavy! 95# before the mounting.

It worked great the one time I've used it so far. Still thinking about welding some D-rings so I can shackle pulleys to change direction if I want, or to pull something back off the trailer. However, that will be a summer project I think. Day 2 of owning the trailer has it sitting at a friend's apartment so they can unpack the van I towed for them before we take it to a scrap yard to get cash for another car. I also want to figure out a way to cover it to keep salt and sand off it.

 

[oliver1555]

I thought about mounting mine permanently on my gooseneck trailer but decided to go the receiver route. I keep it in my shop and it will fit in the locking chainbox on my trailer when not in use.

 

[piercedtiger]

I thought about mounting mine permanently on my gooseneck trailer but decided to go the receiver route. I keep it in my shop and it will fit in the locking chainbox on my trailer when not in use.
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How is attached at the trailer? Removable would be nice, but I didn't really think about it at the time. I've never needed a winch for anything before. They installed a battery box to run it, and I don't have anything wired to the back of the truck that could handle the draw.

 

[oliver1555]

I’ll get a picture of the mount on my trailer tomorrow. It’s in a barn and the lighting isn’t very good.

 

[oliver1555]

Here is a picture. Sorry about the poor quality - I keep it in a barn and it has been overcast the last few days. Anyway, it is a piece of 7 inch channel with a receiver welded to it. There is a ring welded on if I want to double head it with a snatcblock. The channel is bolted to the neck of the trailer.