From: none@none.com99   
      
   On 2/18/2025 5:09 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:   
   > Richard kind of got me wound up.  Well, Jim is not totally blameless   
   > either.   
   >   
   > I've got a few electric winches, and a couple trailers suitable for   
   > making use of them to haul vehicles and such.  The thing is none of them   
   > are really setup for it.  The little tandem axle flat bed had a receiver   
   > tube welded on the tongue for a draw bar mounted winch, and I added a   
   > similar type contraption to the bigger goose neck trailer.  You might   
   > recall I bragged about my well rounded master of no trades ability   
   > hauling a couple full size 3/4 ton trucks on the goose neck last year.   
   > Well both trailers have been used to haul vehicles and in most cases   
   > they have been loaded with an 8oolb electric winch.  The tractor just   
   > drives right up the ramps on the goose neck, and my scissor lifts would   
   > creep up the ramps on the low trailers after I made arched ramps for them.   
   >   
   > I've decided to semi permanently mount the 8000lb winch on the low   
   > trailer. I have more vehicles to move and the trailer will always have   
   > more value with a 4 ton Warn on the front.  I had a cheesy mount on it,   
   > and it worked as I described above, but I decided to add a couple pieces   
   > of C-channel inside the C-channel frame in the front for a nice clean   
   > bolt through mount.  The long term goal is to build a trailer tool box   
   > around it after I have it all figured out, convert the trailer to a 7   
   > pin plug for battery charging, and when I need to use it I can snatch a   
   > couple deep cycles out of one of the boats.  That way everything can be   
   > covered and locked up, and right there when I need to go.  I'll probably   
   > even leave tie straps, chains, farm jack, and a few other things (like   
   > the winch controller) in the box as well.   
   >   
   > Well since you guys got me wound up I have spent most of the after noon   
   > taking things apart, salvaging c-channel from a scrapped boat trailer,   
   > cutting, grinding, and measuring just to get "prepared" to weld in one   
   > piece of C-channel about 28 inches long.  The other piece is already there.   
   >   
   > As, I have been preparing my debacle I happened to look at the welds on   
   > the piece of C-Channel already there.  Okay.  I'm not sure it qualifies   
   > as a UBS weld other than they haven't broken. Ugly But Strong?  No. Snot   
   > weld that miraculously didn't break would be more accurate.   
   >   
   > The nice thing having the now mostly defunct draw bar mount for the   
   > winch is it will make a great template for the bolt holes to mount the   
   > inch.  Well, that and I can cut the front plate out and weld it to   
   > trailer to mount the fair lead.  Not sure where exactly yet.  The front   
   > of the bed frame would be easiest, but In front of the bed might be   
   > better if a little more work.   
   >   
   > Well, now I need to wander back outside and mark that piece of channel   
   > for cutting to fit.   
   >   
      
      
   I know I didn't mention the goose neck plans.  I plan something similar   
   for it, but with a 12000 lb Badlands winch.  I have a draw bar mount for   
   it that is rated for 12000lbs, but I think a solid mount on the trailer   
   will be much less headache doing things like dragging a shipping   
   container up on the trailer.  Yeah, that's something I need to do too.   
      
      
      
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