Trailer Winch

I've got a Superwinch S4000 in my trailer. Mounted under the cabinets with an oval hole in the toe board for the cable. Winch stays out of sight and out of the way. Works great. Best thing I did for mine was buying a wireless remote. It uses a key fob with in/out buttons. Much easier than a cable remote for a one man operation. With a 28' trailer plus a 7' ramp door the 25' wire remote cable just wasn't long enough. Just hit the button with one hand and steer the car with the other.

Mine is mounted with the bolts going through the floor and through a 3/16" X 12 X 10 steel plate on the underside. I cut the plate so it just fits between the floor joists. The plate and the winch sandwich the 3/4 plywood floor. I thought about welding in some bracing until I realized that the winch itself only comes with 2 bolt holes to mount it. 3/8 bolts are all that hold it down. Figured they would break before it could pull that plate through the floor. 7 years with the winch so far it's held fine mounted like that.

David Cole wrote:I've got a Superwinch S4000 in my trailer. Mounted under the cabinets with an oval hole in the toe board for the cable. Winch stays out of sight and out of the way. Works great. Best thing I did for mine was buying a wireless remote. It uses a key fob with in/out buttons. Much easier than a cable remote for a one man operation. With a 28' trailer plus a 7' ramp door the 25' wire remote cable just wasn't long enough. Just hit the button with one hand and steer the car with the other.

Mine is mounted with the bolts going through the floor and through a 3/16" X 12 X 10 steel plate on the underside. I cut the plate so it just fits between the floor joists. The plate and the winch sandwich the 3/4 plywood floor. I thought about welding in some bracing until I realized that the winch itself only comes with 2 bolt holes to mount it. 3/8 bolts are all that hold it down. Figured they would break before it could pull that plate through the floor. 7 years with the winch so far it's held fine mounted like that.

Is she a super winch and did you get her from Rick James?

I have a 12,000 Gorilla Winch I picked up out of Harbor Freight Catalog. 550.00 with Wireless remote.


Dan

TRUKPULR wrote:I have a 12,000 Gorilla Winch I picked up out of Harbor Freight Catalog. 550.00 with Wireless remote.


Dan

The wireless remote I bet is nice. My control cable is not long enough when I am by myself.

Oh YA it's worth the 100.00 to get it .....


Dan

IDT-572 wrote:

Is she a super winch and did you get her from Rick James?

Just a very freaky winch.

My control cable is not long enough when I am by myself..

......................sounds like a personal problem

richter69 wrote:

My control cable is not long enough when I am by myself..

......................sounds like a personal problem

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richter69 wrote:

My control cable is not long enough when I am by myself..

......................sounds like a personal problem

^^ What he said.................. why does the cable need to be soo long when you're alone??? Too long a cable is like a limp dick......... ya can't beat it

Boo Boo

Ok you winches that's enough, we done jacked up another thread

Boo Boo

Blake is a personal friend of Rick James....talks to him most every day. You guys better back off or Rick may just pay you a visit

IDT-572 wrote:Ok you winches that's enough, we done jacked up another thread

Your lucky Nick don't give you a frickin warning!!

I still slip those Dave Shappell disc's in once in a while. They are classics FO SHO