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Trailer Winch
Know the Kinds of Truck Winches - From ATVs to Shaking the Earth
You can buy winches of all sorts and purposes - you can buy two or three depending on the types of vehicles you have at home. Or you can buy all the types and install them according to need. It's all about what you need at the moment or during the season that matters.
Pulling power? No problem!
Winches that can handle two thousand pounds to about four thousand pounds are the smallest winches in the market- yes, that's considered small. Wait until you see the most powerful winches.
The winches available in the 2,000 pound category can be used to assist all-terrain vehicles or ATVs or small trailers. The power is enough to get your beloved dirt bike out of dire situations and adds stability and security when you're venturing into muddy places alone.
Winches that are in the 5,000 pound to 6,000 pound class have been designed to handle loads typical of cars and other medium-sized vehicles. This type also marks the entry of winches into heavy off-road use.
Winches in the 8,000 pound to 8,500 pound class are popularly used as "rescue winches". These rescue winches are well equipped to handle extreme loads like vehicles trapped in hostile environments such as quicksand and slick mud.
The Monsters of Pull
Winches in the 9,000 pound to the 9,500 pound category are powerful monsters themselves- these devices have been designed to withstand the problems of riding the dunes or uphill climbs.
And of course, we have the largest Goliaths in the winch departments: truck winches that are in the 10,000 pound to the 16,000 pound category. These masters of pull can handle anything between this weight range, and more. These mechanized hydraulic or electric powered monsters can literally reshape the earth if you wanted to.
Other accessories to complement truck winches include different sized mounts that can be used to make your winches doubly effective and stable while in use. These mounts can easily be removed during times that you are using your truck for less intensive or less dangerous work.
On the bright side, these mounts can easily be removed and installed, which means you can just keep them inside the truck and put them on when the need arises. This is the best part about modern winches; you never have to leave them at home.
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what can i use to make a homemade electric winch 12 volt for a homemade trailer?
money is a big factor in this so i want to make it as cheap as possible
I DO NOT WANT TO JUST BUY A WINCH
Not everyone understands the need to fabricate your own solution despite the availability of "off-the-shelf" products.
Look on ebay for a "gear motor" -- essentially an electric motor mated to a "reduction gearbox" -- I see 'em on there once in a while. You need a high gear ratio to develop torque. Also a heavy-duty "normally off momentary switch", which you can find pretty cheap at a car parts store.
While you're there, pick up a 12V automotive inline fuse holder, and some fuses...get a 20, a 30, a 40 and a 50 amp fuse. These are so you can do some trial and error testing. Once you've determined the amps you need to pull your max load, replace it with a circuit breaker. This whole shooting match won't be more than $10.
Don't leave the fuse or breaker out. It's a really cheap way to prevent the total destruction of your project.
If the cable jams, or something else prevents the load from moving, the motor will burn out quick, or worse, start a fire.
Also, don't fail to match your wire gauge size to the fuse or breaker -- try to draw too many amps through too small of wire, it'll heat up enough to melt the insulation and start a fire.
Don't ask me how I know.
Plenty of info on google about wire gauge and amp capacity.
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