Dean Jenkins
Promoted Users
For years if I wanted to move a non-running vehicle into my shop, I had to find someone to help me push it up the driveway and over the lip of the shop floor. No matter how I strained, just could not do it alone. Totally sucked.
So, a few years ago, I installed a winch in the shop. (no wenches in my shop at this time.)
Finally got to use it today to pull the el Camino back in.
It rocked!
Here is a 12 second video of victory!
The back story:
A buddy of mine borrowed my car trailer a few times. To get a car up or off of it you used a come-along. PIA!
He said "hey, I'll go in halves with you for a winch to put on the trailer."
Awesome, let's do it!
So, he bought a 1500lb winch from Harbor Freight and brought it over.
I said, "Dude, that is for a quad or something, nowhere near enough for a car or truck."
But, it seems that we now owned it. So, lemonade, right? I anchored it to the cement floor under a cabinet, got a motorcycle battery and trickle charger hooked up to it, and there it sat, until today.
It worked like a charm. I was able to pull the car in all alone, with no muss, fuss or drama.
Oh, and he was right, I did need a winch for the trailer, so I got a 12,000lb Badland unit (yes, from Harbor Freight) and mounted it to the frame, inside a tool box (from Tractor Supply) and added a full size car battery and a solar charger. Even popped for the wireless remote thingy, which is really nice.
I've used that a few times and it rocks as well!
I bought this trailer 25 years ago and the wood had rotted and the frame had a lot of surface rust.
When I did the winch, I refurbished the whole thing.
New pressure treated deck wood, new brakes, new tires, upgraded wiring, the works.
And I had never heard the letters "SPI" and was not aware of the collective wisdom here.
I found a miracle product online, "rust encapsulator" and eagerly purchased it and applied it liberally to the frame and then painted over it in black enamel.
Yeah, you know how that is going . . .
Oh well, it is just a trailer, and another refurb may be in my future. Live and learn
So, a few years ago, I installed a winch in the shop. (no wenches in my shop at this time.)
Finally got to use it today to pull the el Camino back in.
It rocked!
Here is a 12 second video of victory!
The back story:
A buddy of mine borrowed my car trailer a few times. To get a car up or off of it you used a come-along. PIA!
He said "hey, I'll go in halves with you for a winch to put on the trailer."
Awesome, let's do it!
So, he bought a 1500lb winch from Harbor Freight and brought it over.
I said, "Dude, that is for a quad or something, nowhere near enough for a car or truck."
But, it seems that we now owned it. So, lemonade, right? I anchored it to the cement floor under a cabinet, got a motorcycle battery and trickle charger hooked up to it, and there it sat, until today.
It worked like a charm. I was able to pull the car in all alone, with no muss, fuss or drama.
Oh, and he was right, I did need a winch for the trailer, so I got a 12,000lb Badland unit (yes, from Harbor Freight) and mounted it to the frame, inside a tool box (from Tractor Supply) and added a full size car battery and a solar charger. Even popped for the wireless remote thingy, which is really nice.
I've used that a few times and it rocks as well!
I bought this trailer 25 years ago and the wood had rotted and the frame had a lot of surface rust.
When I did the winch, I refurbished the whole thing.
New pressure treated deck wood, new brakes, new tires, upgraded wiring, the works.
And I had never heard the letters "SPI" and was not aware of the collective wisdom here.
I found a miracle product online, "rust encapsulator" and eagerly purchased it and applied it liberally to the frame and then painted over it in black enamel.
Yeah, you know how that is going . . .
Oh well, it is just a trailer, and another refurb may be in my future. Live and learn