Outfitting my NEW 2021 Deckover Trailer!!! Winch, Lights, and MORE!

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3 жыл бұрын

I decided rather than pushing the limits of my car trailer any longer I would upgrade while I was ahead and get myself something rated for the type of weight I'm hauling on a regular basis. I got a great deal on this Brand New Deckover trailer and spent a couple hundred dollars extra getting it equipped to fit my needs perfectly. This trailer should help me to be much more efficient when loading and unloading, not to mention be much safer since it's rated for well over what I typically haul. Check it out!!
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@hollowpoint357sw4 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome back buddy, happy to see your still posting. Hope all's well with the family.👍

@MohawkMotors 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad to be back uploading. Family is good and we're finding a rhythm so should be able to get videos up consistently again soon.

@RJ-qx6zg 3 жыл бұрын

There's nothing nicer than having the right equipment for your job. Should last you a long time.

@MohawkMotors 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree! Thanks!

@colin8532 3 жыл бұрын

SWEET, I was hoping for a vid today! This looks awesome

@MohawkMotors 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Colin! I've got a few videos worth of footage stacked up so going to try to get some consistent uploads coming again.

@heathweeks1985 Жыл бұрын

Lol, made me smile when you busted out the HB tool box as well.

@MohawkMotors Жыл бұрын

Lol, heck yeah, no shame in my game.

@wsucougarx 3 жыл бұрын

I'd put a long metal plate that spans the mount on the underside (under the deckboards). You will have upward tension as the towed vehicle reaches the front of the trailer bulkhead.

@MohawkMotors 3 жыл бұрын

I hadn't thought of that, you're right and that's a really good idea. Thank you!

@MrHermangv Жыл бұрын

That’s what am gonna do

@matthewarnold8538 4 ай бұрын

I only have 5000 pound winch two pulleys ben able to load f250 with no problem?

@stevelutzke9600 26 күн бұрын

Plate as stated then instead of a battery why not add another plug and just plug it into the plug on your truck when you need it. No worries about buying a battery and keeping it charged.

@glenndebonis508 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool Jason. As much as you haul vehicles this is going make it much nicer! The Camaro looks lonely! Lol

@MohawkMotors 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Glenn!! I'm really excited about it, Camaro update coming soon!!

@colin8532 3 жыл бұрын

NICE SETUP! I just picked my equipment trailer up about a month ago myself. Not nearly as nice as yours though. Still waiting on a good deal to come up for my winch though. I would love to see how you hooked up the wiring to charge the batteries when hooked to your truck. Thanks for another great video Jason, thumbs up as always

@MohawkMotors 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Patience and keeping a lookout for deals, if you have a harbor freight near by they usually have pretty good prices on winches. I'll get a video up on how to wire so the truck charges the trailer battery also!

@joemcneil9273 2 жыл бұрын

harbor freight has some good deals right now, 300 bucks for the 12,000, less for the 9,000 or 5,000 do well also.

@JavierPadron Жыл бұрын

I like this setup.. 😎

@MohawkMotors Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's been working great!!

@JamesJones-th9mi 7 ай бұрын

I would like to see the video of how to charge the battery on the trailer

@MohawkMotors 7 ай бұрын

Coming soon!

@caseynewell4922 Жыл бұрын

Can you please do a vid showing how they charge from the truck

@MohawkMotors Жыл бұрын

The trailer battery? I can probably do a short, it's very simple.

@cesarbejarano7363 11 ай бұрын

Great video. How are the upgrades to the trailer holding up?

@MohawkMotors 11 ай бұрын

Awesome! Been using it for over 2 years now, hauled well over 100 full size trucks and suvs with it, and it hasn't missed a beat.

@oby-1607 Жыл бұрын

I use every inch of my deck space and would never mount the winch on the deck. Mounting to wood is kinda ghetto when there is steel available. If you don't want to mess up the powder coat you could clamp the mounts to the forward frame ahead of the front rail. A little fabrication goes a long way.

@MohawkMotors Жыл бұрын

Everybody has different preferences on how to do things. I'm extremely happy with it set up this way and haven't had a single problem. Thanks for watching!

@tonyrodriguez4938 Жыл бұрын

I would like to know how to wire everything and how to charge the battery when driving please and thank you

@MohawkMotors Жыл бұрын

I get asked this often enough, that I think it's worth making a video on it, so keep a lookout, I'll get it up asap!

@jevonjohnson6395 8 ай бұрын

I’d love to get the help on the wiring part

@MohawkMotors 8 ай бұрын

Going to try to get that video up soon

@anonymousasylum6561 Жыл бұрын

How do you do the battery to charge whole driving can't find the link bro? Cheers for the video from Melbourne 👌💪😘

@MohawkMotors Жыл бұрын

Video coming soon!

@RMS-gl6wl 7 ай бұрын

Optima makes a battery that will squeeze in there. 51 group size

@MohawkMotors 7 ай бұрын

I'll check it out! This one is getting close to the end of it's service life.

@matthewarnold8538 4 ай бұрын

Use a1500 generator cheaper then batteries and batt charger works for me!

@MohawkMotors 4 ай бұрын

I gotta tell you, this battery that I bought from napa hoping it would last a year, is still going strong!

@matthewarnold8538 4 ай бұрын

Batteries are ok I take a long compressor to air up tires having generator helpful

@davidba7418 Жыл бұрын

Where did you buy that tongue storage at? I can't find one like it online

@MohawkMotors Жыл бұрын

The storage in the tongue was done by the manufacturer

@stevenall7317 Жыл бұрын

With the wench mounted that low, does the cable ever rub on the rear of the trailer when wenching something up onto the trailer?

@MohawkMotors Жыл бұрын

Yes, the cable occasionally rubs on the steel angle where the fat deck meets the angled portion of the deck. Hasn't hurt the cable or the steel angle though.

@stevenall7317 Жыл бұрын

@Mohawk Motors thanks. Im preparing to mount one on my trailer and was qurious. Im thinking of devising a roller that can be placed in the area that might rub the cable. Nothing permanent. Just something to attach as a prevenative measure.

@Flatshiftn 2 жыл бұрын

Is it difficult to load cars on a deck over? I’ve considered buying a deckover as well, but I don’t want to limit myself and not be able to load cars because of the angle.

@MohawkMotors 2 жыл бұрын

So far the only issues I've had have been with low riding long wheelbase cars. A stock height camaro went on fine, but a camaro lowered 1 inch scraped. That lowered camaro is the only one that I've had scrape

@RGIIIBOXING Жыл бұрын

@@MohawkMotors I GET CALLS ALL THE TIME...DO I NEED A LICENCE TO TOW IN MY CITY LIMITS " I GOT A TAHOE AND A CAR HAULER...

@MohawkMotors Жыл бұрын

@@RGIIIBOXING I believe it, people don't know.

@RGIIIBOXING Жыл бұрын

@@MohawkMotors I ASKED AROUND...AS LONG AS YOU NOT GOING ON PEOPLE'S PROPERTY WITHOUT A NONCONSENSUAL LICENCE...YOU CAN TOW PEOPLE THAT CALL YOU TO COME GET THERE CAR ..YOU STILL NEED TO REGISTER WITH YOUR STATE AND GET THE REGISTERD TAG ON YOUR HAULER..AND PAY A ANNUAL FILENG FEE...$190 TO $300" THAT PRICE VARIES FROM STATE TO STATE"

@vincentderval3430 Жыл бұрын

Hey where are the info about plugin the battery so it charge while driving?

@MohawkMotors Жыл бұрын

There is a pin in the trailer connector for Battery +, that pin is a direct connection to the battery positive post so it will have vehicle voltage (around 14 volts) and will charge a battery on your trailer.

@SW34T 6 ай бұрын

You couldve have got 2 Universal plates. One at the top & 1 at the bottom.

@MohawkMotors 6 ай бұрын

Also a good solution! Would offer a ton of support and all the holes would line right up.

@SW34T 6 ай бұрын

@MohawkMotors I like your idea. I'm about to get me a winch tomorrow. I have been researching. I'm watching all yall videos.

@Eastern_SA Жыл бұрын

Can you connect power to the winch through the trailer connect without a battery in the trailer?

@MohawkMotors Жыл бұрын

You could, but it wouldn't work. The Battery positive through trailer plug is only run through like a 10 gauge wire and usually has a 20 or 30 amp fuse on it. It would barely be able to turn the winch motor, definitely not able to supply enough power to actually pull a load. That circuit is only designed to charge the trailer battery and maybe run a few small accessories like lights.

@Eastern_SA Жыл бұрын

@@MohawkMotors Good point in the amperage. How many amperes does the winch need? So, 60 or 70 amps battery will do?

@MohawkMotors Жыл бұрын

Depends on the winch. Mine draws 180 peak amps, rule of thumb is to have a battery with at least triple the Cold cranking amps of whatever your peak amp draw may be, 540 cold cranking amps in my case. I went with a battery with 560 cold cranking amps.

@chickenfoundation9323 Жыл бұрын

What do you use to make sure the battery doesn’t die from using the winch

@MohawkMotors Жыл бұрын

It's connected to the battery + terminal in the trailer plug, so when the truck is running, it's charging the battery.

@chickenfoundation9323 Жыл бұрын

@@MohawkMotors can you do a video on how it’s set up?

@MohawkMotors Жыл бұрын

Too simple for a video, your trailer plug on your vehicle should have a post in it that is battery 12V+, connect the 12V+ terminal in your trailer plug to the + post on your trailer battery. That's it

@chickenfoundation9323 Жыл бұрын

@@MohawkMotors what gauge would that be ? I believe my harness is 10 gauge

@chickenfoundation9323 Жыл бұрын

@@MohawkMotors also does the battery ground to the frame or run a wire to the negative on the harness

@TakkaFlakkaFlame 2 жыл бұрын

How to make the vehicle charge the battery?

@MohawkMotors 2 жыл бұрын

In most modern vehicles with factory wired trailer connections, there is a Battery + terminal in the trailer connection, when the vehicle is running, that terminal will have the same voltage as the vehicle, usually about 14 volts. If you run a wire from that terminal in the trailer connector, to the positive terminal on your trailer battery, it will charge the trailer battery using the vehicles charging system when the engine is running.

@TakkaFlakkaFlame 2 жыл бұрын

@@MohawkMotors didn’t realize it actually was that simple! Thank you and thank you for the response! Sub earned!

@MohawkMotors 2 жыл бұрын

@@TakkaFlakkaFlame no problem! Appreciate the subscription!!!

@manuelmercado5465 Жыл бұрын

How is it holding up?

@MohawkMotors Жыл бұрын

It's been working awesome! I've picked up and hauled over 100 fullsize trucks and suv's with it and it hasn't missed a beat. Worth every penny and minute I put into it!

@manuelmercado5465 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback.im going to buy one today and install in my car hauler.thanks again

@ashleybest6245 10 ай бұрын

did you post a video of how to charge your battery from the trailer using your truck?

@MohawkMotors 10 ай бұрын

Not yet, trying to get to that soon.

@bradnone1945 Жыл бұрын

Is bolted just to boards

@MohawkMotors Жыл бұрын

It's bolted to the wood deck boards but also the steel header board.

@theblaze22 Жыл бұрын

Current updates?

@MohawkMotors Жыл бұрын

Planning an update video next month. Not much to report, though, it's been working flawlessly for a year now. Over 100 trucks and suv's haled with it and no issues.

@thehorseman1806 Жыл бұрын

I may steal some of your ideas if thats ok with you? I'm gonna be installing a 13000lb winch on my car hauler soon, I really like how you did your setup...though my toolbox will be directly behind my winch instead of behind and below it.

@MohawkMotors 11 ай бұрын

yeah absoutely! Hope yours turns out great, mine has been working great for years now!