Removable Car Trailer Winch Mounting Idea & How to Install

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5 жыл бұрын

Looking for removable car trailer winch mounting ideas? This video talks about the installation of a removable winch mount for a car hauler. Using a removable mount for your winch frees up space on the trailer tongue allowing you to mount a larger storage box, it keeps the winch out of the weather which will prolong the winch's life, and it will protect the winch from being stolen (as long as you remember to remove it).
Instead of permanently mounting a battery or battery box to the trailer, we opted to use long 1ga jumper cables. We installed a 12,000lb Badlands winch that has a max amperage draw of 539A. The 25' 1ga jumper cables have an 800A rating. These were a heck of a lot cheaper than buying a battery, and they'll last a lot longer than a dedicated winch battery. You don't have to worry about keeping a battery charged as well. Same as for the winch mount, using the cables instead of a battery box frees up space on the trailer tongue.

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@Bournefort 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing idea. I'll be installing this same setup on my trailer.

@pimpdaddy7327 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother, awesome setup! Much appreciated!

@pbrexs 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the vid. I like the idea of making it removable and simple to build.

@tdug3432 3 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea, Thank you for the video I appreciate it.

@Jordan81912 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton. Great idea. Very easy but yet sturdy and not gobby. Will be doing this Saturday😀

@Mitalayeka 2 жыл бұрын

Good job man, nice and simple.

@sergeant53 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent job. I will be doing the same exact set up. Thank you.

@davidvaughan1293 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was looking for. Very simple design. Thanks

@jalton9416 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job! I need to do the same to my trailer.

@willtricks9432 5 жыл бұрын

I was looking for a way to fit a winch to my new trailer this is great, cheers. Will

@mrv7524 8 ай бұрын

Sir, I was looking for ideas how I would mount the winch I bought from Harbor Freight when I happened on your video. Thank you for a great and simple idea.

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts 8 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

@joelissert1042 2 жыл бұрын

Good Job Men!

@chopchop727 2 жыл бұрын

Genius!! Thanks !

@kristiancrump1649 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanx for posting, will surely be using this idea!

@TOWNCARBUBBA87 5 ай бұрын

Good job brother 👍

@MusicandTractors 7 ай бұрын

Love it! And if you need to use it on your truck recover you can do that also.

@shannoncarroll3600 2 жыл бұрын

And it's a awsome set up

@stlpro2a386 2 жыл бұрын

I made a removable roller to drop in between rear of trailer bed and ramp gate for the cable to roll over to prevent cable chafing.

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts 2 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea.

@jrpowers667 4 жыл бұрын

Great setup. I've been meaning to do the same as I'm tired of wrapping up my winch with small tarps that don't last. My winch setup and both trucks have a quick-disconnect. On my list is to take my extra jumper cables and adding a quick-disconnected on one end. It has come up where I loaned my trailer and they did not have the quick disconnect.

@MikeMike-ys9cp Ай бұрын

Show us how you wired those jumper cables. 👏🏾

@danhellard400 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work!!

@bryannc767 2 жыл бұрын

Stupid smart, I love it

@domaleons 4 жыл бұрын

Nice I’m gonna try that

@AztecWarrior69 13 күн бұрын

This is nice but there are a few things that I would have done and few that I wouldn't do. 1:21 The Hitch/Draw Bar/Ball Mount (Not receiver. Receiver is the part you insert this into. Just clarifying.) is a good beefy Idea. I like it. Tho It would have been better to weld it where to "bottom" was facing up(2" rise) (one way it is a 2" drop and the other is a 2" rise) and the plate on top of that. You would not have needed to notch holes in deck of trailer. Just saying. However using a HAUL-MASTER 12 in. Hitch Extender SKU: 69882 You could just weld the plate right on top. Or just use a HAUL-MASTER Hitch Extender with Step SKU: 97685. Not as thick as the plate or winch cradles but I have one and I have NOT been kind to it for over 20 years and it is sound. In any case that is what it will look like just more welded area. Why is this a option to consider? Besides not having to notch the boards. Well It give you a connection point for any one of these. HAUL-MASTER 2 in. Hitch Mounted D-Ring Shackle SKU: 57255 HAUL-MASTER Clevis Trailer Pin Mount SKU: 66345 HAUL-MASTER D Shackle Receiver Hitch SKU: 66212 It makes it a point to hook your cable to, when using a snatch block. I am sure you know that doubling your cable back to the a fixed point will increase the winch's capacity or make it work less. For those times the load is not free rolling. Breaks locked up, dragging logs onto trailer, pulling vehicle out of mud, pulling stumps, pulling skid onto trailer, pulling fence posts and many more possible occasions. Yes that winch can do most of these things but it will do it with less effort. Alternatively, weld a stake pocket to the bottom. This will give you a place to insert a "stake pocket d ring". This will not only give you a place to double back the cable to, but you can use the d-ring and snatch block to pull you load to one side. Whether you just have to adjust/straighten/align the load on the trailer or using the end of the trailer to pull a load out of a spot that will not allow you to put the trailer directly lined up with load. Use Anderson Power Connectors to connect the battery, instead of the clamps on the Jumper cables. I purchased a few sets of 25ft and 30ft 4 Gauge jumper cables and cut the cable about 1ft to 1 1/2ft from the ends. Installed the Anderson plugs. End up with two pig tails with clamps on them and a length of cable. Put pigtails on your winch battery and on your truck battery (with 50amp manual reset breaker. Optional but highly recommend) . Whenever you need the winch you just plug the cable to the winch and to the battery (truck or winch battery). If you even need to jump a vehicle in a parking lot or on the side of the road, plug the cable to the truck pigtail and run the cable to the dead vehicle. Use the Pigtails with clamps, on the dead vehicle end. The great thing is that you do NOT have to worry about getting the batteries close together. Another option is to run permanent cable to the back of truck (or additional, to inside the bed of truck to upkeep battery (definitely use a circuit breaker) (and possibly a dual battery isolator, if battery is always connected or just disconnect winch battery when not actively charging)) so that the use of a short cable is possible for greater convivence. I have different lengths of cables. I keep the winch battery pigtails short as possible, so the cable is not getting in the way when carrying or storing the battery. Not good when carrying a heavy battery and the cable falls right as you are taking a step. I can't tell you how many times there was a car in a busy parking lot where people were trying to push a car out of a parking space so that the jumper cables will reach. I'd tell then to stop, I get my cables, toss them the pigtail with clamps, plug in, jump the vehicle, roll up, and on my way. All done before they can even say thank you. My hood stays closed the entire time. This is a huge safety plus if you have to jump a car on the side of the road. Or worse on the highway. I seen some guy trying to turn his truck around, to face the dead vehicle. On a busy highway no less. I circle back around and told that guy to leave. Of course he was to proud to listen to a stranger. By the time he got his truck around I had already jumped the dead vehicle. All the while people were angerly honking at him. With the winch battery, having a pigtail on it, can come in real handy if your truck battery is dead. Just grab your cables, connect to the battery (that doesn't have to leave the bed of truck, and then connect to your truck battery. You can even take that battery to where a vehicle is to far in but stuck in the mud. Kinda like one of those booster packs.

@wolfhunt6696 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@Silverhorn2 5 жыл бұрын

Nice job, thanks for the share. I like the reciever idea, too bad there isn't an easy way to mount on the outside of the deck to clear up a little more room.

@applejacks971 4 жыл бұрын

Its easy. You just mount the receiver hitch piece on the other side of the base plate and winch. The wench would sit on top of his risers in front of the deck, instead of on the deck. He could weld the receiver mount on a piece of 3/16 plate, and bolt that on the deck. Voila, wench is mounted in front of the deck.

@charliebravo5562 2 жыл бұрын

Dope.

@macsheadroom3209 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@nannamoonpiee 3 жыл бұрын

Good job

@lordzubair1134 4 жыл бұрын

Dude you are very smart :)

@ricklagrone 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great idea! I’m going to do the same with my dump trailer. One question: What is the block on the end of the red wire? The three cubes…Circuit breakers or thermal disconnect maybe? Thanks!

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts 2 жыл бұрын

The block was already attached to the red wire when I bought the winch. I believe it's a thermal disconnect, but I'm not positive.

@thebull5099 5 жыл бұрын

They make a 90° angle receiver that you could have weld to trailer. Instead. That's what I'm gonna do. Thanks for giving me a idea

@REFLEX1957 5 жыл бұрын

Two things really, 1. By mounting as u did, I can see a car coming off a chain or loose some how and smash. winch replacement time, and I would buy enough HD wire to do it directly from the front of the truck to rear of truck underneath. zip tie it up all nice nice and never be bothered again.

@seahawksforever9504 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know how to weld and I'm trying to find some ideas like bolting on

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts 2 жыл бұрын

You could do something like this but bolt it on instead of welding, but you may have to buy different brackets.

@diggindiggenit6540 3 жыл бұрын

Nice, I like your build, I may do the same or close to it, I have also thought to put a removable boat trailer rubber roller about three foot from the back so the cable it up higher until what ever your towing on the trailer is up over the ramp? good job.

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, adding a removable roller on the back end of the trailer is a good idea. Would keep the cable from rubbing. I would use a steel roller, though, just like what comes with a winch.

@elijahcampbell6498 Жыл бұрын

That’s putting a lot of trust in that pin but I like the concept

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts Жыл бұрын

No different than putting trust into that pin for the receiver on the hitch that's pulling the trailer.

@sofiasparkles2398 5 жыл бұрын

Perfect

@jaybenjamin5649 2 жыл бұрын

How do you wire the wench to the truck ? Can you run thick gauge wire to the positive and negative of the vehicle battery’s and have the vehicle running and that would power the wench or what ?

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts 2 жыл бұрын

I used 25' 1ga jumper cables that have an 800A rating. Yes, you would leave the vehicle running and then hook these up to the vehicle's battery and the winch.

@Mrjcamp48 4 жыл бұрын

Have you had any problems with your cable bunching up and dragging on the welded hitch, I flipped my hitch over and welded it on the under side of my plate. I welded a 4'' C channel even with my rail putting it up about 6'', works great, just like yours.

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts 4 жыл бұрын

I haven't had any problems with it bunching up, but I could see how that could happen.

@stetlerb 5 жыл бұрын

nice video and explaining the design. You should add a Roller Fairlead onto the front of that plate. It will save your cable.

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I had considered adding one. The winch is working fine without it, but I may add it on anyway just to avoid potential cable problems.

@justaguywhocares4478 2 жыл бұрын

3 yr review. How'd that 3/16 hold up pull heavy stuff up? Seems like the only week point I might see.

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts 2 жыл бұрын

It's held up great. No problems. I've pulled a handful of cars up on to the trailer with it, and also used it to lower them off the trailer.

@justaguywhocares4478 2 жыл бұрын

@@RaybuckAutoBodyParts awesome! I was looking at how it was set up and wondered if the winch would flex on that plate, possibly bending the mount.

@lickalittle 5 жыл бұрын

Love This idea for mounting...but mounting a battery is necessary...long wires is always a bad idea 🤔

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed that using a battery is optimal, but if you have the correct gauge of wire then using a long set of jumpers will do the job fine without sacrificing performance. Since this trailer doesn't get used on a regular basis, our concern was that we end up with a dead battery, or one that constantly needs to be trickle charged.

@jgonz3542 5 жыл бұрын

@@RaybuckAutoBodyParts This is great stuff and really helpful so thanks for posting it. I do have to question the long jumper cable concept tho and here's why: manuals.harborfreight.com/manuals/63000-63999/63770.pdf the manual recommends 2 Gauge wire at 6 feet (page 2). The AMP draw for @ 12v for the full 12000LBs is 359 amps (page 2) If your Jumpers are running from battery to bumper, lets just call it 25 feet the only way you come close is at a 10% amp loss at the Winch end based on this calculator: www.wirebarn.com/Wire-Calculator-_ep_41.html Now Raybuck, I'm totally 100% newbie to all this winch stuff so I'm trying to figure it out. Are you "okay" with the 10% drop and did you figure that when you were investing in the 1 GA jumpers? Basically I'm trying to figure out if I'm making a big deal about nothing but I want to get as much out of my winch as possible so I'm thinking like Christopher M primm Sr says: Long wires is always a bad idea. That distance would cost a million bucks in 3/0 wire to get it done with minimal drop. Any feed back would be great. AGain...thanks for taking the time. It really was helpful for me.

@jesuscalderon6264 4 жыл бұрын

Did you end up using the Long cables just wondering how it’s working out I’m doing the exact setup as you

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I use the long jumper cables and they work great. Just make sure to get the proper gauge for the length you have. It's so nice not worrying about a dead trailer battery anymore!

@jesuscalderon6264 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks

@jesuscalderon6264 4 жыл бұрын

So did you go directly from your truck battery to the winch with just cables nothing in between?

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts 4 жыл бұрын

@@jesuscalderon6264 yes. Directly from the truck battery to the winch

@jesuscalderon6264 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the help thanks!

@V8RallyRanger 4 жыл бұрын

why is there holes in front of the 2x2 offset on the main c channel would that not weaken the structure?

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts 4 жыл бұрын

The holes are for the pin that holds the winch plate in place.

@ghostyAutoDetailing Жыл бұрын

How many amps is the winch?

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts Жыл бұрын

I don't know the amperage off the top of my head, but the winch lists 12 VDC Minimum 650 CCA for battery requirements.

@bbay1977 3 жыл бұрын

I was going to buy the 3500 to install on my tow dolly. I wanted to run wires from the truck battery all the way back to the back of my expedition with a quick connect plug. I have looked everywhere trying to find oit what gauge wire I should use but cant find anything. What would be a good gauge wire to run to the back of my truck to install the quick connect? Thanks

@bbay1977 3 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking of using your setup to install mine to the dolly so i can remove it also to prevent someone stealing it. Thanks for the upload.

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts 3 жыл бұрын

I used 1ga, but it was also for the larger winch. You should be able to look up the max amperage draw of the 3500 and then see what gauge wire will support that draw over a 20' or so distance. There are online amperage draw calculators, like at wirebarn (www.wirebarn.com/Wire-Calculator-_ep_41.html), or wire gauge charts, like at offroaders.com (www.offroaders.com/technical/12-volt-wiring-tech-gauge-to-amps/) that can help you figure that out.

@bbay1977 3 жыл бұрын

@@RaybuckAutoBodyParts thanks for the information

@shannoncarroll3600 2 жыл бұрын

Have you had any trouble with the winch

@stevedefrancesco 2 жыл бұрын

No. I've used it a bunch of times without any problems.

@shannoncarroll3600 2 жыл бұрын

@@stevedefrancesco thanks

@scottnichols9020 3 жыл бұрын

I made a really strong removable winch mount way stronger than your winch mount and I bought the things at harbor fright to make the winch mount

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting statement. Would you care to elaborate on what you did and why you think it's stronger?

@princeiQ1 4 жыл бұрын

or having anyone steal it lol

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts 4 жыл бұрын

Good point!

@albundy8052 3 жыл бұрын

WRONG MOVE the winch forward. So the winch is, forward of the trailer deck. When you "try" to pull a 17' or 18' car on the trailer, the car will hit the winch and the rear tired will be on the car ramps.

@RaybuckAutoBodyParts 3 жыл бұрын

Unless the car that you're pulling onto the trailer doesn't have tires, it won't hit the winch. The winch would be connected to the chassis, and not the bumper, so the car should never hit the winch. The winch could be mounted ahead of the deck, though, but the mount would need to be different than what's shown in this video.