Rear receiver mounted Winch

[Fremen]

Hello all,

I am going to be setting up a rear receiver mounted Winch for a couple small jobs.

Trying to figure out the best way to wire it in.

I doubt I can draw enough power from the trailer harness.

Thoughts and recommendations?

 

[QwikKota]

Anything pulling decent amps should be wired directly to the battery with a relay and proper fusing. Even the little 2500lb winch pulls 50+ amps with a load. I am running 8ga wire to a small 8" sub/amp in our 4Runner so a winch would probably melt the taillight wiring.

 

[PaulTGarrett]

Most winch manufacturers make a remote-mount wiring kit. Usually a couple of 1/0 cables that go from the battery to the rear bumper with an Anderson high-amperage quick disconnect. Look for something like that.

The added benefit is that you can buy a jumper cable attachment that would let you jump a dead vehicle from the rear instead of having to turn your truck around nose-to-nose.

 

[Rebelrouser]

This is how I built mine to pull my tool box on a trailer when I'm going from job to job. I used 1 gauge welding wire run the length of the truck(underneath) to the battery's positive/negative posts. Underneath the rear bumper I utilized a quick connect set up so I can just plug the winch in, use it and then just disconnect it- Badda Bing Badda Boom. I built the small platform for my Warn 200lb winch so it just slides into the 1" hole in the center of the bumper. The piece you see with the "U" shaped bracket I put that there to slide onto my receiver as to stop the winch from pulling forward off the bumper. This set up works so slick.

 

[PaulTGarrett]

Yup! ^^^^^^^ That's exactly what you need! That's what I had on my '98 RAM, that's what's going on my '12 as soon as I get around to buying a new winch!

 

[blackbetty14]

Or you can skip the power winch and just do a manual gear reduction winch. I made this to use so I could pull heavy things onto my trailer like engines, and large tool boxes. This hand winch is good for 1300lbs but I could see it doing much more, they just rate it lower. The winch was $25 at harbor freight, I had left over 2”c2”x1/8” square tubing. The double hitch was like $20 at HF as well, $3 hitch pin. They make higher rated versions I think but honestly it’s a giant seat belt and the gear reduction makes a 700lb motor feel like 15lbs and it has a automatic lock so u can keep it locked down and walk away.

 

[TXCOMT]

Or you can skip the power winch and just do a manual gear reduction winch. I made this to use so I could pull heavy things onto my trailer like engines, and large tool boxes. This hand winch is good for 1300lbs but I could see it doing much more, they just rate it lower. The winch was $25 at harbor freight, I had left over 2”c2”x1/8” square tubing. The double hitch was like $20 at HF as well, $3 hitch pin. They make higher rated versions I think but honestly it’s a giant seat belt and the gear reduction makes a 700lb motor feel like 15lbs and it has a automatic lock so u can keep it locked down and walk away.

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I wonder how'd it do with my little Branson 2400H with FEL and 4-foot RC? That combo's at least 2K pounds, probably closer to 2,500...I'm just thinking ahead to the day when I have to load it onto a trailer for service. Maybe one of the higher-rated versions would do just fine...thanks for sharing!

TXCOMT

 

[blackbetty14]

Hard to say, but rolling weight is not
Dead weight. I would look and see what u can find for higher versions.