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How big of a winch

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Mike and Ryan

06-05-2007 13:40:57




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I have a question. I go to plenty of auctions and buy my share of rusty iron that doesn't move and probably belongs in a junk yard and it becomes a problem to load. I have a 10ton trailer I pull behind my 1 ton truck and I am thinking of buying a winch. I am always on a budget and bigger is usually better, but how much pull do I need? Would 8000lb be a decent winch or do I need a bigger one. I the largest thing I would potentially buy would be CAT D4 which I think is around 7 ton, but if the crawler rolls I would think I could load it with much less pull than the weight of the machine. Let me know what you guys think.

Mike

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RAB

06-05-2007 14:31:24




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 Re: How big of a winch in reply to Mike and Ryan, 06-05-2007 13:40:57  
Ignoring trailer and truck sizes, it depends. How long are the ramps (long is good, short is bad)? How high is the bed (low is good, high is bad)? What size wire rope do you intend to use (thick is good, thin is bad)? Are you going to use a single pull or double it up with a snatch block (double the pull but will halve the speed)? Are you loading uphill or down (safer up hill)?
An 8000 should lift 3 1/2 tons vertically, BUT don"t be thinking it will do that! That will be max. when on the first run of cable straight onto the drum. It will be considerably less as the cable layers make the effective drum diameter considerably larger. Quality of winch motor might might seriously affect how long it will operate continuously. You will always try to pull more than the capability you have, if you skimp on size. If it"s an electric winch, every bit of resistance in the cables will lower it"s capabilities.
RAB

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rick roberts

06-05-2007 14:15:39




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 Re: How big of a winch in reply to Mike and Ryan, 06-05-2007 13:40:57  
That should do fine- I have used a 5ooo ramsey for a lot of things in the way you describe. Just be sure and get a couple of snatch blocks to double or triple the line pull and it should work. I saw a 10,000 winch at sams club with fair lead, block, carrier and electric cables for 366.00. Almost bought it to add to the 3 winches I already have because it seemed a good deal



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