Recommended Bulldog Electric Winch and Related Items for Car Hauler Trailer

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I am looking for recommendations on a winch/battery setup that I can mount onto the front of my tilt bed car hauler to use for loading vehicles that arent running. It would need to be powerful enough to pull a 5500 lb SUV up onto the trailer. Thanks.

asked by: Jesse T

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We can help you with an electric winch and wiring kit for installation on the tongue of your tilt-bed car hauler trailer.

Winches, like jacks, are best selected with a healthy safety margin in their weight capacity. For example, for an actual need of 1000-lbs using a jack or winch rated for let's say twice that will offer benefits such as reduced wear and improved reliability. Often a product used well below its maximum capacity will tend to last longer.

A rolling item like a disabled vehicle will present much less of a load to a winch than a static object that cannot roll freely. Just the same, the extra capacity rule still applies. We recommend using a winch rated for about 1-1/2-times the actual maximum vehicle weight likely to be pulled.

I suggest the Bulldog Winch model # BDW10031. This 5.2-horsepower wire rope winch includes a remote control that lets you see what is going on with the vehicle from any angle as you pull it onto the trailer. It features an automatic mechanical brake and comes with a steel mounting plate and installation hardware as well as a roller fairlead. Battery cables are included too. Duty cycle capacity is 2-minutes on then a 15-minute cool down. Two videos on this winch are linked for you along with some helpful articles.

This winch will need a battery with a cold-cranking-amp rating of no less than 650 CCA. I linked our battery boxes too in case you wish to install one.

Another way to inexpensively add effective capacity to any winch is to use a pulley block (sometimes also called a snatch block) such as # BDW20049. A pulley block allows you to pull more rope out of your winch so that your winch can operate from lower layers where it has more power. They can also allow you to double the rope back to your vehicle and double the winch's pulling power. No matter which winch you select I suggest using a pulley block. The linked page displays such items.

expert reply by: Adam R

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Answer 1

It comes down to the length and capacity that will work the best for you. The part #BDW20311 is 8 foot and has a 19,000 lb capacity, the part #BDW20310 is 5 foot and has a 13,000 lb capacity, and the #BDW26FR is 8 foot and has a 15,000 lb capacity.…

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Answer 2

A winch's capacity varies depending on how it is used - on level ground or on an incline - and on how many layers of wire rope will be on the winch drum. For your reference I have linked you to an article concerning winches that explains in…

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Answer 3

In regards to the Bulldog Winch Trailer Winch part #BDW15020, the remote hooks up to the junction box which has power leads that run to the battery. The junction box houses a circuit breaker so there is no in-line fuse needed, simply hook the power…

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Answer 4

There is not a standard cold cranking amp rating for all 2,500 lb winches. They will each be different as they do not all draw the same amount of power, therefore the manufacturer will specify this. If you take a look in the owner's manual for…

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Answer 5

You would want to go with a deep cell battery. Having a battery larger than you would need would be the way to go as having a battery that is similarly rated as the draw of the winch will drain it quickly. We don't carry any deep cell batteries…

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The Superwinch Winch 2 Go 4000 SR, part #SW1140232, is designed fto operate with power input from the batteries typically found in lawn tractors, ATVs, UTVs or motorcycles. Naturally, the higher the battery capacity the more running time. According…

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A Superwinch LT2500 has a 2500 lb line pull capacity. For a rolling load like a car with fully inflated tires, a winch with a capacity equal to the weight of the vehicle, in your case 4000 lbs is recommended. This means that your winch has about half…

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Answer 8

The main two differences between the Bulldog Winch Trailer Winch part #BDW15020 and part #BDW15018 are rope diameter and motor power which results in different weight capacities. They both have the synthetic rope, wired remote, and hawse fairlead.

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Answer 9

We may have the hardware you're needing depending on the winch you're planning on using for your 1997 Ford Explorer. For example, for Bulldog winches, we have the: -Bulldog Winch Mounting Hardware #BDW20180 which contains 4 grade 5 10mm x…

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Answer 10

A 4-Way trailer connector has the basic lighting functions only; running lights, left turn signal and brake lights, right turn signal and brake lights, and ground. A 7-Way has these functions and a 12 volt circuit, a circuit for electric trailer…

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Answer 11

The manual lockout on your Atwood 85778 surge brake coupler is there so that you can back up the trailer without the brakes locking up on you. Yes you can safely tow your trailer with the broken manual lockout, you just have to make sure you…

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Answer 12

The difference between the Class II and Class III hitches has to do with their Gross Trailer Weight (GTW), their Tongue Weight (TW), and their Hitch Receiver Size. Class II trailer hitch receivers have a 1-1/4 inch receiver and can be rated up to…

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