Options for Mounting Winch to Trailer for Pulling Vehicle on to Trailer
Question:
I am wondering why the Roadmaster Dual Hitch Receiver Adapter, 4inch Drop/Riseinch is rated at 10,000 GTW with 400 pounds tongue weight but is not able to pull a trailer, while the Curt Dual 2inch Receiver Tube Adapter, 8inch Extensioninch while only rated at 3,500 GRW with a mere 350 pounds of tongue weight is considered capable of towing a trailer? Seems to me that the hitch with the most tongue weight and GTW would be able to do more than one that is rated far less in all aspects. I am wanting a dual hitch because I need to pull a flatbed trailer to haul cars, pick-up trucks, and passenger vans on, while at the same time being able to hook my winch up to the upper hitch so I can pull incapacitated vehicles up onto the trailer. Now I know that yall say that the lower rated dual hitch can pull a trailer but with only half of the original capacity, and this makes it impossible to use the low rated extension to pull a full size vehicle on a trailer. I have a 2inch receiver on the back of my truck and need to be able to tow a flat bed trailer with a full size vehicle about 4500 pounds and at the same time have my winch attached in there some how, do yall have any idea just how it is that I can do this?
asked by: The T
Expert Reply:
The Roadmaster Dual Hitch Adapter part # RM-077-4 just wasn't designed for towing a trailer so it's ratings aren't relevant to trailer towing. Although it has what looks like standard trailer capacities since they weren't rated with a trailer I can't recommend you use it for that purpose.
The Curt Dual Hitch Adapter part # D-192 was designed for trailer use, which is probably why it has lower capacities since trailers put more strain on a ball mount than flat towing.
A similar option would be the part # D210. This has a ball mount for on the bottom of it and a hitch opening on the top. Since it's not an adapter it doesn't cut the capacity of the hitch in half either. It has capacities of
Towing capacity: 7,500 lbs
Ball Mount Tongue weight capacity: 750 lbs
Receiver capacity: 350 lbs
However, even that would probably not have the necessary line capacity for pulling a vehicle up on the trailer. If you could mount the winch to your trailer, that would be your best option.
Products Referenced in This Question
Curt Dual Hitch Extender for 2" Trailer Hitches - 8" Extension
- Accessories and Parts
- Tow Bar
- Hitch Adapters
- Dual Hitch Adapter
- Hitch Extension
- Fits 2 Inch Hitch
- 8 Inch Extension
- CURT
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Curt Multipurpose Ball Mount with 2" Receiver for Bike Racks and Cargo Carriers - 7,500 lbs
- Trailer Hitch Ball Mount
- Fixed Ball Mount
- No Ball
- 1 Inch Ball Hole Diameter
- Steel Shank - Gloss Black
- Drop - 2 Inch
- Rise - 0 Inch
- Fits 2 Inch Hitch
- 7500 lbs GTW
- Class III
- Built-In Dual Hitch
- CURT
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Roadmaster Dual Hitch Receiver Adapter, 2" or 4" Drop/Rise
- Hitch Adapters
- Dual Hitch Adapter
- Bike Racks
- Cargo Carriers
- Fits 2 Inch Hitch
- 2 Inch Rise/Drop
- 4 Inch Rise/Drop
- 10000 lbs
- Roadmaster
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