Will Bulldog Winch Have the Capacity and Capability to Load 4,000lbs Car into My 18 Foot Car Hauler
Question:
I intend to mount a winch onto an 18-foot car hauler. Would want one capable of loading a vehicle, up to 4000 lbs. Does this particular winch have enough capacity ?
asked by: Roger B
Expert Reply:
Good news! The Bulldog Winch # BDW15019 will work great for loading your 18 foot car hauler with a vehicle up to 4,000lbs.
We recommend using a winch with a line pull capacity no less than equal to that of the load being moved. For example, if a car weighing 4,000 lbs is going to be pulled onto a trailer, an electric winch with a line pull capacity equal to 4,400 lbs. will work great.
If the winch is going to be used to pull a load up a set of ramps and onto a trailer, the ramp incline, along with the slope of the ground the trailer is parked on, will need to be taken into consideration. The higher the slope, the higher the resistance, and the harder the winch will have to work. The rolling load can allow a smaller winch to be used, but keep in mind that the winch will not always be on the layer of winch wire closest to the winch drum. I have linked an image of that chart for your convenience, but you should have no problem getting your vehicle up and into your trailer with this winch.
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Bulldog Winch Trailer Winch - Wire Rope - Roller Fairlead - 4,400 lbs
- Electric Winch
- Car Trailer Winch
- Trailer Winch
- 3-Stage Planetary Gear
- 2.0 HP
- 4001 - 6000 lbs
- 31 - 40 lbs
- Slow - 0 to 4 fpm
- Plug-In Remote
- Wire Rope
- Bulldog Winch
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Tom F.
5/10/2020
The winch will only move my 3400 lb racecar 41/2 feet a minute means I can only go 9 feet in 2 minutes then have to wait 15 minutes to start loading it in At that rate it will take over a half hour to get my car fully in my trailer. It is 36 feet long