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Floor Mount Winch Needed to Pull Powered Parachute Airplane Into Enclosed Trailer  

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I have a 3-wheeled, 500 lb powered parachute airplane to load in my enclosed trailer. I normally pull in by hand, up ramp, but thats becoming more difficult. Want to install a floor mounted hand operated strap winch. Standard boat winch would work except handle would hit floor. Need a handle that ratchets so it doesnt hit floor. Or maybe a boat style winch that can be operated with an electric drill. Options?

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We have exactly what you are looking for!

The Dutton-Lainson Worm Gear Hand Winch # DL11004 has a hex drive topwind handle that you can operate by hand while it sits on the floor of your trailer or with a drill and a 5/8" socket. I recommend using the drill since the worm gear operates really slow. It takes 40 turns of the handles for 1 rotation of the drum.

This winch is rated for 2,000 lbs so it will easily be able to pull your powered parachute airplane into your enclosed trailer. You can use either a strap # DL24242 or a cable # DL24104 for pulling in your airplane.

If you would like a similar option that has a smaller gear ratio then I recommend the Dutton-Lainson Hand Winch # DL11011 which has a 30:1 ratio, is rated for 1,500 lbs, and uses cable like part # DL24100.

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