How Many Pounds Are We Pulling
In researching Hitch Capacity here, most of those discussions focus on tongue weight. I would like to have some estimate of how many pounds of pressure is exerted when pulling a toad or trailer. I ...
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It's not the rolling resistance you're concerned about with winching onto the trailer, it's the lift. Compared to the distance. Say for example your front axle weighs 3,000# and you roll it 3' forward to lift it 1'. 1/3 = 1,000# line load on the winch.
In a real application you'll have little jumps in lift like the first bump up onto the ramp that will exceed the average.
PS not good to load a winch near capacity.
In a real application you'll have little jumps in lift like the first bump up onto the ramp that will exceed the average.
PS not good to load a winch near capacity.
