Gauge of Wiring
Howdy all -
My good friend is moving from LA to AZ. He purchased a Harbor Freight 5000lb winch (Link To Manual
It comes with 5 gauge wire to be used on front of the tow vehicle; However, he wants to use it on the car trailer he's using to pull his 'works in progress' onto the trailer.
I suggested he mount the winch on the trailer and then turn his truck around, pop the hood and use some quick connects between the front of the truck and the front of the trailer. That Idea got nixed.
So the question is this:
What gauge wire does he need to run from the battery of the truck to the rear of the truck (a distance of about 21') and what connector can he use to connect from the truck to the trailer (mind you he's not going to tow with the connector attached, just when pulling the cars on the trailer).
The other alternative, is to put a battery on the front of the trailer connect the winch there, and when he's driving to AZ, it'll recharge the battery (albeit slowly) over the 8 hour trek.
Thoughts?
Thanks in advance!
josh
My good friend is moving from LA to AZ. He purchased a Harbor Freight 5000lb winch (Link To Manual
It comes with 5 gauge wire to be used on front of the tow vehicle; However, he wants to use it on the car trailer he's using to pull his 'works in progress' onto the trailer.
I suggested he mount the winch on the trailer and then turn his truck around, pop the hood and use some quick connects between the front of the truck and the front of the trailer. That Idea got nixed.
So the question is this:
What gauge wire does he need to run from the battery of the truck to the rear of the truck (a distance of about 21') and what connector can he use to connect from the truck to the trailer (mind you he's not going to tow with the connector attached, just when pulling the cars on the trailer).
The other alternative, is to put a battery on the front of the trailer connect the winch there, and when he's driving to AZ, it'll recharge the battery (albeit slowly) over the 8 hour trek.
Thoughts?
Thanks in advance!
josh
