Winch for TC
This may be thinking out of the box but here goes......has anyone ever put an AC winch on there TC and used there generator for power. The cost savings would be great but ??????????? Dave
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I know more money spend SHOULD get you better toy, but I was using the $180 winch commercially for few years and still have it.
You see the angle of my ramps on the picture. Here I park in the gutter so it is not that steep.
On couple of occasions I had to load 9000 lb forklift on flat.
When the rear went up on the ramp, the bottom of the mast would lift front wheels off the ground. So I was dragging the forklift up the ramp, while dragging the mast on asphalt. NO PROBLEM.
Having dual batteries on Powerstroke, I never bother to run the engine while using the winch.
The only problem I had with it- one time I pulled all the cable out- the bolt holding the end come off and I had to rebolt it.
Don't assume all $180 winches will give you such service, but it did work for me.
Talking about danger - I spend my whole life doing pretty danger professions and am one of few who survived those jobs with all fingers.
You see the angle of my ramps on the picture. Here I park in the gutter so it is not that steep.
On couple of occasions I had to load 9000 lb forklift on flat.
When the rear went up on the ramp, the bottom of the mast would lift front wheels off the ground. So I was dragging the forklift up the ramp, while dragging the mast on asphalt. NO PROBLEM.
Having dual batteries on Powerstroke, I never bother to run the engine while using the winch.
The only problem I had with it- one time I pulled all the cable out- the bolt holding the end come off and I had to rebolt it.
Don't assume all $180 winches will give you such service, but it did work for me.
Talking about danger - I spend my whole life doing pretty danger professions and am one of few who survived those jobs with all fingers.
