Electric Winch Mounted In Truck Bed
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Electric Winch Mounted In Truck Bed
This was just an idea I came up with. More of a nice to have than a need to have.
I built a mount for an electric winch for the back of my truck. I searched and searched for similiar ideas on the web and only found one on a welding forum...guy was actually from Germany. I followed his design but now other than he and I, I haven't seen anything else out there like this for a truck bed. I understand Warn did make something similiar a while ago but it's no longer available.
Idea is simple...winch my quad into the bed of the truck instead of pushing it. Never been a fan of riding a quad or bike into the bed.
Winch, steel, wire, misc, I have about $200 into it. Battery was half of that.
I built a mount for an electric winch for the back of my truck. I searched and searched for similiar ideas on the web and only found one on a welding forum...guy was actually from Germany. I followed his design but now other than he and I, I haven't seen anything else out there like this for a truck bed. I understand Warn did make something similiar a while ago but it's no longer available.
Idea is simple...winch my quad into the bed of the truck instead of pushing it. Never been a fan of riding a quad or bike into the bed.
Winch, steel, wire, misc, I have about $200 into it. Battery was half of that.
#3
No winch on the quad. I just ride state DNR trails here in Michigan...never been stuck in 20 years so I don't see it happening any time soon.
Like I said, it's just a nice to have. I enjoy welding and this gave me some garage time.
As I think of all the stuff I've man-handled into the back of my truck over the years I'm pretty sure I'll find some additional uses for the winch as well.
Just a different idea....maybe not for everyone.
Like I said, it's just a nice to have. I enjoy welding and this gave me some garage time.
As I think of all the stuff I've man-handled into the back of my truck over the years I'm pretty sure I'll find some additional uses for the winch as well.
Just a different idea....maybe not for everyone.
#6
Biggest reason was simplicity. Original idea was to use the truck battery but I also wanted this contraption to be able to be completely removed from the truck at any time.
Also, was going to run 6 gauge wire from the truck battery back to the bed. I figured by the time I snaked the wire down through the engine bay, along the frame rail, and up into the bed I was looking at about 20ft of wire (giving myself some fudge factor). It's a crew cab truck. Cost of the this wire + connectors + fuseable link + fuse(s) would have run me the cost of the stand alone battery I ended up with anyway.
Also, was going to run 6 gauge wire from the truck battery back to the bed. I figured by the time I snaked the wire down through the engine bay, along the frame rail, and up into the bed I was looking at about 20ft of wire (giving myself some fudge factor). It's a crew cab truck. Cost of the this wire + connectors + fuseable link + fuse(s) would have run me the cost of the stand alone battery I ended up with anyway.
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Biggest reason was simplicity. Original idea was to use the truck battery but I also wanted this contraption to be able to be completely removed from the truck at any time.
Also, was going to run 6 gauge wire from the truck battery back to the bed. I figured by the time I snaked the wire down through the engine bay, along the frame rail, and up into the bed I was looking at about 20ft of wire (giving myself some fudge factor). It's a crew cab truck. Cost of the this wire + connectors + fuseable link + fuse(s) would have run me the cost of the stand alone battery I ended up with anyway.
Also, was going to run 6 gauge wire from the truck battery back to the bed. I figured by the time I snaked the wire down through the engine bay, along the frame rail, and up into the bed I was looking at about 20ft of wire (giving myself some fudge factor). It's a crew cab truck. Cost of the this wire + connectors + fuseable link + fuse(s) would have run me the cost of the stand alone battery I ended up with anyway.
What charges the battery?
#9
Computer at home got some kind of virus this past weekend. As so as I figure out how to fix that I'll post more pics.
#10
Trickle charge when not being used. Battery sits in the garage and when I'm going riding I put it in the bed and hook it up to the winch. It's a very easy pull for the winch so I doubt the battery is getting much draw on it at all.
Lately, if I get a chance to ride it's only for a few hours at an off-road park about an hour from our house so I don't worry about the battery discharging on me.
Lately, if I get a chance to ride it's only for a few hours at an off-road park about an hour from our house so I don't worry about the battery discharging on me.
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