cdr_warsstar 106 #1 Posted April 24, 2017 Now that I have a pickup again, I started looking into ways to easily load tractor finds into the bed instead of having to drag a trailer around.I stumbled across this (http://www.toyloader.com/) and thought that looked like a good idea. But not worth $600. So I made my own. (Well, my dad ended up doing the welding and metal work. He enjoys it.) The steel ended up being free since my dad got drops from work, but if I had to by it, it probably would have been around $25 from a metal store that sells drops by the pound.The winch was $50, the battery was free from a junk mower, the box was $4, $10 for the connectors, $10 for the pins, $5 for the winch plate. So I spent around $80, but buying everything would put the cost around $140 or so. Haven't had a chance to test it yet. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sarge 3,463 #2 Posted May 9, 2017 Good idea - nice that it doesn't take up bed room or have to drill holes in the bed... Sarge 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoozey 2 #3 Posted May 23, 2017 Have you tested it? How was it? If it works then it would be a good idea. Maybe I can do this too on my Smittybilt winch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cdr_warsstar 106 #4 Posted August 2, 2017 On 5/22/2017 at 9:13 PM, Hoozey said: Have you tested it? How was it? If it works then it would be a good idea. Maybe I can do this too on my Smittybilt winch. Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Life has been a bit nuts. It works great. The only thing I'm going to change is I'm going to wire it into the truck battery, the small one dies too quickly. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slim67 2,735 #5 Posted August 2, 2017 A guy that bought two sears off me this past weekend had the same set up . Worked like a charm. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
