Trailer hitch mounted winch ideas wanted

[ranger 1,750]

8 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I'll be putting a similar type on Colossus. 

That'll have a full size truck battery for no particular reason. 

It will be my idea of a driveable jumper box. 

‘Extra Weight’, Greater Capacity, Mobile Jump Pack, any modification should wherever possibly have more than one advantage over original spec.👍👍👍

 

Doug.

[ebinmaine 67,484]

1 hour ago, ranger said:

‘Extra Weight’, Greater Capacity, Mobile Jump Pack, any modification should wherever possibly have more than one advantage over original spec.👍👍👍

 

Doug.

All true. 

 

And the above in bold reminds me I'll likely need to add weight to the front of the C160 to compensate for the extra heavy duty winch/crane at the back. 

 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,557]

Uhm... 

Completion pics? 

 

[R Scheer 502]

Don't rush him!

[ebinmaine 67,484]

18 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Uhm... 

Completion pics? 

 

Not complete. No completion pics.

I can offer you some partway progress pics if that would help you?

 

 

7 minutes ago, R Scheer said:

Don't rush him!

 

Yeah that's right....

@SylvanLakeWH Jimbo you listen to your neighbors.

[ebinmaine 67,484]

2 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Uhm... 

Completion pics? 

 

 

I tested this once using the chain that's through the top.  

Works excellent, though heavy.  

 

 

 

[OutdoorEnvy 1,522]

@ebinmaine  how’s this project coming Eric?  Or did it get a different thread and I missed it?  
 

There are lots of great ideas in this thread though.  It’s been a fun read.  

[ebinmaine 67,484]

6 hours ago, OutdoorEnvy said:

@ebinmaine  how’s this project coming Eric?  Or did it get a different thread and I missed it?  
 

There are lots of great ideas in this thread though.  It’s been a fun read.  

 

Much appreciated 👍

 

I haven't used it as a lift or pull rig since late November/early December. 

 

Some notes:

As stated in the previous post of mine it is heavy. 

That's good for strengthness but is a bit challenging to handle of course.  

If I built another one I'd go thinner walls.  

 

I believe once I get the winch and cable/strap holders on it'll work great.  

 

One other possible thought is to add alternative pull options like welded on chain hooks. 

 

 

The hitch it's been in will need to be moved from the Cinnamon Horse 74 C160 to another tractor that has a standard height front end.  

Cinnamon's lifted front makes the crane tilt back too far. 

 

I'll be making up another hitch for that tractor too, accounting for the tilt. 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,484]

@OutdoorEnvy and the rest o' youzz folks. 

I have an UPDATE!!

 

 

We have an 18 cu yd load of 1 1/2" crushed stone being delivered soon. 

 

I figure the Wally Digger Backhoe is a great tool for LOADING yard trailers. 

 

We need a way to UNLOAD them. 

 

So.....

Back to this crane project!!

 

I started out with chopping almost 16" off the end of the crane. Didn't need it. It also added a LOT to the leverage of the whole hitch in a serious downward twist. 

I'll compensate more for that with a vehicle scissor jack. 

 

 

I'd added a long tube frame to the trailer years ago. Forget now why. May have been because I was thinking about putting the crane on the trailer back then. May have been because I didn't want to chop the tube until I knew what I was doing with this build. 

 

Anyway,  I shortened that up by over two feet. 

Before:

 

After:

 

 

 

This got the crane and trailer nose about 28" closer together.  

 

 

 

 

Next thing was to finish adding the lift mechanism to the crane. 

Here's the winch: 

 

And the lift belt holder:

 

 

The whole setup:

 

 

 

 

 

Last for today I found a piece of scrap/leftover 1/2" square edge Advantech. 

That's going to be bolted to the floor of the trailer. Partially for a great reduction in noise level when filling with stone. Partially for a huge difference in added strength. 

 

 

Next on the list is to add a piece of 3" angle iron to the front as my lifting point. 

That'll be bolted through the Advantech, the metal floor, the front cargo box support, and the lifting chain(s)..

 

 

 

[Oldskool 6,644]

Looking good. If you see a free plastic truck bed liner on the side of the road anywhere the center of it makes for a good slippery bed floor.

It also takes quite a whooping.

[fourwheelhorseman 279]

That’s pretty cool! I’ve often thought of building somthing like that as well, but for my Ferguson to30 instead. 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,557]

Very similar to mine...

 

Works like a charm...

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,484]

8 hours ago, Oldskool said:

free plastic truck bed liner

 

My uncle Ron read your comment. He has a liner for me. 

 

[PWL216 889]

On 4/8/2021 at 4:26 AM, ebinmaine said:

Here's the Incredibly excellent plan drawing

So basically you’re building a ‘Hangman’ winch. What CAD program did you use to create that most excellent drawing 🤪

[ebinmaine 67,484]

11 hours ago, PWL216 said:

So basically you’re building a ‘Hangman’ winch. What CAD program did you use to create that most excellent drawing 🤪

 

CAD = Computer Aided Drafting 

 

This was more like 

 

BWRDS = Bear With Ruler Does Scribbles.  

[ebinmaine 67,484]

Here's the scissor jack I want to try. 

I'm hoping to hose clamp it to the bottom somehow. 

 

 

 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,557]

47 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Here's the scissor jack I want to try. 

I'm hoping to hose clamp it to the bottom somehow. 

 

 

 

I'd think bolts / weld would be more stable? 

[ebinmaine 67,484]

6 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

I'd think bolts / weld would be more stable? 

 

Definitely agreed but I don't know where I would put them yet and also not sure if this is going to be a permanent solution. I don't think it'll really go anywhere because the tractor will be locked in place and I never dump anything unless I'm on level ground.

[ranger 1,750]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Here's the scissor jack I want to try. 

I'm hoping to hose clamp it to the bottom somehow. 

 

 

 

Try to angle the foot so the base is slightly further rearward than the top. This helps to stabilise the setup. If you mount it truly vertical, as the load is taken up the foot can sink in the ground and end up not providing much support!

[ebinmaine 67,484]

2 minutes ago, ranger said:

Try to angle the foot so the base is slightly further rearward than the top. This helps to stabilise the setup. If you mount it truly vertical, as the load is taken up the foot can sink in the ground and end up not providing much support!

 

I've also considered adding to the base to increase its size. 

With the current crane being angled as it is I may have to take whatever I can get until a more appropriate hitch is built.  

[ebinmaine 67,484]

I got the angle iron on and front stand back on. 

Also mounted a chain through the front bolts. 

I'll experiment with the chain length. I left it long on purpose. 

 

 

 

[peter lena 8,625]

@ebinmaine  like the various  ideas as you go , also like the ball hitch , find that to be the easiest hook up , and very smooth in its  function .  pete

[ebinmaine 67,484]

1 hour ago, peter lena said:

ball hitch

Definitely.  

I'll be adding more home shop made hitches to the Herd.