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08-19-2011, 03:56 AM
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which winch is which?
None of the rental places here have trailers with winches to load a non-running car. How much of a winch should I get to load something like a W140?
Will a 4000 lb come-along do it or will it take thousands of strokes? Will a hand crank winch with about a foot long crank handle have enough advantage for my skinny arm to pull a 2-ton car up a loading ramp? Harbor Freight has a $30 winch with a "pull vehicles up to 3 tons" claim but I've seen stereo amplifiers that use bigger power wires. I guess you get what you pay for with a foot a minute loaded draw rate. Thanks, Sixto 
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08-19-2011, 10:00 AM
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The come along will do just fine for a 4000 lb car. I've used them many a time on a 8,000 lb diesel f350. It is definitely slow, but gets the job done. The cheapie ones from harbor freight are not worth it in my opinion- look at the ones from Grainger or Four Wheel parts. They are about 5 times the price, but much safer and a tool you will have forever.
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08-19-2011, 10:43 AM
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If you have enough spool and length of cable, add a pulley-hook, attach that to the car, then attach/hook the end of the cable back near the winch. You double your "pulling power" with alot less effort on your arm/winch. It'll take twice the time, but if you don't want to worry about "face-slap," that's the way to go.
Now, if you don't have enough spool and the cable is only as long enough to reach the car once, then get a tow strap and use that as the attachment to the car and use the above mentioned pulley-hook to pull the strap(s) that are attached to the car to get your vehicle up on the trailer. Again, practice safe winching...eye glasses, gloves, etc....
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08-19-2011, 10:45 AM
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Sixto,
If you were from a farm, I would suggest fence wire strainers. I have used them to pull cars out of bogs, lift motors out & drag a stationary motor up onto a trailer. Most car trailers over here have boat winches on them. On the low gear they pull a car up ramps no problem.
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08-19-2011, 12:43 PM
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I have used a variety of these over a number of years. My suggestion: get a come-along that uses a chain instead of a cable. You will be AMAZED at how easy it makes everything that you are doing by hand. I have a battery-operated winch and I still use the chain come-along. Lots of them in Craig's List for 75.00-100.00 and last forever, easily resold, worth every penny.
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