Comments on: Finds: Model 915 Trailer Winch http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/05/finds-model-915-trailer-winch/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:09:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Rick http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/05/finds-model-915-trailer-winch/#comment-11675 Rick Fri, 05 Jan 2007 18:05:29 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/05/finds-model-915-trailer-winch/#comment-11675 I was just on Harbor Freight's website last night checking out electric hoist options - and came across some similar items in my search. If you're on a budget, or don't foresee needing something as powerful, or as long-lasting (i.e. you'll use it maybe a couple times a year) HF has a few options. One 12v option is this <a href="http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=43331" rel="nofollow">12v Portable electric winch.</a> for $50 - the downside is that you get only "6000 lbs. of pulling capacity for rolling stock, 2000 lbs. for straight pulling." Which may not help if you're muscling a bobcat or something, but might work for muscling motorcycles or ATVs onto a trailer (assuming they're not running under their own power). They also have a manual crank one, which I think is different from what Sean mentioned using recently on that SUV. This is decidedly cheaper - at $25 for this <a href="http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=41694" rel="nofollow">2000 lb Dual Drive Winch</a>. Clearly this lowers your capacity a bit, but again, if you don't need it for the next BigFoot it might just get the job done. My, I've turned into quite the Harbor Freight whore haven't I? I was just on Harbor Freight’s website last night checking out electric hoist options - and came across some similar items in my search. If you’re on a budget, or don’t foresee needing something as powerful, or as long-lasting (i.e. you’ll use it maybe a couple times a year) HF has a few options. One 12v option is this 12v Portable electric winch. for $50 - the downside is that you get only “6000 lbs. of pulling capacity for rolling stock, 2000 lbs. for straight pulling.” Which may not help if you’re muscling a bobcat or something, but might work for muscling motorcycles or ATVs onto a trailer (assuming they’re not running under their own power).

They also have a manual crank one, which I think is different from what Sean mentioned using recently on that SUV. This is decidedly cheaper - at $25 for this 2000 lb Dual Drive Winch. Clearly this lowers your capacity a bit, but again, if you don’t need it for the next BigFoot it might just get the job done.

My, I’ve turned into quite the Harbor Freight whore haven’t I?

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