Electric winch for truck

[Phrunes]

Originally Posted by Nuvite-F

Deep sea trollops?
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Yes, cooked in garlic butter...not to be confused with the trollops at the top of some curtains

[Bluto]

Originally Posted by Airperson

I am thinking of checking out acquiring an electric wench and perhaps having one installed on the bed of my truck to lift heavy items such as generators. Has anyone had any experience with one. I would appreciate any feedback.

Cabela's carries a manual hoist that fits into the receiver hitch and it has a hoist arm, a crank and steel cable and hook that can lift several hundred pounds..
It's advertised as a deer hoist for hunters.
I use one to lift my generator for loading and unloading it in the pick up bed and, it works great. It has a geared ratio crank that takes all the work out of lifting. No motor needed.

[Airperson]

Bluto, you are the man, I promised my Bride I would stay out of Cabala's in the near future as I am drawn to the place like a dear in headlights. But what the heck, this sounds like exactly what I am looking for and I will just have to say the devil made me do it and get in the truck and go.

[Alumaholic]

Originally Posted by Bluto

Cabela's carries a manual hoist that fits into the receiver hitch and it has a hoist arm, a crank and steel cable and hook that can lift several hundred pounds..
It's advertised as a deer hoist for hunters.
I use one to lift my generator for loading and unloading it in the pick up bed and, it works great. It has a geared ratio crank that takes all the work out of lifting. No motor needed.

...to crank the winch?

[garry]

Harbor Freight has a hydraulic lift cost a lot less than an electric winch and will hoist a 3000W generator into the bed of a pick-up.

[Airperson]

Garry, Harbor Freight is a great store will check it out. Thanks

[Bluto]

Originally Posted by Airperson

Bluto, you are the man, I promised my Bride I would stay out of Cabala's in the near future as I am drawn to the place like a dear in headlights. But what the heck, this sounds like exactly what I am looking for and I will just have to say the devil made me do it and get in the truck and go.

[Airperson]

Stopped by Cabela's today on my way to Denton Airstream to find out what products they used on their panels; I asked Cabela's salesman about the deer hoist and he said they were out but said they had ten on order. I haven’t made it to harbor Freight yet, but appreciate all the great feedback.

[Hibby]

You may also want to check West Marine or similar stores for a manual or electric lift hoist or davit. I bought an electric one for my dad's seawall to help him lift a rowboat out of the water for him. Marine hoists are very common and might provide another option for you.

Go to http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...SiteSearchView

[Getaways]

If I had my drothers, my eclectic wench would be a redhead! With large accessories!

[Mike Leary]

PTO is my choice, as long as you can keep the engine running.

[Phrunes]

You could hook that PTO shaft to an electric motor and power your Airstream! Say bye bye to the genset...I think you're onto something!