Trailer winch question?

[johnte]

I've just bought a car transporter trailer, but it doesn't have  winch fitted.

Question is, what capacity will the winch need to be to pull a Discovery on, it is a tilt bed, so will be towing up hill?

I'm not looking electric, only a hand powered job, but they all seem to be around 1000 - 1500kgs.  Thanks.

[Range Rover Blues]

Yes they are.

If you aren't pulling the Disco straight out of the mud onto the ramp then you don't need a recovery winch.

[hobbit]

You dont need a strong one for road pulling, 1500-2000 is plenty, you can use a manual, but a portable electric one is just as good, got an electric one I use, can easily pull a rangy or disco onto the trailer, if you can aim the load to go down hill on loading makes it easier whichever winch you use

[Disco-Ron]

You might need to consider if there's a chance that the truck will be broken, ie, wheels hanging off etc, as that would clearly take more pulling power....

The other option of course, is 'if' the disco has a winch fitted, if there's a suitable strong point on the trailer, you could always winch the truck on using that...... with a pulley block iff needed to slow down the operation......

[666]

Or if you have a winch fitted to the front of the towing vehicle put a tow ball next to it and winch it up that way. I use my rear winch for dragging all sorts on to the trailer :shock: