Hey guys, I need to mound a winch in the back of my truck....any ideas on what the best way to do that would be, or any products that would make it easier?

 

I like the idea of a hitch mounted winch.

I have seen the winches that come with enough wiring and connectors for the front and back of the vehicle.

With a front mounted hitch, you'd have the best of both, just pull the pin and connector, and move the winch from front to rear as needed.

Plus it could be stored out-of-sight to prevent theft.

 

Yes, they do have mounts that adapt to your hitch, but that doesn't work for me....I need one to pull cars up onto a trailer, so the hitch is going to occupied.

 

How about mounting it on the trailer in a similar fashion as a boat winch? It would always be lined up to pull straight onto the trailer and it'll always be available incase you don't use the same vehicle to tow with all the time. They even make extremely heavy duty electric winches for boats which I would imagine could pull any "carcass of a vehicle" or a rolling vehicle onto the trailer. That's what I'd do.

 

a trailer mounted electric winch will be fine, on my freinds car trailer he has a 1000 pound electric winch to pull up his stang and it works very easy

 

I use rental auto transports from U-Haul though, so I really need it mounted on the truck.

 

The only thing I can think of is to get a gooseneck hitch for your bed then fashion a winch plate and stick it in there.

 

Damn good idea FX...that would give me a better angle to pull cars up the ramp and clear the trailer too. You da man!

 

Just be careful if you do go this route and never operate it from the cab of the truck. I can just see the line snapping and having a hook coming through the back glass at a high rate of speed. I've seen a winch cable snap before and it's not a pretty sight. I'm sure you know what your doing...but felt like I needed to say it.