Any suggestions for trailer power winch ?

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by captpete13

Destroyer,
I'm not trying to pick apart your post. I have used the Powerwinch and the LD winches before. And for my personal use they were insufficient. Slow,noisey and expensive. For the occasional recreational use they are fine. In my opinion I have found the vehicle winches to be better. I would love to put a $1000 Warn winch on my trailer but it's not in the budget for me.

Question could be - what about for salt water use ?
Are winches meant for vehicles going to stand up to cranking in a salt water covered cable.
Corrosion being the issue.
I called Superwinch Company, and they advised that their open style winches likely to corrode, and that their cable is also just galvanized.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by bgreene

Question could be - what about for salt water use ?
Are winches meant for vehicles going to stand up to cranking in a salt water covered cable.
Corrosion being the issue.
I called Superwinch Company, and they advised that their open style winches likely to corrode, and that their cable is also just galvanized.

Well, I can only speak for my own experience. But I've really never had any real trouble with my Powerwinch(s). Only trouble I every had was a spur gear that stripped out on a really old used unit, and I was able to get a replacement from Powerwinch. I have always made it a policy that when I powerwash my boat at the end of the day the trailer and the winch cable are among the items that also get washed with sweet water. Actually Greenie, what I would do is shop Craigslist until you find one, get it and see if it's to your liking. You can always find them for a hundred or less, and that's far cheaper than buying a new one for several hundred. Or, go the route like MJ and CaptPete did and buy an automotive style winch. Either way, if you keep it clean you'll get years of usage out of it.

Oh, and nothing wrong with galv. cable. No rust, good strength. What's not to like?

[bradford]

My Armstrong 2 speed winch has never let me down, nor has my variable speed Wench, though she can be a bit salty at times.

[step up here]

Power equipment will never last as long. Armstrong will last your lifetime!

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by step up here

Power equipment will never last as long. Armstrong will last your lifetime!

Perhaps, but my electric winch will get my boat up on my trailer and away from the loading area much faster than a hand crank, with lots less effort, using only
a single person instead of one cranking and one guiding the boat. I'll stay with the powerwinch. (Although a bit salty wench does sound inviting at times)

[garbubba]

Doesn't anybody else drive their boat on the trailer? No need for a power winch to crank up a foot of cable.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by garbubba

Doesn't anybody else drive their boat on the trailer? No need for a power winch to crank up a foot of cable.

I see people doing it all the time, but usually I'm only one person on the boat, so it would be almost impossible for me to do without delaying lots of people that also want to use the boat ramp.