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Bulldog Winch Trailer Winch - Wire Rope - Roller Fairlead - 9,800 lbs
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Bulldog Winch Trailer Winch - Wire Rope - Roller Fairlead - 9,800 lbs
Part Number: BDW66FR
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Bulldog Winch Electric Winch - BDW66FR
- Trailer Winch
- 8001 - 10000 lbs
- Wire Rope
- Wired Remote
- Bulldog Winch
- 6.0 HP
- Medium - 5 to 9 fpm
- 71 - 80 lbs
- Planetary Gear
Heavy-duty winch with 5.8-hp, permanent magnet motor lets you quickly and safely pull large vehicles onto your trailer. Low-profile winch fits easily into most custom boxes and cabinets. Includes hand-held remote and mounting plate with hardware.
Features:
- Heavy-duty winch lets you pull trucks, vans, tractors, and other large vehicles onto your trailer
- Perfect for gooseneck car haulers, flatbeds, tagalongs, dovetails, and large tilt trailers
- Low-profile design - fits easily into most custom cabinets or boxes
- Steel mounting plate and hardware included
- Lets you mount winch and fairlead to trailer deck or frame
- 5.8-hp, Permanent magnet motor delivers powerful, fast, and safe line pulling
- Motor is lighter and uses less current than a series-wound motor
- Vent lets vapor escape to prevent moisture buildup
- Sealed, 365-amp contactor transmits power from your battery to the winch motor
- Water- and weather-resistant to IP67 specifications
- Side-mounted power unit includes contactor, plastic housing, and all electrical wiring
- Automatic, mechanical brake holds 100 percent of the load while minimizing winch creep
- All-steel, 3-stage planetary gear train
- Provides increased drum speed when compared with worm drives and 1- or 2-stage planetary gear trains
- Wired, hand-held remote lets you operate the winch from up to 20' away
- Free-spooling clutch ensures fast rope payout and reduces wear on the motor
- Gearbox can be rotated 360 degrees so you can reach the clutch handle no matter where you mount the winch
- 3/8" Diameter zinc-plated wire rope is strong and abrasion resistant
- 50' Long, aircraft-grade galvanized steel cable
- Steel spring tensioner allows easy rope management and ensures correct spooling
- 9/25" Steel clevis hook and nylon hand-saver strap included
- Heavy-duty, compact roller fairlead
- 4 Steel rollers reduce friction and wear on the rope
- Silver-zinc-plated finish resists corrosion
- Durable, black powder coated steel body and motor resist corrosion
- Dacromet-plated motor tube resists internal corrosion
- Tie-bars and side frames help to create a strong and rigid winch body
Specs:
- Rated line pull (with a single layer of wire rope around the drum):
- Static load: 9,800 lbs
- Rolling load: 98,000 lbs
- Motor: 12-volt DC
- Line pull at 0 lbs:
- Power draw: 51 amps
- Line speed: 29 FPM
- Line pull at 9,800 lbs:
- Power draw: 365 amps
- Line speed: 5-3/4FPM
- Line pull at 0 lbs:
- Gear ratio: 265:1
- Duty cycle: 2 minutes on/15 minutes off
- Braking: 100-percent load-holding mechanical
- Battery lead wire: 1 gauge
- Battery lead length: 6'
- Rope dimensions: 50' long x 9/25" (9.1 mm) diameter
- Winch dimensions: 21-1/2" long x 7-3/8" wide x 7-3/4" tall
- Drum dimensions: 2-1/2" diameter x 2-3/4" long
- Mounting bolt pattern:
- Winch: 6-1/2" x 4-1/2"
- Plate: 14-1/2" x 5-7/8"
- Distance between roller fairlead mounting holes (center to center): 10"
- Minimum winch box/cabinet size: 20" wide x 10" tall
- Winch weight (with wire rope installed): 77.8 lbs
- Recommended battery size (for maximum power): 650 CCA
- 2-Year limited warranty
10061 Bulldog Winch 5.8 hp Trailer Winch with Wired Remote and Mounting Plate - Wire Rope - Roller Fairlead - 9,800 lbs
Customer Satisfaction Score:
96% were satisfied with this product
4% of customers were not satisfied
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- Wrong item was ordered
Ratings & Reviews
4.7
105 reviews
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Andrew
06/11/2025
Love this winch! Pulls each of my collector cars up on trailer without trouble. I do wish there was an easy-to-access external ground terminal to hook directly to the battery. That is a small inconvenience solved with an alligator clamp!
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Dusty
06/05/2021
the Bull dog winch arrived on time and in good condition, it was easy to get the parts put together, but the real thrill was when i tried it out, WOW what a great job it did, it has plenty of power to do what i need to do, and the price was good. hopefully i will make another order soon,
once again thankyou,
once again thankyou,
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Brian
09/09/2022
Typical Chinese product. The controller failed the first time I tried to use the winch. The cause of the failure was the paper thin female terminals on the ends of the wires. These parts were completely soft and would not stay tight on the male terminals they fit on. The only solution was to replace the female terminals with a standard quality terminal that was made of much thicker material and was hard enough that the terminal would stay on the mating part and make a consistent electrical connection. After I replaced the less than satisfactory terminals, I have had no more problems. Personally, I am outraged that The problem happened solely because the manufacturer tried to save perhaps a nickel by using toy parts instead of regular grade terminals. This is why I hate to purchase anything that was made in China. It took me a few hours to diagnosis, access the terminals, find replacements and drive to purchase them, install them and reassemble the control section of the winch to repair a problem that never, ever, should have
occurred.
occurred.
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Mark
08/02/2025
Customer service was awesome!
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Nicholas
09/04/2021
The guide that keeps your tow chord was crap It literally broke the second using it and the chord would get all twisted and starting rubbing against the mount and fraying.
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Thomas
07/16/2026
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Joseph
03/20/2024
Tough construction, Haven't used yet
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Bmw Shop Hector
04/21/2026
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Randall
11/14/2022
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Larry
12/30/2022
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Richard
04/19/2018
I chose this winch for an 18 ft Kwik load roll back open car hauler. Size and price met my needs. Installed it in a 30" tool box on the forward deck of the trailer under the tire rack. Perfect size to hold the winch, battery and additional straps. Using a GM F body battery tray/hold down for securing a group 75 battery. To hook to the battery side posts I did swap the connectors to larger copper eye terminals. Will be finishing it by adding a small solar panel to maintain juice. Only used this once so far. Everything worked very smoothly. Real happy with how it came out. Thanks etrailer!
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Matthew
04/11/2020
Just installed yesterday. Nice appearance and very compact. Smaller foot print than the winch plate on my trailer. It was nice to have the mounting hardware and mounting plate included with the winch.
Pulled 20’ of cable out and powered it in. Motor is whisper quiet. I like the 20’ remote cable which gets me to the back end of my 20’ trailer deck easily.
Pulled 20’ of cable out and powered it in. Motor is whisper quiet. I like the 20’ remote cable which gets me to the back end of my 20’ trailer deck easily.
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Dwight
06/23/2025
Great addition to recent trailer purchase. Had to use it on a golf cart with three reasonably flat tires. Winch had no issues pulling the golf cart up.
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Doug
08/22/2022
I bought this winch to use in my enclosed car trailer to load heavy pallets on a pallet jack. This worked perfect, as the remote allowed me to guide the pallet jack as i was winching. The install was very easy with 4 bolts and a backing plate under the trailer floor. I used a portable battery box with deep cycle battery borrowed from my trolling motor to power it as the trailer has no provision for a battery.
I am very impressed with the performance and will be installing another one on my ATV trailer.
I am very impressed with the performance and will be installing another one on my ATV trailer.
Doug
8/27/2023
A year later and it’s still working great. I’ve loaded a few cars with it and it sure beats pushing them up the ramp. I definitely recommend this product to anyone needing a winch.
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Troy
05/07/2025
super fast shipping. I mounted the winch to trailer, hooked to a battery and was ready to go
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Mike S
02/23/2020
Couldn't ask for a better winch. Even though I don't have the remote their is plenty of cord for the control. I have it in our enclosed car hauler and it has plenty of power and the brake works great on a 4000 lb. car. It is a little of over kill but bigger is better. I would recommend this to anyone. Thank you for a great product and the service you give.
Mike S.
2/24/2021
Winch works great for pulling cars on our enclosed trailer. Couldnt ask for a better product.
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Thomas
11/08/2021
Works good with fully charged battery, but if the battery is discharged some, the wireless remote control will not work, and you have to plug the wire in!
Sierra K.
11/12/2021
For maximum power, the recommended battery size for this product is 650 CCA.
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Melvin
01/25/2018
Received my Bull dog winch promptly. Had to return for an issue with the cable. etrailer made the return easy and personal and sent me a new winch from the factory with in days. Great personal customer service.
Melvin
1/25/2019
The Bulldog winch that I purchased from e-trailer has performed flaw less with no issues. Thank You Guys,
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Greg
02/06/2026
Product arrived when they said it would and everything was in working order.
Communication was very good from start to finish.
Communication was very good from start to finish.
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Anthony
12/22/2024
Love this winch! Has easily pulled heavy vehicles up onto my trailer. Jeep Grand Cherokee, Ford Crown Vic, 1968 Charger, no problem and I'm glad I sprang for the power out feature as the Charger had no drive train or brakes to assist in backing down off the trailer.
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Ross
08/26/2022
First unit worked fine for a couple of months then the "power" unwind function quit. We could only unspool it in free spool mode, meaning no ability to do a controlled lowering off the trailer. Shipped back to Bulldog, they replaced the remote control and it works fine now. But cost to ship back to Bulldog (they don't cover that cost even in warranty period) was almost 1/2 the cost of an entirely new winch. I wish Bulldog would have covered the return shipping cost during warranty. Generally happy with the winch, but the shipping cost made me sick.
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hje123
04/18/2023
I've had the winch for a year and its been reliable. I use it to load/unload a 2500 lbs race car from a flatbed trailer. I do have it enclosed in a steel box with a battery and solar panel charger on top. The one issue I have with it is that it does not evenly spool-up the cable...it tends to spool it towards the center versus back and forth across the face of the winch. (If there is a simple fix for that, please let me know!)
Otherwise good winch for the money!
Otherwise good winch for the money!
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Michael
01/24/2026
nice product
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Mark
12/29/2021
My winch is mounted on a pedestal welded to the tongue of an open trailer. I power the winch with a 12v marine battery mounted in a watertight box and a small solar charger. The winch pulls a 3000-pound car onto a trailer with ease.
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David
01/14/2026
Nice stuff
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Dusty A.
6/6/2022
the bulldog winch works very well, i have worked several winches in my lifetime but this is one of the best i have used, the price was great as well.