Recommended Winch for Old Trailer Winch Replacement
Updated 04/15/2020 | Published 07/03/2018
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I have a hand winch on a home made car hauler that is geared like the first gear on a 21 speed bicycle. Meaning with a lot of cranking it will very slowly reel in a ton of weight. I would very much like to know what kind it is and if parts are available for it, if its worth fixing or if its just a hunk of junk. As you can see in one of the images, its missing the carrier bearing. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
asked by: Aaron T
Expert Reply:
Thanks for the photo. The Dutton-Lainson Hand Winch - TUFFPLATE Finish - 2 Speed - Direct Drive - 2,500 lbs # DL14825 you asked the question from is set-up much differently. The style of winch you have is more like a worm gear winch # DL11001.
The older mechanical trailer winches like you have unfortunately do not have replacement parts readily available, I can't determine the winch you have pictured.
My recommendation is to move to the more modern electric trailer winches like the Bulldog Winch Trailer Winch - Wire Rope - Roller Fairlead - 4,400 lbs # BDW15019. I've attached a couple videos to assist.
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Dutton-Lainson Hand Winch - TUFFPLATE Finish - 2 Speed - Direct Drive - 2,500 lbs
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- Standard Hand Winch
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- 2001 - 4000 lbs
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Neal J.
4/13/2020
Question...…..I have an enclosed trailer and wondered if one of the Dutton Lainson winches would pull up my 3500 pound classic car up into an enclosed trailer. Would prefer not to have 12 volt pull as this tool would be used only if the loading vehicle would not start. Almost all of the questions you address are related to vertical pulling but what about my desired application. Thank,