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Re: BEST BATTERY FOR TRAILER WINCH
[Re: racerhog]
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04/27/19 02:41 PM
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It sounds like you do not need a lot of power. If a lawn tractor battery has enuff oomph to run the winch, that is your cheapest at $30 a pop. Just keep it charged and replace it every couple years.
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Re: BEST BATTERY FOR TRAILER WINCH
[Re: 68LAR]
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04/27/19 03:56 PM
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I have a Duracell (Made in the USA) Marine/RV battery from Sam's Club in my car hauler. Works great. Charge as needed in season, pull and store on shop bench with a Battery Tender during the winter. I don't belong to Sams club, but my daughter does. What was the cost of your battery?? Can't recall. Let me hunt up the receipt.
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Re: BEST BATTERY FOR TRAILER WINCH
[Re: DynoDave]
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04/29/19 12:27 PM
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What I did was because I never wanted to have a dead battery for the winch. I put a solenoid under the hood of my truck directly to the battery. and ran welding cable back to the rear bumper. Then installed a 50 amp two pole anderson connector plug on the rear bumper with the corresponding plug on the trailer. Start the truck hit the switch for the solenoid and you have all the power you need. Cost is about $140 and never needs replacing. I also cut the clamp ends off a pair of jumper cables and put another anderson connector on. Now I can jump start something without opening the hood.
Last edited by FurryStump; 04/29/19 12:31 PM.
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Re: BEST BATTERY FOR TRAILER WINCH
[Re: FurryStump]
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04/29/19 03:33 PM
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What I've done is run a wire from power plug of trailer to positive term of winch battery. The truck charging system charges the winch battery while I'm driving.
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Re: BEST BATTERY FOR TRAILER WINCH
[Re: WO23Coronet]
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05/02/19 02:43 PM
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My truck also charges my battery on both my open trailer and enclosed trailers for the winches while driving down the road. I never buy any special battery. Whatever is on sale. I usually seem to get 7-8 years out of them.
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