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    new winch and new advertising

    had a slow day today so we went and picked up 12000 ramsey from one of our wrecker services we deal with, new motor and new solenoids, to install on our new trailer, in between i bought a 03 sunfire and flipped it on the way home to a body shop that we deal with regularly. tonight i went by one of the local supermarkets where we purchased a sign on a park bench for two years, its also at another location across town




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    Nice setup man!!! Looking official!!

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    Nice Score on a Ramsey.. Those badboy's will set you back a stack of pennies when brand new! I dig your rig man! Keep on Keeping on!

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    Looks good Cory
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    Good idea on the park bench! Did you check with the HVAC company on the sign next to yours about their scrap? Gotta love a YARD WITH NO SNOW!!!!

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    thanks guys, the ramseys are probably all we will get from now on, we burnt up two warns over the last year(one was self inflicted), we got three of the ramseys now and same solenoids and motor on all three, steve rebuilt the 2nd one we got so he knows all the ins and outs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by freonjoe View Post
    Good idea on the park bench! Did you check with the HVAC company on the sign next to yours about their scrap? Gotta love a YARD WITH NO SNOW!!!!
    the signs were a bargain, a little over $10 a month for two locations paid up front for two years. not yet on the hvac but i will but most of the guys down here take care of their own but i will call next time i go by and get the rest of the number . The yard you bet, we got about 6 weeks of danger for winter weather left, we rarely get snow in march

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    Looking good Cory...thanks for the update.
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    I had to go to google to figure out what a Ramsey was.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BurlyGuys View Post
    I had to go to google to figure out what a Ramsey was.
    I use google for everything, a year ago i didnt know what a ramsey was neither

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    I dig your setup Cory, I am also looking for a 5 ton+ winch for my deckover trailer. The one I have has tilt feature and is dovetail, any recommendations on your behalf? I am worried about the steel cable rubbing when pulling a car or something on the trailer. I would have to weld a bracket like yours as well, also I like the portable winches that hook up into a 2" tow receiver. You can remove it so no one swipes it, but I wonder wich is best? any input appreciated. Also my trailer has a battery to run the hydraulics, I guess you need a verry good battery to run these winches. I wonder also if I can install a hydraulic winch to run off the pump or should I stick to electric
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    Quote Originally Posted by corycouch View Post
    the signs were a bargain, a little over $10 a month for two locations paid up front for two years. not yet on the hvac but i will but most of the guys down here take care of their own but i will call next time i go by and get the rest of the number . The yard you bet, we got about 6 weeks of danger for winter weather left, we rarely get snow in march
    with your volume, you prbably get a higher price than they do at the yard. maybe you can make an offer that saves them the trip to the yard

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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperDave View Post
    I dig your setup Cory, I am also looking for a 5 ton+ winch for my deckover trailer. The one I have has tilt feature and is dovetail, any recommendations on your behalf? I am worried about the steel cable rubbing when pulling a car or something on the trailer. I would have to weld a bracket like yours as well, also I like the portable winches that hook up into a 2" tow receiver. You can remove it so no one swipes it, but I wonder wich is best? any input appreciated. Also my trailer has a battery to run the hydraulics, I guess you need a verry good battery to run these winches. I wonder also if I can install a hydraulic winch to run off the pump or should I stick to electric
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    all of mine are electric, the wrecker guys swear by hydraulic but i have no experience with them. the rice trailer in the pic has a hydraulic tilt also and came with a marine battery. i welded two braces on the upright on the front of the trailer and welded the plate to the braces, then bolted the winch to the plate. i installed it this way so the cable wouldnt rub my trailer verses mounting it on the front. i bought a new marine battery at sams club today just for this winch (i know ive got alot of free ones) so ill have one battery for the winch and one for the tilt. these batteries at sams club have a one year warrenty and ive already swapped in the one on my dovetail a few months ago and you get a new warrenty on your replacement date. im still working on where to mount the winch battery, im thinking of welding a box under the floor. im gonna try to get some pics before it gets dark of what i have done

    edit, dave on the dovetail as far as i know there is nothing you can do to keep the cable from rubbing and loading a vehicle it pulls better on the lowest point of the car you can hook to
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    here are the pics im sure someone will make fun of my welds i wasnt planning on showing them




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    Love your trailer...

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    cory nicew set up but i disagree with your love of ramsey and hate or warn warn planataries suck bit the worm gears are the best i rind ramsey winch engage for freespool modes leave way to much to be desired they slip far to much
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    Quote Originally Posted by Libertytow View Post
    cory nicew set up but i disagree with your love of ramsey and hate or warn warn planataries suck bit the worm gears are the best i rind ramsey winch engage for freespool modes leave way to much to be desired they slip far to much
    i dont know if its a love , at the time of purchase it was what we could afford, one ramsey came on the tow truck, the 2nd one we paid 150 for, put on a $90 motor and changed the fluids and new solenoids we have a little over $300 in it. it has slipped a few times but never more than 2 inches. the one we got from the wrecker service we only paid 400 for it. as far as the warns go one of them was a good winch but it just couldnt handle our abuse and we beat those cast casings to death. the one thing i miss about the warns is that they are twice as fast


    Im gonna have to use it pretty quick to. i got a call a few minutes ago from the same wrecker guy i got the winch from and he gave me a number and said to call it quick. 75 cars from one spot, about 20 burnouts and about half of the 75 are complete im gonna meet the guy tomorrow with both trucks and try my best to make a deal. I'M HOPING THIS IS THE ONE IVE BEEN WAITING FOR

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    Go Cory!!!! Awesome to see a member doing so well.

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    I feel you need a brace on each side of the frame from the top back before the tie down. I think you will bend that baby the way it is.

    I'll trade you that for the ditch whitch trailor I had in the back yard. ROFL

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    did you guys ever try a solar charger for your winch

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