schaibaa

Hi Guys,

I have a Trailex 8045 and a Warn 3700 winch. When I pull my car up the trailer, I have a real problem with all of the metal winch wire coiling up on the side where my tow hook is. Eventually the wire will rub on the guards. I've been grabbing the winch wire with my hand and pulling it toward the center of the winch, but that's dangerous and also causes me to start and stop the winch every 2-3 feet.

Any help would be appreciated!

Frank 993 C4S

Same issue here. Would love to see some good answers to the question.

grrrmonster

I guide it back and forth by hand (with gloves on). Can only go couple feet at a time

sbelles

If you can, angle your winch a little toward the tow hook side. It still might not wind perfectly but it will help.

Santi

Put on a heavy leather glove and guide the cable with your hand. Guide it about 3-4 feet from winch.

fatbillybob

Winch fairleads are wotrhless. So I use another hand winch aka "comealong." I let the winch rope guide through one of the eyehooks. The other hook is anchored to a point on the trailer so the comealong is 90 degrees to the winch rope. I tighten or release the comealong and guide the rope onto the winch even as I can as i bring up the car.

mastek

Can u post a pic of that setup if u get a chance

surlynkid

Is your winch centered on the trailer? I offset mine to the passenger side since all my vehicles' tow hooks are on the side. Fixed that.

Veloce Raptor

This thread is a LOT more interesting by changing the i in winch to e...

schaibaa

Yes I will probably do this -- should help. Thanks!

Good idea - do you put a pulley on one the wire side of the come-along or do you just let the wire rope slide through the hook?

The Trailex is very compact and the winch will really only fit in the center.

LOL!

Quinlan

This works. It's how I do it.

MUSSBERGER

Ditch the wire

http://www.samsonropecatalogs.com/lg...og_2011/page/8

http://www.samsonrope.com/Pages/WindingRopeWinch.aspx

LuigiVampa

I have a Superwinch and it seems to do a good job of spooling on and off. Every once in a while I have to guide it.

Frank 993 C4S

Thanks for posting that. Great idea.

Aspen Autosports

Rope is way better to work with than wire. However you will still need to guide the rope as it spools.