JT to the rescue...

[ShadowsPapa]

Sort of. It was me with JT and trailer helping a neighbor get his son's car to a shop for repairs.
It was dead, so needed an easy way to load and haul to town.
He's over 80 and not walking around so well any more. His son was gone, working as a construction truck driver so I said I'd be happy to help.
Gave me a chance to test out the theories of my ATV winch mounted on the trailer as well.
That @#$% car was a PAIN to connect straps too - really low riding with the spoiler and all - getting straps around those big wide fat GM lower control arms almost has me thinking of some choice words.

Nice - his garage has a drop just like mine to keep water out, and it works perfect for my tilt-bed - no ledge or ridge to get over (but was a tripping hazard for us older folks)

The target -

And.......... we're off. With all the engine and transmission weight at the back, had to pull it a lot farther forward than normal.

Getting straps around those lower control arms - what a #@$%

Neither my neighbor or I had a good charged 12v battery to run my trailer's ATV winch from so we used a heavy battery charger he had. Worked - for a while, then either I blew a fuse or something in my trailer winch controller as it stopped about 3/4 up. I think it was under-amped and just didn't like that running from a battery charger.
But it was a learning experience, too - we both figured that if powered from my trailer connector, it might just work!
Or run heavy cables back there and rig a connector to run it from off the battery up front, either way. May try the trailer connector idea first as it's fused at 35 amps and with the truck running, shouldn't have voltage drop.
It worked for quite a while, so I'm closer to getting it perfected.
That 2500 pound winch didn't get hot and wasn't really working that hard.

It's so easy to maneuver a rig like this with a JT. Love the combination.

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[PuddleJumper]

How much did that whole combo weigh?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

How much did that whole combo weigh?

Don't know, didn't have to go too many miles.
It towed like a dream, though..
With my Javelin on board, or even the SX4, I'm sitting at about 5,000 pounds all in.
Can't imagine this car being too much over 3300 pounds alone.
Maybe someone has specs on that car and can tell me?
All I know is - it towed and handled fine.
At the destination, I had to pull off the road south into an empty field, and then back north across the road up a steep gravel incline to get it up to the door of the shop it was being left at. Should have gotten a pic of that - the JT pushed it up that incline fine.

 

[ZoMojave]

Don't know, didn't have to go too many miles.
It towed like a dream, though..
With my Javelin on board, or even the SX4, I'm sitting at about 5,000 pounds all in.
Can't imagine this car being too much over 3300 pounds alone.
Maybe someone has specs on that car and can tell me?
All I know is - it towed and handled fine.
At the destination, I had to pull off the road south into an empty field, and then back north across the road up a steep gravel incline to get it up to the door of the shop it was being left at. Should have gotten a pic of that - the JT pushed it up that incline fine.

In my early days, I had a couple of Trans Am's. Around 3,600 pounds if I remember correctly.

 

[ZoMojave]

Job well done!

Yeah, with the subframe design they are not fun to find a grab point back there. Lucky it is jacked up with those big tires. Made it a little easier to crawl under it because typically these tend to drag ass in the rear over time.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Job well done!

Yeah, with the subframe design they are not fun to find a grab point back there. Lucky it is jacked up with those big tires. Made it a little easier to crawl under it because typically these tend to drag ass in the rear over time.

I needed to find a place to connect a short chain to - to hook onto with the little winch or later the come-along.
Like you said, luckily I could slide under the fuel tank and reach forward, move the brake line a touch to get the chain under it and around the axle tube to pull it back.
Strapping the back wasn't bad - no worse than my Javelin, but the front? That thing sits low and yeah, you know, those wide GM a-arm shaped lower control arms with the and shocks and all in the way, the steering linkage right there in the way......
Getting it off was easy - pulled the left fender off my trailer so the shop guy could get in and steer and brake - gave it a push, trailer tilted back, car rolled off.

Around 3,600 pounds if I remember correctly.

I figured it was something like that - a bit heavier than my cars because of the much heavier front suspension and that sort of thing, but not crazy heavy.

OK, trailer with tool box, tools and if the spare tire was on it, would be 1600. I left the spare at home.
So maybe 1550 or so for the trailer. Let's be fair and just say 1600 like I figure for other hauling.
If the car was 3600, that's 5200 pounds.

 

[ErylFlynn]

Dam nice car though! One of my favorite older cars. That thing is worth a bit I bet.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Dam nice car though! One of my favorite older cars. That thing is worth a bit I bet.

It's my neighbor's son's car - been with him at a couple of car shows. Custom built engine package with transmission and all dropped into it. It sounds nice and strong.

I wouldn't turn it away if it somehow ended up in my driveway.

 

[ZoMojave]

It's my neighbor's son's car - been with him at a couple of car shows. Custom built engine package with transmission and all dropped into it. It sounds nice and strong.

I wouldn't turn it away if it somehow ended up in my driveway.

A stroker motor. Wow, much more HP than the emissions choked factory Pontiac 400 or God forbid the Oldsmobile 403!

 

[PuddleJumper]

Don't know, didn't have to go too many miles.
It towed like a dream, though..
With my Javelin on board, or even the SX4, I'm sitting at about 5,000 pounds all in.
Can't imagine this car being too much over 3300 pounds alone.
Maybe someone has specs on that car and can tell me?
All I know is - it towed and handled fine.
At the destination, I had to pull off the road south into an empty field, and then back north across the road up a steep gravel incline to get it up to the door of the shop it was being left at. Should have gotten a pic of that - the JT pushed it up that incline fine.

Nice job! Love seeing JTs do work

 

[Stuntman Mike]

Sort of. It was me with JT and trailer helping a neighbor get his son's car to a shop for repairs.
It was dead, so needed an easy way to load and haul to town.
He's over 80 and not walking around so well any more. His son was gone, working as a construction truck driver so I said I'd be happy to help.
Gave me a chance to test out the theories of my ATV winch mounted on the trailer as well.
That @#$% car was a PAIN to connect straps too - really low riding with the spoiler and all - getting straps around those big wide fat GM lower control arms almost has me thinking of some choice words.

Nice - his garage has a drop just like mine to keep water out, and it works perfect for my tilt-bed - no ledge or ridge to get over (but was a tripping hazard for us older folks)

The target -

And.......... we're off. With all the engine and transmission weight at the back, had to pull it a lot farther forward than normal.

Getting straps around those lower control arms - what a #@$%

Neither my neighbor or I had a good charged 12v battery to run my trailer's ATV winch from so we used a heavy battery charger he had. Worked - for a while, then either I blew a fuse or something in my trailer winch controller as it stopped about 3/4 up. I think it was under-amped and just didn't like that running from a battery charger.
But it was a learning experience, too - we both figured that if powered from my trailer connector, it might just work!
Or run heavy cables back there and rig a connector to run it from off the battery up front, either way. May try the trailer connector idea first as it's fused at 35 amps and with the truck running, shouldn't have voltage drop.
It worked for quite a while, so I'm closer to getting it perfected.
That 2500 pound winch didn't get hot and wasn't really working that hard.

It's so easy to maneuver a rig like this with a JT. Love the combination.

Nice car!

The rig reminds me a little bit of mine before i sold my C5Z06.

I always connected my ATV winch directly to the battery. Connecting through the trailer connector might not be the best idea, you need at least 80 amps for your 2500 lbs winch.

 

[jav_eee]

some heavy guage wire ran to the back bumper terminated with an anderson power pole connector would do the trick for getting power to a trailer-mounted winch.

 

[Koolcarguy]

Sort of. It was me with JT and trailer helping a neighbor get his son's car to a shop for repairs.
It was dead, so needed an easy way to load and haul to town.
He's over 80 and not walking around so well any more. His son was gone, working as a construction truck driver so I said I'd be happy to help.
Gave me a chance to test out the theories of my ATV winch mounted on the trailer as well.
That @#$% car was a PAIN to connect straps too - really low riding with the spoiler and all - getting straps around those big wide fat GM lower control arms almost has me thinking of some choice words.

Nice - his garage has a drop just like mine to keep water out, and it works perfect for my tilt-bed - no ledge or ridge to get over (but was a tripping hazard for us older folks)

The target -

And.......... we're off. With all the engine and transmission weight at the back, had to pull it a lot farther forward than normal.

Getting straps around those lower control arms - what a #@$%

Neither my neighbor or I had a good charged 12v battery to run my trailer's ATV winch from so we used a heavy battery charger he had. Worked - for a while, then either I blew a fuse or something in my trailer winch controller as it stopped about 3/4 up. I think it was under-amped and just didn't like that running from a battery charger.
But it was a learning experience, too - we both figured that if powered from my trailer connector, it might just work!
Or run heavy cables back there and rig a connector to run it from off the battery up front, either way. May try the trailer connector idea first as it's fused at 35 amps and with the truck running, shouldn't have voltage drop.
It worked for quite a while, so I'm closer to getting it perfected.
That 2500 pound winch didn't get hot and wasn't really working that hard.

It's so easy to maneuver a rig like this with a JT. Love the combination.

Nice and great car they don't want sell it? I have a couple Ta's always looking for another

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Nice and great car they don't want sell it? I have a couple Ta's always looking for another

LOL - I'll tell my neighbor that if Chad ever wants to part with that car.............
I'm no expert on those cars, in fact, my knowledge is limited to the generic stuff - not specifics, but having been around it a few times when we parked together at car shows and hearing him talk of the new power plant and all - yeah, I could live with it. It's nice. Perfect? No. Some mods, some things bypassed, left out, whatever, but.......... it is a car that could become whatever one wanted it to be.

The rig reminds me a little bit of mine before i sold my C5Z06.

I always connected my ATV winch directly to the battery. Connecting through the trailer connector might not be the best idea, you need at least 80 amps for your 2500 lbs winch.

This isn't meant to dispute any part of that - just going by the wire size it came with and what the book says - it's a HF winch so you know it's not over-built with massive wiring and the book is pretty general, but the fuse it comes with is pretty light. The wires - not hefty.
But then - those are short wires, too. we know when you add length, you increase the drop.
I did waffle about the trailer plug thing - just wasn't sure.......... enough doubt that I have not tried it and it would likely be on the edge of "just ok".

some heavy guage wire ran to the back bumper terminated with an anderson power pole connector would do the trick for getting power to a trailer-mounted winch.

I actually bought enough high-flex wire and connectors as that's an idea I had as well. But then - do I wire something semi-permanent, or just make really long jumpers, open hood, connect?
So I guess I have the stuff to wire it in almost any fashion. Would be nice to simply plug the winch into a connector ready to go - and it could also function for other things if necessary, with a fuse, or I had thought about using a solenoid disconnect to an aux switch so I could kill power to wires going back there for that ATV winch on the trailer.

I'm taking it all in and will eventually decide - maybe - that's one of my issues - ADHD, decisions are literally almost impossible. Give me 3 choices and I freak out, 2 is bad enough.
Honestly shocked this forum has put up with me all this time.

 

[TARHEELKIDD]

Sort of. It was me with JT and trailer helping a neighbor get his son's car to a shop for repairs.
It was dead, so needed an easy way to load and haul to town.
He's over 80 and not walking around so well any more. His son was gone, working as a construction truck driver so I said I'd be happy to help.
Gave me a chance to test out the theories of my ATV winch mounted on the trailer as well.
That @#$% car was a PAIN to connect straps too - really low riding with the spoiler and all - getting straps around those big wide fat GM lower control arms almost has me thinking of some choice words.

Nice - his garage has a drop just like mine to keep water out, and it works perfect for my tilt-bed - no ledge or ridge to get over (but was a tripping hazard for us older folks)

The target -

And.......... we're off. With all the engine and transmission weight at the back, had to pull it a lot farther forward than normal.

Getting straps around those lower control arms - what a #@$%

Neither my neighbor or I had a good charged 12v battery to run my trailer's ATV winch from so we used a heavy battery charger he had. Worked - for a while, then either I blew a fuse or something in my trailer winch controller as it stopped about 3/4 up. I think it was under-amped and just didn't like that running from a battery charger.
But it was a learning experience, too - we both figured that if powered from my trailer connector, it might just work!
Or run heavy cables back there and rig a connector to run it from off the battery up front, either way. May try the trailer connector idea first as it's fused at 35 amps and with the truck running, shouldn't have voltage drop.
It worked for quite a while, so I'm closer to getting it perfected.
That 2500 pound winch didn't get hot and wasn't really working that hard.

It's so easy to maneuver a rig like this with a JT. Love the combination.

Wish you were my neighbor... for many reasons

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