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I hear ya, Daryl.... Climbing in and out of my car with a cage, in the trailer (it's hard enough when the car is in the lanes) is just too much for these old bones.......... ;-) Went with an electric tongue jack, last year. Much easier on the ol' back.....

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Jeff,

Does your trailer have a front cabinet? If so that is typically where they are mounted. That is where mine is mounted and the bottom of the cabinet has an opening for the cable. It is bolted through the floor with a 1/4" aluminum plate on the underside. The wireless remote is also a nice thing to have, I do not belive Superwinch makes them anymore, but Tommy Johnson Motorsports has one. Hope this helps

Sean

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Sean, It didn't have cabinets when I bought it. I added 2 Craftsman 2 drawer workbenches across the front. I thought about mounting it under the floor, and just having a slot for the roller fairlead.

Any pictures anyone has of their mounting would be appreciated.

Thanks for all the advice!

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I had a trailer with cabinets that limited where I could put a winch so just put it on the side and hooked a pulley block to the center tie down and ran the cable thru it. Beats tripping over everything right there in the cabinet area. I personally like the side pulls like this, if you're going with a SuperWinch 3500 there's plenty of power to overcome the small friction loss associated with this arrangement. Just make sure the center tie down fitting is reinforced from below.

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On my open trailer I mounted the winch under the trailer, and cut an opening in the steel deck for the fairlead. It was great! A friend had his mounted that way in his enclosed, other than the tripping hazard, it was great. How long your trailer is will make a difference on placement as well. It does not take long to fill a trailer.

Sean

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It's 24'. I think I can build a mount underneath and put the fairlead in the floor. Minimal tripping hazard. I was concerned about the pulling capacity of the winch. Knowing it is pulling a rolling vehicle, I was thinking one of the bigger ATV winches might suffice. Now, I think I better spend a few more dollars and get a bigger one.

Thanks again for the advice!

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Jeff, this is my old trailer and what you could see of the winch fairlead, and the remote. The steel deck is much thinner than the floor of your enclosed. As it probably has 3/4" to 1" plywood. The thickness of the floor may recess the fairlead even more. This would keep the tripping hazard down to just the hook when the car is not in the trailer.

Sean


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Thanks!

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I have a 24' Pace which was built to my spec. Bought a 3500 lb Superwinch that has the control on the side so couldn't bolt it to the factory floor plate because it was too far forward and under the cabinets. Just bolted through the plywood floor and haven't ever had a problem. I'll take a couple pictures and post in a few days. For a straight line pull I'd advise at least a 3500 lb winch for your car.

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Thanks Dale!