On 6/20/2010 2:48 PM, dpb wrote:
Jay Hanig wrote:
I just bought a 12 volt winch from Harbor Freight that came with 50"
of 10 gauge wires: two that go to the winch and two that go to the
battery... all coming out of the hand control. I really need more like
16 feet of length to do what I want to do with it, which is to mount
it to my utility trailer and use it to pull my motorcycle up onto it.

As it is, it takes two of us to load it. I'd like to be able to do it
by myself, so I'll need to hang onto the bike at the same time as I
work the control. The utility trailer is 10' long with a loading ramp
on the back of it.

I was contemplating replacing the 10 gauge wire with 4 gauge wire.
What do you guys think?

What's the current draw under load supposed to be?


All the literature that came with it says is that it needs a 12 volt 18
amp-hour minimum power supply. Supposedly the motor is 1.5 HP.



Jay