Tips on winching a Z up a trailer... - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

cadillac531 · 06-23-2019

Anyone have any tips on this?

I was going to go to the track this morning. I had the trailer all ready to go and have a 12,000 lb winch on the front of the trailer. I was going to meet the local club at the track, but was ultimately loading and unloading alone. I've loaded this car on trailers before, but had spotters and drove it up backwards.

This time I needed to be able to load it myself using the winch, which meant it has to go forward on the trailer. No go. I had the trailer tongue jacked up to lower the back end of the trailer and had 2x6 wood extensions to get the nose of the car up. The winch cable, though, was still pushing up on the chin spoiler and had I kept pulling, it would have broken.

Does anyone routinely load their car onto a trailer with a winch? Any tips here? Would a tow strap up front help me? If so, how and where would it hook to?

Thanks in advance.

Signed,
Moderately irritated for wasting 2 hours of time this morning.

06-23-2019	#1
cadillac531 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 243	Tips on winching a Z up a trailer... Anyone have any tips on this? I was going to go to the track this morning. I had the trailer all ready to go and have a 12,000 lb winch on the front of the trailer. I was going to meet the local club at the track, but was ultimately loading and unloading alone. I've loaded this car on trailers before, but had spotters and drove it up backwards. This time I needed to be able to load it myself using the winch, which meant it has to go forward on the trailer. No go. I had the trailer tongue jacked up to lower the back end of the trailer and had 2x6 wood extensions to get the nose of the car up. The winch cable, though, was still pushing up on the chin spoiler and had I kept pulling, it would have broken. Does anyone routinely load their car onto a trailer with a winch? Any tips here? Would a tow strap up front help me? If so, how and where would it hook to? Thanks in advance. Signed, Moderately irritated for wasting 2 hours of time this morning. __________________ Constantine Registry Founding Member #0235 1991 Corvette ZR-1 -- Stock, 94 ZR-1 exhaust system, muffler delete. 1956 Chevrolet Belair -- Pro Street, 531ci Cadillac, 8-71 Blower, 8pt roll bar, built TH-400, 9" rear, 1,100 HP -- Street Car. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8y4cwcvK0s 1968 Mustang "Pegasus" -- Zeeker Chassis, 584ci Dart Block, Brodix Big Brodies, 2-1150 Dominators, FTI 'Glide, 1168 hp, best ET & Trap(holding back) 8.57@159 -- 7.9X -- 1/4 mile car. 1970 Chevelle -- 468ci, TKO600, shaved and smoothed everything.