Trailer Winch Wiring

[N80]

Update on eTrailer winch order. Well, I was singing eTrailer's praises a little too soon. Ordered my winch on 6 March. Get email saying it will ship in 4 days. No problem, shipping was free on orders over $99. Get an email today saying that it wouldn't ship until 17 March. eTrailer web site does not tell you if item is backordered or not. I reply saying that the item will probably not arrive before I will need it and I might have to cancel the order and ask if there is anything else they can do.

They reply, "I am sorry that you were under the impression that the item was in stock."

I was not under any impression at all. They do not show inventory levels. I was only under the impression it would ship in 4 days. The second part of the reply is that I can pay $14.95 to have it shipped expedited direct from the manufacturer (which is amazing because I'm sure this thing was made in China).

They were very polite but in my book this is poor service and they should eat the $14.95 shipping cost.

I haven't made up my mind but not happy at all.

 

[MossRoad]

"I am sorry that you were under the impression that the item was in stock."

No donuts at the donut shop either.

That kind of thing irks me. Good luck.

 

[N80]

The emails I'm getting from them are very polite and quick but I'm still peeved. $15 is not that big a deal but I still don't know if that will get it to me any sooner. I checked on their site and if I'd elected the $8.00 shipping option is was guaranteed to get to me in 3-5 days. I've asked her what would have happened if I'd elected to do that.

And I'm not just being impatient. I need this for towing my track car to an event in 2 weeks and it will probably take me a bit of time to get it mounted and all wired up.

The next issue is that if I cancel this order I've got to find something else. To get a comparable Warn or SuperWinch will cost about $100 more with no wireless remote. Most of the winches this size also have solenoids that mount in the vehicle, not on the winch. I need it on the winch because it will be mounted in different locations. The wireless remotes for the SuperWinches cost $200. The one for the cheap winch I ordered was $35 and needs no wiring. You can get basic units on Amazon for under $20 but have to be wired into the solenoid unit.

Sigh.

I'm about to give up and just buy a heavy duty boat trailer winch.

 

[MossRoad]

I wonder how that 3-5 days international works?

I just had an item shipped from England. It got from there to NY in 36 hours.... and into the hands of USPS, where is sat for several days, then took about 9 days to get from NY to here.

IF your car breaks, will folks in the pits help you push it onto the trailer while you wait for shipping?

 

[hawkeye08]

I've been looking at this one... Smittybilt 97412 XRC Winch - 12000 lb. Load Capacity Amazon.com: Smittybilt 97412 XRC Winch - 12 lb. Load Capacity: Smittybilt Products: Automotive

 

[hawkeye08]

Daughter ordered receiver hitch, bike rack and roof top carrier from Etrailer, came today instead of next week... She was surprised, pleasantly. Hope yours works out.

 

[bcp]

Long ago, when the only available winches on Jeeps were PTO or old bomb hoist or aircraft starter motor winches, people sometimes used these 2500lb boat winches.



I have one to put on my trailer, and with a pulley block, can't imagine anything I can't pull up. No wire, no dead batteries, and one cranking and one watching is the remote.

Bruce

 

[kenmac]

have you tried E Bay. there are many winches listed. Made in china as I'm sure the one you are buying is as well.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Go to Rural Kings Web site. I have bought 3 winches off them.

Chris

 

[Relic]

To the lad who wants to pull a race car with a 3400# ATV winch, realizes that 3400# is on the first roll of the cable on the winch drum.Just a thought, don't know if you knew that or not.