Best Comealong/manual winch option

[ID Bronco]

What is your favorite manual winch option when you need to pull a vehicle onto a trailer without a winch? I have not gotten my multimount winch set up on my trailer yet and sometimes I want a manual option.

I see lots of cheap comealong options and some $1K options too.

Also, the Warn Pullzall looks awesome and is referred to in a few threads I searched but is the 110 and the 24v option up to pulling a roller onto a trailer under good circumstances?

Thanks

 

[Greg]

Using a come-along works, but it's exhausting. I'd love to have a Pullzall.

Recently I've used another vehicle with a winch to load my non-driving vehicles onto the trailer. 😁

I have a Harbor Freight 3500# winch mounted on my trailer and about 2 years after buying it, it stopped working. That pisses me off.

 

[I Lean]

It's far from ideal, but the last couple times I've needed to do that, I used a pair of ratchet straps. Crank one strap to pull it forward as far as it will go (4"?), then hook up the other strap and pull some more. Then release strap #1 to repeat.

If you have a Hi-lift available, that would get you much further between resets.

Another vehicle to pull with, or (obviously) a winch is mucho betterio.

 

[notajeep]

You can get a "Drill Winch" on Temu for $100. That and a couple of snatch blocks should load most things on to a trailer with little manual labor.

 

[Kevin B.]

This has a manual option, or runs on 12v. Mount it temp or permanent. Says the final gear ratio is 18-1, I don't know if that's deep enough to pull a heavy rig up a set of ramps by hand?

2000 lb. Marine Electric Winch

Amazing deals on this 2000Lb Marine Electric Winch at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.

www.harborfreight.com

 

[DAA]

I have one of these and I'm sure it would work.

https://www.amazon.com/American-Power-Pull-15002-Puller/dp/B000CSYMWC/ref=asc_df_B000CSYMWC/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693270340443&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8504506643410914581&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9199020&hvtargid=pla-538504068478&psc=1&mcid=86f038f5110a315a905f468145ff3a69

- DAA

 

[Pile of parts]

Watching... My cheap come along finally died but worked great for a long time. I need to replace it and am open to new ideas.

 

[Greg]

I have one of these and I'm sure it would work.

https://www.amazon.com/American-Power-Pull-15002-Puller/dp/B000CSYMWC/ref=asc_df_B000CSYMWC/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693270340443&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8504506643410914581&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9199020&hvtargid=pla-538504068478&psc=1&mcid=86f038f5110a315a905f468145ff3a69

- DAA

Best option if you don't have an actual winch, IMO!

 

[ID Bronco]

I have one of these and I'm sure it would work.

https://www.amazon.com/American-Power-Pull-15002-Puller/dp/B000CSYMWC/ref=asc_df_B000CSYMWC/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693270340443&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8504506643410914581&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9199020&hvtargid=pla-538504068478&psc=1&mcid=86f038f5110a315a905f468145ff3a69

- DAA

That's pretty similar to some $700 options I had found. Thanks for the link.

 

[Unimog]

Seems ideal to have a higher quality power pull and maybe load it with synthetic winch line.

 

[Hickey]

I’ve used a chain hoist with great success a few times.

 

[N-Smooth]

It's far from ideal, but the last couple times I've needed to do that, I used a pair of ratchet straps. Crank one strap to pull it forward as far as it will go (4"?), then hook up the other strap and pull some more. Then release strap #1 to repeat.

If you have a Hi-lift available, that would get you much further between resets.

Another vehicle to pull with, or (obviously) a winch is mucho betterio.

That's some XJ-guy poverty sh*t right there^^



(I've done it too)

 

[ID Bronco]

This one project isn't that big of a deal, but I want another option to have in my toolbox for unexpected situations. These are great recommendations.

 

[1969honda]

I vote for taking some inspiration from the Egyptians. Enslave a minority population (your kids and any other innocent bystanders) to pull on a rope and threaten to remove any electronic devices from their lives.
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I've also used the ratchet strap method a few times when no winch or tow vehicle was available.

 

[Spork]

I always used this style on the farm... the price is a lot more friendly to farmers scraping by...

https://www.amazon.com/VEVOR-Ton-Pulling-Capacity-Automotive/dp/B0CH3RGLGX

 

[ID Bronco]

I always used this style on the farm... the price is a lot more friendly to farmers scraping by...

https://www.amazon.com/VEVOR-Ton-Pulling-Capacity-Automotive/dp/B0CH3RGLGX

That's in my cart too. The one DAA posted is basically that, but all steel. They both look good.