04-13-2020, 07:13 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Canandaigua,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF MKII Riverside Racer FIA
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Originally Posted by Argess
Doesn't a flatbed have the winch in the center, so the pull won't be straight if that's the case. Gets worse the farther up the flatbed you are. Honestly, I never really noticed if a flatbed winch can be moved laterally.
And any side load would be doubled with only one strap....
Also, there will be a twisting torque on the whole car when you pull it from one side, so there will be side-loads even if it is a straight pull. If the whole business is beefy enough, everything will be OK.
But is it? Patrick's ERA looks different than my older one, if I remember correctly. I wouldn't trust the threaded rods in mine for this purpose as I think they would bend quite easily.
Mind you, Patrick is committed now as he's drilled the hole, so he might as well try it and see what happens.
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Good point about the winch typical being in the center. When I installed the winch on my trailer it was offset to the side that the strap was attached to the quick jack, so it is more of a straight line pull.
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