Trailer Winch Guide

Whether you need to winch an old tractor from a pasture or pull a friend out of a ditch, trailer winches can be a lifesaver. Trailer winches have literally thousands of recreational and commercial uses. Once you add a winch to your trailer, you will wonder how you ever did without.

We install Smittybilt winches from the factory on our trailers. We typically recommend the 9.5k winch for most carhauler and tilt trailers and the 12k/17.5k winches for gooseneck, pintle, and heavy tilt trailers. If you would like to see mounting plate locations please view our winch plate guide.