No Weld - No Bolt - Portable Truck Bed Winch Stand 

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I appreciate you watching my video. This was a fun and easy project to build. I have used this winch to pull furniture, lawnmowers, and other heavy items into the bed of the truck. Thanks for the nice comments and hope you get a chance to build one too. Norman

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Since we bought the mini golf cart it has been great to be able to take the cart with us. But getting it safely into the truck was not easy. Now With the portable winch, I can get it loaded and unloaded by myself with no problem. Thanks for watching my video. Norman

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Good idea to use wing nuts, I will switch and do the same. The collapsible golf cart is easy to carry on camping trips. It is made with a light weight aluminum frame and has a total weight including the 3 batteries of 400 pounds. I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching my video. Norman

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rlr4294: I was thinking of doing something similar using a chain instead of cables between the lower front tie downs on my Ford F150. However, I am concerned that the force pulling to the center of the bed might pull the tie downs out of the bed mounts. I will be pulling a 300 lb Cricket golf cart up similar 7 ft ramps. So using a cable and your winch has not caused any damage?

@@markheene8852 No Not at all and im pulling a Cart Golf and a Mower i do put like a 2x6 (short Piece)at the end of my tail gate where the mower Deck wont scrape when it transitions from the Ramps to the Truck bed. to Easy (2500 hd chevy ) i send a picture next time i use it .

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Don, The winch is installed for safety reasons. While most golf carts can be loaded onto a truck bed with a ramp, it is not recommended to attempt inclines that are almost twice the grade ability of the cart. It is unsafe to guide a moving cart up the ramp while holding the pedal with grades that exceed the maximum grade ability of the cart by more than 33%. Kangacruz golf carts can safely handle inclines with a maximum grade of 20%. Furthermore, it is not safe to try and control the cart when it is coming down the ramp, as it can quickly run down the incline without any control or cable to hold it back. Therefore, using a winch to control the cart's upward and downward movements while on a ramp during loading and unloading is much safer and easier. Thanks for watching my video! Norman

Ram, The winch stand was designed to allow 65% of the downward force to be applied to the 18-inch steel angle brackets that face forward on top of the 2X4s. When the winch is pulling the golf cart up the ramps, the 2X4s are pressing down onto the truck bed stopping the winch stand from shifting outward. Only 35% of the force is applied to the anchor points inside the truck bed. That is why only one 5,000-pound capacity strap attached to two anchor points can hold the winch stand in place without breaking the strap or bending and breaking the anchor points. The tie-down brackets in an F250 Ford truck have a maximum force between directly opposed cleats of 275 pounds and a maximum force between diagonally opposed cleats of 600 pounds. The pully on the 12-inch 2x4 near the tailgate reduces the force needed to pull the weight up the ramp. This stand can only pull up to a maximum of 500 pounds. Thanks for watching my video, Norman

I am aware of the portable hitch ball winch, but it will only function correctly if it is properly installed. It cannot be used with your truck's hitch ball since it is too low to the ground. You need to place the hitch ball winch at a height of at least 17 inches from the truck bed floor. It is crucial to install a winch properly to avoid causing harm to individuals operating or standing near the equipment in case the winch fails at any point during the winching process. Ensure that you calculate and construct a suitable mounting point in your truck. Depending on the height of the truck bed, the length of the ramps, and the weight of the object, the height required to mount the winch in the truck or trailer can be determined. If the winch is installed in the truck bed floor and your truck bed is 35 inches high above the ground, as you pull the object up the incline on the ramps, every inch you pull the object up, it exerts a downward force on the cable. This causes a lot of resistance on the winch and cable which can be quite challenging to handle. Increasing the height of the hitch ball in the truck bed reduces resistance on the winch and cable. The simple formula for a winch is Force = Mass x Acceleration, or F = m x a. This means that the force required to lift an object with a winch is directly proportional to its mass and the acceleration at which it is being lifted. The formula for calculating the ramp angle is Angle = inverse tangent (height/length). This means that the angle of a ramp is determined by dividing the height of the ramp by its length and finding the inverse tangent of that value. The relationship between the ramp angle and the force required to pull an object up the ramp is that the steeper the angle of the ramp, the more force will be required to pull the object up. This is because the steeper the ramp, the greater the vertical distance the object needs to be lifted, resulting in a higher required force. The mass of an object does not directly affect the angle of a ramp needed to lift it. The angle of the ramp is primarily affected by the height and length of the ramp, as well as the force required to lift the object. Thanks for watching my video Norman

The golf cart is made by Kangacruz out of Canada. It is a custom-built cart. Once ordered, it takes about 8-10 weeks to receive. Kangacruz is a small family-run business. Unfortunately, they have shut down. Here is what it states on their website: Due to the USA imposed tariffs, we suffered major losses and then added to that, the COVID-19 pandemic which completely shut down operations and cash flow. This combined with an uncertain recovery time, unfortunately, forced us to sadly make the decision to shut down operations indefinitely and liquidate all assets, back in May of 2020, making us a business statistic of both the USA tariffs and the COVID-19 pandemic. Since our shut down, as always others have tried to copy our carts. If you are in the market for a mini-golf cart, do your research and be an informed customer, purchase wisely, do not be fooled by others stating their carts are the same as our carts,... they are not, ... other carts that may even look like our carts, they also, are not. There was and only will be one Kangacruz, it's what you don't see that made Kangacruz different. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. Stay safe. There is still information about their carts that can explain how well the carts are built. You may be able to find one for sale by an owner. Click this link to view the website: www.kangacruz.com Thanks, Norman

Michael, Once you decide on the following: • The type materials you plan to use to build the winch frame. • How the winch frame will be anchored to the truck. • The type of hardware components you plan to use. You will need to do some calculations and research. You need to know the tensile strength of each component. (Strength refers to the ability of a component to resist loads without failure due to excessive stress or deformation). You need a winch rated at minimum 1.5 times the weight you need to pull. Also remember winch weight pulling capacity changes significantly on an incline. Pulling a 600-pound lawnmower up a 30-degree incline can reduce the pulling capacity by more than 15%. Calculate the force required (normal and gravitational,) to pull the mowers up the (% of incline you have using the length and rise of the ramp. Use the heaviest mower weight you plan to load for this calculation. You need to know where the normal force is being applied to each of the components. Example: On my winch stand, it was designed to let 65% of the downward force to be applied to the 18-inch steel angle brackets that face forward on top of the 2X4’s. When the winch is pulling the golf cart up the ramps, the 2X4’s is pressing downward onto the truck bed stopping the winch stand from shifting outward. Only 35% of the force is being applied to the anchor points inside the truck bed. That is why only one 5,000-pound capacity strap attached to two anchor points can hold the winch stand in place without breaking the strap or bending and breaking the anchor points. You mentioned using wood for your frame, wood also has tensile strength. You can find this information online. The anchor points in your truck bed also have a weight capacity limit, this may be available from the manufacture’s specifications sheets. Only use components that meet or exceed the force weight limit needed to safely pull the lawnmowers up into your truck bed. Normal force, Incline and rise and other physics calculators are available online to help you calculate accurately. I hope this helps, Thanks for watching my video, Norman

just use a cable with hooks on each end attach this to the lower cargo hooks and hook your winch to the cable so simple .My small winch is mounted on a receiver i have a hook mounted on the receiver to hook to the cable , 5 minute job .

I used OSB board. I used a waterproof stain on the surface. I countersunk the holes and screwed it down to the ramp. Thanks for watching my video! Norman

Disregard! I just found the Pdf with instructions. Thx

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The winch stand shown in the video is built for 500 pounds or less with a 39” ramp height and 7.5 ft ramp run. Depending on the height and length of the ramp you plan to use, you need to calculate the rise and run to make sure you can pull 600 pounds. Longer ramps and lower rise will reduce the force needed to pull the weight up the ramp. Thanks, Norman

Zach, Unfortunately, this set-up would not handle 1000 pounds. The framework is not able to withstand that much weight resistance. To pull 1000 pounds the dynamics of the framework would have to change significantly. You will have to calculate using physics to determine the force, rise, object weight, angle, distance, etc. to redesign a winch framework that can handle the weight you want to load. You will not be able to use the tie-down brackets in your truck bed to secure the frame. The tie-down brackets in an F250 Ford truck have a maximum force between directly opposed cleats of 275 pounds and a maximum force between diagonally opposed cleats of 600 pounds. The framework would need a welded steel frame and most likely be bolted through the floor to the frame of your truck. I hope this helps, thanks for watching my video. Norman

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I slightly modified the ramps by adding 1/2" X 5" wood planks screwed to the center of each folded section of the ramps. This was to help reduce the force needed to pull the golf cart up the ramps. Here is a link: amzn.to/3Fke41O Thanks for watching my video Norman

You are right about that. It is not shown in the video, The golf cart is strapped and secured to the bed of the truck when traveling down the road. The video was only demonstrating how the cart is loaded in the truck bed. Thanks for watching my video! Norman

The winch is bolted to the stand not the truck. Thanks for watching my video. Norman

No, its not fabricated. The roller bracket is a garage door header bracket that you can buy on Amazon or at most home improvement stores. Thanks for watching my video. Norman

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Terry, Yes, it is in the back and behind-the-wheel wells. I appreciate you watching my video. Thanks Norman

The top frame width - 9 inches The top frame height - 15 inches Bottom frame width - 17 - 1/2 inches Bottom frame length - 48 - 3/8 inches Thanks for watching my video! Norman

Unfortunately, it's not possible to increase the weight limit for tie-down brackets in the truck bed. This means that if you want to be able to pull heavier weight, you'll need to bolt it to the frame. Using tie-downs puts a limit on the amount of stress that can be placed on each holding point, and as the strength of the pull increases, the capacity of the tie-downs is reduced. Thanks for watching my video. Norman

Dan, That would not work. The amount of force, rise, object weight, angle, and travel distance would be too much resistance connecting only to a winch and strap. The steel framework attached to the winch takes 60% of the downward pressure off the straps and tie-down brackets on both sides of the truck. As the rise increases, the weight also increases significantly. The steel frames outward front legs, press against the floor of the truck when there is resistance applied to the winch. With almost 4 feet of legs across the bed of the truck, it allows the small winch and strap to handle 500 pounds of dry weight multiplied by the rise and distance. Thanks for watching my video. Norman

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I made a winch mount out of an old piece of steel plate. You can buy a universal winch plate from Amazon or most automotive parts stores. You can also buy a low-cost steel mount plate from harbor freight tools for only $4.99. This plate is made for the Badland brand 2000-pound winch. You could modify it to fit your winch. Thanks for watching my video. Norman

@@NormanGooch great thanks. I just did not think the dimensions matched what was listed in the PDF. Thank you again for the help.

Curt, I do have battery covers over the positive and negative post terminals when traveling with the stand in the truck bed. Unfortunately, did not show them in the video. I probably should have since some people may not know why they should use a cover. Thanks for watching my video Norman

@@NormanGooch Great video, I have the same need to pull our Cricket mini golf cart into our F150. Any reason you did not just use the truck battery with the truck idling vs. a separate battery?

Mark, I use the winch stand in two different trailers for pulling up heavy items. When cutting firewood, I attach the winch stand to a tree and use the winch to pull cut logs out of the woods or out of the ditch along the woods. It was easier to use a separate battery and take it with me when I am working on these jobs. Thanks for watching my video! Norman

I should have shown a video on unloading when I released the loading video, for some reason I didn’t think about it. But it is as easy to unload as it is to load. I set the winch to freewheel and back the golf cart to the end of the truck with about a foot of slack in the cable, then I back the cart until the rear wheels are on the top of the ramp, with the cable tighten, I reverse the winch and the golf cart will roll down the ramp as I operate winch. Once the rear wheels touch the ground, I back the cart until the front wheels are on the ground. I then remove the winch hook, and it is ready to drive. Thanks for watching my video Norman

Scott I never found it practical or safe to try and locate the right size hill, mound, or ditch bank to load or unload a golf cart. I travel to several states and different campgrounds up and down the Eastern Seaboard. When I arrive after driving for several hours, I don’t want to try and find a place to unload the golf cart. I can safely unload or load the golf cart at my campground site in less than 10 minutes with the winch stand. Once you obtain all the parts needed to build the stand, it can be assembled in about 3 hours, well worth the time and effort to always know you can safely get your golf cart on and off the truck and be ready to go. I appreciate you watching my video and thanks for the comments. Norman

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You can, but I would not recommend it. You'll need more materials and a larger stand if you build it out of wood to withstand the force that will be applied. To achieve the same results with a wooden frame, the framework's dynamics would need to undergo significant changes. You must use physics to calculate the necessary force, rise, object weight, angle, distance, wood's tensile strength, and the hardware's tensile strength used to assemble it. The ultimate tensile strength, also known as the ultimate strength, is the maximum stress the material can withstand before failure. The steel winch stand is designed to allow 65% of the downward force to be applied to the 18-inch steel angle brackets that face forward on top of the 2X4s. When the winch is pulling the golf cart up the ramps, the 2X4s are only used for pressing down onto the truck bed stopping the winch stand from shifting outward. Allowing only 35% of the force to be applied to the anchor points inside the truck bed. It is crucial to construct a winch stand properly to avoid causing harm to yourself or individuals operating or standing near the equipment in case the winch fails at any point during the winching process. Ensure that you calculate and construct a suitable structure if you decide to only use wood. Thanks for watching my video Norman

Sorry to hear about your injury. That sounds really painful! I hope you can design a winch system for your truck that is safer and easier to use. "I understand the pain of fire ants as we have them here as well. They are very aggressive and their bites can be multiple at once. I'm relieved to hear that you are recovering from the accident. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas! Thank you for taking the time to watch my video." Norman

There are two reasons: 1. Safety -The incline exceeds the maximum recommended capability of the golf cart by over 20%. When adding additional body weight of 150 pounds the stability is extremely compromised and could flip over backwards as the cart moves up the ramp and even becomes more unstable as the cart declines down the ramp. 2. Motor power- Since this golf cart is a compact collapsible model, it only has a 2000 watt motor. The limited power of the motor is not strong enough to go up the ramp. If you try to drive the golf cart up the ramp, the motor will stall and it stop and will not move forward. I hope this answers your question. Thanks for watching my video! Norman

@@NormanGooch Very true, I have done it many times and it is always risky….

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