Well I figure I am living on borrowed time and at some point I am goin to be broken down and need to get my Sling into the trailer without being able to drive it in.
I have always wanted to add a winch but was afraid I would clobber it every time I pulled into the trailer. So with a little inspiration from @Slingrazor I devised my plan for a removable winch.
I had an old winch mount plate from a UTV. The bar that went into the receiver was horizontal so I cut it off and welded it vertically to the bottom of the plate. I had to weld another small section of square tube to keep it level when it was in place. Got a great deal on a 2500lb ATV winch at Harbor freight $47. Here it is painted and put together.
I made the receiver out of a "12 receiver and some steel angles I had in my junk pile - Lost of good stuff in that pile. Installed it in the corner of the center frame rail and the cross rail.
Cut the square hole in the floor and painted the exposed wood. Made a rubber pad to put under the winch so it doesn't scratch the floor. When the winch is not installed a standard 2" Receiver plug fills the hole just fine.
I just need to get a big battery. Going to add an electric tongue jack, an old inverter I found and some USB ports.
I am also making a rig to hook up to the Sling so I don't damage the nose I am winching it in.
More to come - soon I hope