Propickup Digital Magazine
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Big Red gets 12 tons of mechanical muscle with two Mile Marker SEC winches mounted in Fab Fours heavy-duty bumpers By Bruce W. Smith F ront-mounted winches and heavy-duty bumpers are almost as common on work pickups these days as tool boxes. Rear-mount- ed winches, however, are a rarity in the everyday world of pickup owners. But in the world of heavy construc- tion and utility service trucks such as Big Red, winches mounted at the rear are welcome accessories that serve multiple purposes. Rear-mounted winches are great tools for pulling broken vehicles or equipment onto a trailer deck, or winching without having the front of the truck being put in an awkward, and sometimes-dangerous, position. Having a truck equipped with heavy-duty winches and bumpers at both ends – well, that's a true luxury few pickup owners ever get to experi- ence. But if you win Big Red, luxury you'll have. HEAVY DUTY WINCHES We teamed up with two of the best to outfi t Big Red with pulling power and heavy-duty bumpers: Mile Marker and Fab Fours. Mile Marker set up our big GMC du- ally with an SEC9.5 electric for the rear and an SEC15 – the newest heavy-duty winch in the line – for the front. The SEC9.5 is a strong, reliable planetary-design unit with a maximum pull of 9,500 pounds. It is powered by a 4.8hp series-wound motor that drives a planetary gear setup with a 212:1 ratio. RED PART V BIG 22 PROPICKUP December 2012 PULLING