An electrified vehicle winch includes, among other things, a winch and a charge port connector that connects to a charge port of an electrified vehicle. The winch is powered through the charge port connector. A winch operating method includes, among other things, operating a winch to move a load and, during the operating, powering the winch through a charge port of the electrified vehicle.

A winch rigging link has a body defining a cable retainer and a soft shackle retainer at opposite ends. The body has a length, a width less than the length, and a depth less than the width. Furthermore, the body defines opposing faces bounded by the length and width and spaced apart by the depth. The soft shackle retainer comprises a channel running widthwise across the soft shackle retainer an in between the faces. The channel defines a bearing surface having curvature in a lengthwise and widthwise plane. The cable retainer may be permanently attached to a winch cable and the soft shackle retainer attached to a soft shackle or the like when required for winch rigging. The configuration of the link maximises the bend radius of the soft shackle or the like retained by the soft shackle retainer, despite the relatively narrow profile of the body thereof.

An agricultural tractor having a three-point hitch with a top link. The tractor is provided with a lifting block adjacent the three-point hitch. The lifting block has a retractable cable which can be used to assist in the raising or lowering of the top link, to allow for easy manipulation of the top link by an operator. In addition, the cable of the lifting block can be used to assist in the coupling of a rear attachment system of the tractor with relatively heavy implements.

A retractable tow-hook assembly may include a vehicle frame and a bumper arranged thereon, a cable attached to the vehicle frame, and a tow-hook arranged at an end of the cable and stored within the bumper during non-use and removed from the bumper and extendable via the cable during use.

The present invention relates to an integrally formed apparatus selectively operable for winching and/or towing operations mountable to and removable from a vehicle end-mounted trailer hitch receiver. The integrally formed apparatus comprises a low-profile hitch ball mounting distal portion, a low-profile winch mounting central portion, and a trailer hitch receiver insertable portion. The low-profile ball mount and winch mount adjoin the apparatus with a vertically-spaced interval provided therebetween, wherein no portion of a fastened hitch ball, or coupler lock-mechanism above the ball, impedes or obstructs a tensioning or pull-force exerted on a winch cable extending outwardly principally in alignment with a horizontal axis, or in close parallel alignment with a bed of a trailer coupled to the hitch ball. The low-profile winch mount further provides a minimized vertical moment-arm, and clearance above a mounted winch allowing for up to a full range of hinge-pivoting door(s), lift-gate or tailgate movements.

A retractable tow-hook assembly may include a vehicle frame and a bumper arranged thereon, a cable attached to the vehicle frame, and a tow-hook arranged at an end of the cable and stored within the bumper during non-use and removed from the bumper and extendable via the cable during use.

A vehicle includes a controller and a frame having a receiver including an electrical connector configured to connect to a trailer having a plurality of chains. The plurality of chains each includes a sensor configured to transmit a position of the chain relative to a winch disposed on the trailer. The controller is configured to, in response to data from the sensors indicating a position of the chains, display via an interface a connection status of the chains.

A bed for a pickup truck includes a floor, at least two sidewalls extending perpendicular to the floor on opposite sides of the floor, a headboard connected to and disposed between the sidewalls, a mount and a plate. The mount has a base including a face defining a plurality of holes, extending across the headboard. The mount is attached to the at least two sidewalls at a first and second end of the base. The plate is configured to support a winch on the base of the mount. The plate includes a bracket to slide on the face and is configured to secure the plate at any of the plurality of holes on the face between the first and second ends.

According to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention a steering column assembly is provided. The steering column assembly includes a steering column shaft. The steering column assembly further includes a retraction actuator to translate an adjustment actuator mounting plate within a retraction range. The steering column further includes an adjustment actuator mounted on the adjustment actuator mounting plate to translate a steering column bracket within an adjustment range. The steering column bracket translates the steering column shaft within a steering column shaft movement range. The steering column shaft movement range is a sum of the retraction range and the adjustment range.

According to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention a steering column assembly is provided. The steering column assembly includes a steering column shaft. The steering column assembly further includes a retraction actuator to translate an adjustment actuator mounting plate within a retraction range. The steering column further includes an adjustment actuator mounted on the adjustment actuator mounting plate to translate a steering column bracket within an adjustment range. The steering column bracket translates the steering column shaft within a steering column shaft movement range. The steering column shaft movement range is a sum of the retraction range and the adjustment range.