Sliding rail issue.

Nothing you can do. With mud and dirt it isn’t that bad but with ice and snow it really sucks. You can buy de-icer spray and such but I usually get the narrow end of my winch bar and bash out the snow and ice.

 

Melt it out with a bottle torch, wire brush the winch channel out real good and spray it down with either pam or teflon spray to keep the next round from sticking. Repeat as needed.

 

I have found that Dawn dishwashing liquid works ok.

 

Thats what i bathe in. They claim it cuts grease and im the greasiest thing i own. Plus i dont smell like a buttermilk daffodil or feel like i just lathered in sunblock after.

 

Thats one of the annoyances of flatbed, when them sliding winches get stuck... I grab my winch bar and start poundin the winches til lthey break loose.. Then i slide it back n forth as far as it goes, stays clean durin the summer but the slush and road salt that stuff is nasty no real good way to keep em from gunking up.. I guess u could invent something it would probably make u alot of money