simonmeridew
Silver Member
It happened twice over the new years weekend: I was winching out a large white pine with my L4400 and Farmi winch, when the log caught in the snow, slowed then briefly stalled the engine, then I quickly released the winch cord and the motor had started again, but this time running backwards. I immediately ran to the key and shut it off. How do I know it was running backwards: the first time I didn't, the second time I did: the tach showed no RPMs and the oil light on the dash was lit.
I figure that I stalled the motor, and there was a potential energy stored up in the winch cable and caught log, which wanted to pull the winch cable back out, and when the motor stopped and the cable pulled back out the motor started running backwards. No idea how much power it had, I shut it off within a couple seconds, but it was idling very smoothly. Sounded normal.
simonmeridew
I figure that I stalled the motor, and there was a potential energy stored up in the winch cable and caught log, which wanted to pull the winch cable back out, and when the motor stopped and the cable pulled back out the motor started running backwards. No idea how much power it had, I shut it off within a couple seconds, but it was idling very smoothly. Sounded normal.
simonmeridew