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[Oldpath05]

35M Uniforest Log Skidding Winch | Hud-Son <<<<<Wow 230' x3/8" cable, I'd cut the cable in half and have two cables and now it's on sale, comes standar with lower pulley, right now this a lot better buy than Frandsgaurd IF it can pull from the top or lower pully without breaking them off, I AM NOT A REHOOKER to the lower notches like the guy does on the video>> Fransgard V-34 - YouTube <<<That has city urbenite written all over it, I'm a country bumkin and no way on Gods green earth would I ever haul a log/logs like that, but hey if that's floats your boat go for it.

Fransgard V-34 Winch for sale in Union, ME. Union Farm Equipment Union, ME (8) 935-7999

 

[Oldpath05]

I have to find everything for you Maine guys

Swivel End Fitter T3 | Hud-Son

Hint: look under Accessories

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Again you must have a knack for finding stuff, I went up and down in and out, type it in and on the Hud-Son website and I couldn't find that thing, Oh and I did go on Accessory Section, Thanks

 

[Oldpath05]

Swivel End Fitter T3<<<<< I also found it on ebay/HudSon>>>> Swivel End Fitter T3 for cable | eBay Sorry I just bought the last one....................

 

[Jstpssng]

35M Uniforest Log Skidding Winch | Hud-Son <<<<<Wow 230' x3/8" cable, I'd cut the cable in half and have two cables and now it's on sale, comes standar with lower pulley, right now this a lot better buy than Frandsgaurd IF it can pull from the top or lower pully without breaking them off, I AM NOT A REHOOKER to the lower notches like the guy does on the video>> Fransgard V-34 - YouTube <<<That has city urbenite written all over it, I'm a country bumkin and no way on Gods green earth would I ever haul a log/logs like that, but hey if that's floats your boat go for it.

Fransgard V-34 Winch for sale in Union, ME. Union Farm Equipment Union, ME (8) 935-7999

New Fransgard Winches - Save some $$$ Sale Ends 3/31/218 - farm & garden - by dealer - sale
I rehooked with my old L275 or I would have gone over backwards.
Also I was pulling a lot of smaller trees with 6 chokers, and often came out with 8 or more on a twitch.

As I've mentioned before I had 230 feet of cable for a very brief time; now it's <100 feet. Changing out is going to be a pain, as it requires laying the winch on it's back and taking the nut off the main pin; I something I was all too familiar with on my old pre2800 Fransgard.

 

[Rustyiron]

How does it work? I've never seen one before.

Here's a bunch of illustrations.
wedge socket installation - Google Search

 

[John_Mc]

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As I've mentioned before I had 230 feet of cable for a very brief time; now it's <100 feet. Changing out is going to be a pain, as it requires laying the winch on it's back and taking the nut off the main pin; I something I was all too familiar with on my old pre2800 Fransgard.

I have the Uniforest 35E (predecessor to the 35M). They must have changed the design. I did not have to lay the winch on it's back when I changed cable. I left it on the tractor, unwound the cable all the way, removed a small access panel/screen to unhook the cable from the drum. Threaded the new cable in and attached it, then spooled it back up.

One helpful trick: do not unroll the new cable I rigged up a pipe to act as an axle for the new roll, then pulled it off that as I wound it onto the winch drum. You want to wind with the existing curl of the cable. If you are standing near the left rear wheel of your tractor looking at the winch: picture it coming off the new roll counter clockwise as it winds onto the drum also counter clockwise. (It should look something like a cassette tape, wincing off one spook and onto the other. It should not make an "S" shape, as this will wind against the existing curl in the cable). Winding with the curl, rather than against it minimizes the cables tendency to self-unwind and make a bird's nest on your drum if there is no tension on the cable. (I hope that description was clear.)

 

[Mikejeakins]

Here's a bunch of illustrations.
wedge socket installation - Google Search

Thank you Rustyiron. I see how it works now.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I had this load of firewood to split from last Sat...

So, I got all the smaller stuff split and then it was time to rip the big pieces to make splitting easier,

My old 268xp got a work out, splitting those big rounds of oak,

and S N I had a nice pile of splits for next years burn season,

Now on to the next tractor adventure! :laughing:

SR

 

[Oldpath05]

New Fransgard Winches - Save some $$$ Sale Ends 3/31/218 - farm & garden - by dealer - sale
I rehooked with my old L275 or I would have gone over backwards.
Also I was pulling a lot of smaller trees with 6 chokers, and often came out with 8 or more on a twitch.

As I've mentioned before I had 230 feet of cable for a very brief time; now it's <100 feet. Changing out is going to be a pain, as it requires laying the winch on it's back and taking the nut off the main pin; I something I was all too familiar with on my old pre2800 Fransgard.

When my front end comes up 3' off ground the blade on the winch stops the tractor from going any further, the rear wheel just dig holes.

As far changing cable being a pain, I thought Fransgard was the the worst till I did a few changes, before I had to unhook the hole winch from tractor and take off every part that would come off and still had a hard time to get the spool out, so's to make changing out cable easier. Or if not quick on the draw when the cable breaks near the winch, the rest of the cable will whine inside the winch and that's what happen to me last week, 36' went inside winch, enough to finish up if the cable didn't go inside.

Here's some pictures of the change, theres two 1/2" fine thread case hard bolts on both sides of that front winch frame marked in red, take off the one big nut and then those four bolts and the spool slides out, before the front frame was welded between the white lines. Had my son give me a hand.

 

[Oldpath05]

Now a picture of a $45.00 block of steel that holds the cable. Five years ago I changed cable and with a quick look I thought that cable block was seized and be hard to take apart so when I went down to Union Farm I ordered cable, few other things and a new cable block, the sales clerk said that bock is a little high, I thought he said 4 or 5 $$$$, yea a little high but not to bad. The stuff was all in the next Sat, went down to pick the order up, I got back home thinking the bill sounded little pricey for what I bought, I looked at the receipt and wow $45.00+tax on that little block. I turned around and took that thing back, the sales guy gave me static saying I told you that cable block was high, I said high is an understatement, more like a rip-off, boy was I -------, I got refunded and got out of there before I could get to an argument, at certain times when money is tight I get upset on overpriced parts, but then again on most people on TBN dont blink an eye on a $25.00 pair of socks.
That cable block is about 1-3/16 long, 3/4" thick, 7/8" wide with a set screw, I used some heat on the one I have and use never seize when goes back together.