Winch from rear end

[Ole Orange]

I keep seeing posts on here about making a winch from a truck or car rear end. Does any one have pictures or rough plans on how to do this? I really don't want to log with it, but use it to get unstuck from snow or to pull out my plow truck.
Thanks for any input.
PS I want it to go on, or feed from the 3 point

Thanks

 

[Baby Grand]

I'd be interested to see some examples, too.
There's a Dodge Dakota frame, with it's front & rear axles still attached, out in my woods just lookin' to be put back to work.

 

[Buckgnarly]

Subscribed, sounds interesting.

 

[FarmWrench]

I saw one once a guy used to pull a wedge through wood on a woodspliter. He ran a tractor PTO to the drive shaft and one wheel had a cable on the rim and the other wheel was removed and allowed to spin freely until the cable was to be pulled then the break was applied to the cable less side stopping it and the cable then spooled up.

 

[Baby Grand]

I saw one once a guy used to pull a wedge through wood on a woodspliter. He ran a tractor PTO to the drive shaft and one wheel had a cable on the rim and the other wheel was removed and allowed to spin freely until the cable was to be pulled then the break was applied to the cable less side stopping it and the cable then spooled up.

That's a great idea - use the differential and the brake to work like a clutch. A strong clutch that can dissipate lots of heat is something that I really want on any winch I build. If you release the brake with the PTO off, the winch line can be spooled out easily. The brake pedal could be operated by a rope to get the operator out of the pull line. Hmmm.

 

[Ole Orange]

I have read all about these but yet to see one.
Like Baby Grand says they use the brake to help control it as well as some that use the clutch and transmission to differ the speeds
I would like to use a wheel drum and use rope and treat it like the winches the lobster men use. hope some one out there has some pictures to share with us all.

 

[Roehm Farms]

You tube is where I first saw it for loading hay, but I can't seem to find the correct videos. This one shows the axle and small engine running it at the end. I know there are better videos out there.

Hay Boom Demonstration - YouTube

It looks to have a solid forklift type tire mounted with a friction brake acting on it instead of using the drum brakes on the axle.

 

[john_bud]

How do you disconnect power and reverse?

 

[bcp]

Ideas:

Monarch Dozer Winch - a photo on Flickriver

From:
http://www.forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=46929.0


Homemade skidding winch part 1 - YouTube

Bruce

 

[Ole Orange]

Thanks all i knew I would find ideas on here I really like the one with the yellow strap just the type i was looking for. If I rember correct I had seen one some where that the drive wheel was driven by applying the brake and when the brake was released it stopped driving it.