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[Sawyer Rob]

My winch has been VERY good, it's a Wallenstein FX90,

Figure out what you expect out of a winch, and look at those brands that offer it. I wanted a good hitch, adjustable is a big plus, as I pull different trailers and wagons to the field. Also I wanted chainsaw loops and a good place to put skidding chains, a ratchet brake, protective screen ect...

Don't buy on price alone...

SR

 

[VroomVroom]

I'm trying to imagine what it could pull. I think it's somewhere around the 7700 lb mark it would be handy on the logging roads around here. Just park on the logging roads and winch all the young birch up to the road that has grown the past 25 years . I imagine it could be rough on a little tractor if your not careful. How do you protect your tractor from sticks etc?

 

[John_Mc]

How's the 3. Pt winch? Thought about getting a uniforest 35 for 28 hp just mahindra

I have a Uniforest 35E winch on my 33HP New Holland TC33D. It's a good match for the tractor. They have made severa improvements since I bought mine, so the current 35M is a significantly more reliable winch.

Your Mahindra 2816 is about the same weight as my TC33D, but you can lift significantly more on the 3Pt hitch than I can. Size-wise, it's a good match. You have slightly less HP than me, but HP is never the limiting factor when I've been winching.

I'm happy with mine, and it has held up well. The only problem has been occasional issues with the linkage that activates and releases the brake. the occasional shot of FluidFilm or similar lubricant has taken care of it. This is one of the areas they made improvements when they went from the 35E to the 35M model.

As much as I like my winch, I might go for the Farmi 351 (almost identical specs) if I had it to do over. There are a few design features I like better on the Farmi, but there was also a significant price differential (at least when I bought mine - no idea what the pricing is now). The differences have not been an issue now, and the changes Uniforest has made have erased some of them.

The Uniforest 35E comes standard with 230' (70 meters) of cable. Most other winches come with 165' (50 meters). Up until recently, I rarely used more than about 150', but I just spent the last couple of days using all the available cable on my winch, and occasionally adding a 30' chain to extend the reach a bit. That kind of length is not something that is very practical when winching alone, especially in my hilly terrain and since I was winching around a corner with a self-releasing snatch block, but it did come in handy this time (and I had a helper who was acting as a spotter).

 

[VroomVroom]

I have a Uniforest 35E winch on my 33HP New Holland TC33D. It's a good match for the tractor. They have made severa improvements since I bought mine, so the current 35M is a significantly more reliable winch.

Your Mahindra 2816 is about the same weight as my TC33D, but you can lift significantly more on the 3Pt hitch than I can. Size-wise, it's a good match. You have slightly less HP than me, but HP is never the limiting factor when I've been winching.

I'm happy with mine, and it has held up well. The only problem has been occasional issues with the linkage that activates and releases the brake. the occasional shot of FluidFilm or similar lubricant has taken care of it. This is one of the areas they made improvements when they went from the 35E to the 35M model.

As much as I like my winch, I might go for the Farmi 351 (almost identical specs) if I had it to do over. There are a few design features I like better on the Farmi, but there was also a significant price differential (at least when I bought mine - no idea what the pricing is now). The differences have not been an issue now, and the changes Uniforest has made have erased some of them.

The Uniforest 35E comes standard with 230' (70 meters) of cable. Most other winches come with 165' (50 meters). Up until recently, I rarely used more than about 150', but I just spent the last couple of days using all the available cable on my winch, and occasionally adding a 30' chain to extend the reach a bit. That kind of length is not something that is very practical when winching alone, especially in my hilly terrain and since I was winching around a corner with a self-releasing snatch block, but it did come in handy this time (and I had a helper who was acting as a spotter).

Thanks for the info. I know dan in remsen NY. He sells them. They sure look nice.

 

[94BULLITT]

Here are some pictures from last week.

 

[motownbrowne]

Thanks for the info. I know dan in remsen NY. He sells them. They sure look nice.

One thing to note is that when some winch manufacturers (they might all be this way now) list the pull rating, that number is for the line pull at the first wrap on the drum.

The reason I mention this is because if you only need say 80' of cable (just an example) but you've got 200', the extra cable is only hindering your pulling capacity.

Of course, you can always make it shorter, but there's no way to put 230' of cable on a machine that is only supposed to have 165'.

 

[Mikejeakins]

How much wood do you think you have in there?

Here are some pictures from last week.

 

[Kwag]

 

[Sawyer Rob]

One thing to note is that when some winch manufacturers (they might all be this way now) list the pull rating, that number is for the line pull at the first wrap on the drum.

The reason I mention this is because if you only need say 80' of cable (just an example) but you've got 200', the extra cable is only hindering your pulling capacity.

Of course, you can always make it shorter, but there's no way to put 230' of cable on a machine that is only supposed to have 165'.

My winch will hold more than 165', but I don't put more on it, for the very reason you mentioned above!

I'd rather carry a coil of cable to add to the end if I was after a log over 165' away, there's been only one time I ran out of cable and I just backed the tractor up 10 more feet.

IF I ran into THAT problem all the time, I'd buy a big azzed winch in the first place, to get the extra NEEDED pulling power, to make up for the drum filling up with cable.

SR

 

[94BULLITT]

One thing to note is that when some winch manufacturers (they might all be this way now) list the pull rating, that number is for the line pull at the first wrap on the drum.

The reason I mention this is because if you only need say 80' of cable (just an example) but you've got 200', the extra cable is only hindering your pulling capacity.

Of course, you can always make it shorter, but there's no way to put 230' of cable on a machine that is only supposed to have 165'.

All winches are rated on the first wrap.