Your winch looks good, if the cable drum is to wide seems so it would be really easy to make it narrower. I'll be putting new cable on my winch tomorrow, I'll measure the drum and put a few pictures on here. What size is the tractor?
DIY logging winch build
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Rustyiron
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Ya did good Dave :thumbsup:
The winch is hydraulic and the control I want to do wireless. I used plasma cnc for cutting.
First pull is in the books!
Homemade logging winch first pull - YouTube
I am needing some advice though.
I have two issuues, one is the clutch, I can engage it fine but it was slipping, I know the video doesn't really show it but that was a piece of green Oak about 14" across and about 12' long, HEAVY. I could pull it with no problem as long as nothing got it snagged. Tractor at just above idle.
The other issue is I have the lever adjusted tight enough so there is no free wheeling of the spool so when I am dragging out cable I am spinning the PTO shaft and sprocket as well, not sure how I'm going to overcome that issue. I am only using a two part ramp, I have a 3 part built but I thought I could get away with using just two outer pieces.
This is the three parts,
I left the center out but I can put it back in if you think it will help. I think it will give me more travel so I should be able to get my free wheel back.
The other thing I am thinking is I need to "mill" the end of my spool as it was used steel that had some powder coat on it and some rust, I think a grinder and maybe a belt sander is in order there.
I'm open to suggestions. I would like to try it on some flat ground, I was a bit nervous as I was just at the edge of the road by my house. The Oak tree had fallen in the fall.
Thanks
Logging winch second pull - YouTube
Homemade logging winch first pull - YouTube
I am needing some advice though.
I have two issuues, one is the clutch, I can engage it fine but it was slipping, I know the video doesn't really show it but that was a piece of green Oak about 14" across and about 12' long, HEAVY. I could pull it with no problem as long as nothing got it snagged. Tractor at just above idle.
The other issue is I have the lever adjusted tight enough so there is no free wheeling of the spool so when I am dragging out cable I am spinning the PTO shaft and sprocket as well, not sure how I'm going to overcome that issue. I am only using a two part ramp, I have a 3 part built but I thought I could get away with using just two outer pieces.
This is the three parts,
The other thing I am thinking is I need to "mill" the end of my spool as it was used steel that had some powder coat on it and some rust, I think a grinder and maybe a belt sander is in order there.
I'm open to suggestions. I would like to try it on some flat ground, I was a bit nervous as I was just at the edge of the road by my house. The Oak tree had fallen in the fall.
Thanks
Logging winch second pull - YouTube
I have my winch half tore apart, cleaning and checking things out before I wind the cable on, I postponed that till next Saturday or the one after. As you can see my spool is lot narrorer and yet holds 133'x 8mm of cable, which is more than enough
