Skidding Winches

[Oldpath05]

I posted this in another thread on here somewhere, but this is what's on the end of my cable:
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There is a wedge in the body. Cable runs up through the body, over the top of the wedge and back down the other side (the cable end remains just barely inside the body, so no ends to get poked by). I have a grab hook on a short chain I can put through the keyhole when I need a hook for something, but I don't use it much. I could attach the chain from the grab hook directly onto the clamp body, replacing the keyhole/swivel, but I'd lose the swivel action if I did that. I do like that swivel action: it helps keep the cable from twisting up if I'm winching a log on a side-hill and ir rolls down the hill a bit.

One of these days, I'll try to get some better pictures of it, if anyone is interested.

I bought that couple years ago from someone who suggested it, it might of been you. I am still waiting for my cable to brake to put it on, this might be the winter, if it does I'm ready with cable cutter and Bk tape on board.........

 

[Sawyer Rob]

There is a wedge in the body. Cable runs up through the body, over the top of the wedge and back down the other side (the cable end remains just barely inside the body, so no ends to get poked by)..

There's a few different kinds of those wedge blocks, here's one of them,

SR

 

[Oldpath05]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
But that one looks like it might have a bite to it if grab wrong, I already get blanked off enough...............

 

[tractorcrazy]

I'll send some of mine when I get my computer fixed I can't figure out how to send them on my phone. I have a tajfun 45 on a kubota L4310 with a brush grapple on the loader nice little setup.

 

[Oldpath05]

I'll send some of mine when I get my computer fixed I can't figure out how to send them on my phone. I have a tajfun 45 on a kubota L4310 with a brush grapple on the loader nice little setup.

Maybe you should post picture question on this thread, XFaxman and others know more about that. https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/news-feedback/385891-help-uploading-images.html#post4874389

 

[Gordon Gould]

When I am trying to set the rope operated brake on my Farmi winch I often wish I had three hands. One for the brake rope, one for the clutch rope, and one to guide the cable, hitch, or something else. Or sometimes it just feels like a clumsy operation because of the position you have to be in. I made it easier today by adding a lever and spring. With the lever down the pawl brake operates manually with the rope like before. With the lever flipped up a spring holds the pawl engaged so there is no need to pull the rope. As soon as you stop winching in the brake is applied. Makes a good safety for holding the brake on when the cable has no weight on it too.







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[CobyRupert]

When I am trying to set the rope operated brake on my Farmi winch I often wish I had three hands. One for the brake rope, one for the clutch rope, and one to guide the cable, hitch, or something else. Or sometimes it just feels like a clumsy operation because of the position you have to be in. I made it easier today by adding a lever and spring. With the lever down the pawl brake operates manually with the rope like before. With the lever flipped up a spring holds the pawl engaged so there is no need to pull the rope. As soon as you stop winching in the brake is applied. Makes a good safety for holding the brake on when the cable has no weight on it too.

gg

That’s really cool. Patent it and sell it to the Big Guys, they can sell it as an option.
I can see it being really handy when winching / falling a standing tree that you trying to ensure falls in the intended direction.
It’s always hard to balance pulling just enough vs. too hard, with the timing of the cut, movement of the tree. You definitely don’t want someone to release the tension at the wrong time before they can pull the “other rope”.
One rope operation would definitely be handy when the selection (and experience) of winch operators is “limited” (aka: “the wife”)

(Bluetooth headsets would help too.)

 

[Oldpath05]

Or you could stay with two hands and get a Fransgard winch, one hand for camera, one hand for rope or remote, depending on how much green you have................ Tractor winching, showing Fransgard auto brake - YouTube
Fransgard V 4 Winch - YouTube

 

[Sawyer Rob]

My winch has two ropes, one for the clutch the other for the brake.

If needed, I can hold/pull them both with one hand, or use them one at a time. Seems like a great system to me.

SR

 

[Gordon Gould]

Or you could stay with two hands and get a Fransgard winch, one hand for camera, one hand for rope or remote, depending on how much green you have................ Tractor winching, showing Fransgard auto brake - YouTube
Fransgard V 4 Winch - YouTube

Now mine works just like your Frangard with the auto brake. I flip my auto brake on when I stop to put the cable under the lower pulley. Then it self locks just like in your video when I get the hitch height right below the pulley.

gg