3 point hitch winch frame

Mudfarmer · Nov 7, 2010

Window Geek said:
Thanks for the additional pictures, Mudfarmer. The little winch isn't everthing but it's OK for now. If the 3000# winch doesn't hold up as well as I want, i'll move up to the 5600# winch provided I can make it fit!

Folks always say that you always wish for a bigger tractor, but in this case, i'll have to settle for a bigger winch someday.

Do you like the receiver mount? How well does it pull when the load is not in line?

I like using the receiver since I can move the winch from rig to rig and in a pinch (IE if i get stuck) I can use it with my clamp-on-bucket four inch receiver to help pull me out of the mud forward. I don't think it makes a difference in terms of pull direction and spooling. If I am a little out of alignment I slack off on the winch, pull out some line and guide it onto the spool evenly by hand until tension resumes. If the log is out a hundred feet I may have to do that a couple of times - easier than being more scientific in my alignment. Another advantage of the 2 inch receiver is that the 8000#winch is heavy. I can just comfortably lift it. If the frame (which i can also lift by itself) were attached to the winch I would be wallowing in the mud putting it on the tractor. Doing it in two steps: a-frame or boom first, then putting the winch in the receiver, is easier on my ol" back.
Mf

mjncad · Nov 8, 2010

Window Geek said:
What happened, Matt? Did you get stuck?

Nope...it just would have made it easier to tweak some concrete slabs back into place as I rebuild my front walkway. Long story that requires me to build a photo album; but I needed to remove part of the walk to the front door. I saw this as an opportunity to move the entire sidewalk 3-feet further from the house from where the cheap-***** builder put it.

I can't afford a new walk being poured, so I cut the old one apart at the control joints, removed the slabs, graded the ground and now I'm putting them back in place.