3 pt hitch logging winch, is any one better than another?

   / 3 pt hitch logging winch, is any one better than another? #31  
VroomVroom, I purchased my Norse in the fall of 2015. I think the price with the snatch block was about $2800. W Jones
 
   / 3 pt hitch logging winch, is any one better than another? #32  
Thanks 52wej. That U.S dollars. That would be $3500 Canadian. If that's a cheaper price the others are pretty expensive. Just wondering how the clutch works in them? From exploded assemblies i see that they have a friction plate on the spool and one on the chain gear/cog that's rotating by the pto but I'm not sure how they come together when you pull the string. same as your standard vehicle or some other way.....
 
   / 3 pt hitch logging winch, is any one better than another? #33  
Man in black, where did you purchase it from?
 
   / 3 pt hitch logging winch, is any one better than another? #34  
Very simple construction that pushes the spool against the large cog wheel, some has a nailed/glued friction plate, some has friction pads on the cog wheel. All brands are very similar in design on the clutch.
 
   / 3 pt hitch logging winch, is any one better than another? #35  
IMG_20140224_171720.jpg

The engage system on my Fransegard winch
 
   / 3 pt hitch logging winch, is any one better than another? #37  
Where did you buy it from Man in Black, that's a good deal.
 
   / 3 pt hitch logging winch, is any one better than another? #38  
I kinda figured that's how it works to a degree. But I didn't know if it was possible to be able to torque enough to make a good contact between the two clutch plates. I'm amazed it doesn't slip easier under such forces. I didn't know it was on little twisted roundstock type set up. I was thinking two bushings cut at a taper so when you try twisting one relative to another one has to slide axially, pushing the spool into the chain sprocket. What keeps them apart, spring loaded or they naturally separate as one would be spinning at all the time. (chain sprocket.) Also, in your pics you sent Avgv, its hard to see what is there for a chain tensioner. Their rare hear. In fact, I don't think I have ever saw one on the island here. I heard of one guy that had one I believe. So no way for me to look at one.
 
   / 3 pt hitch logging winch, is any one better than another? #39  
IMG_20140509_141038.jpg
 
   / 3 pt hitch logging winch, is any one better than another? #40  
Yeah I see it but it looks like steel the chain is riding on......the tensioner looks like it's a steel round billet putting tension on the chain. Also, does the spool just slide back and fourth when using the clutch on the shaft using bushings? Thanks for the pics
 
 

Tractor & Equipment Auctions

New/Unused 20ft x 30ft x 12ft Storage Shelter (A44391)
New/Unused 20ft x...
New/Unused Self Dumping Hopper (A44391)
New/Unused Self...
2015 Ford F-150 Ext. Cab Pickup Truck (A44572)
2015 Ford F-150...
2016 Ford F-350 4x4 Utility Rail Truck, VIN # 1FT7X3B69GEC57510 (A44391)
2016 Ford F-350...
66in Dual Cylinder Grapple Bucket Skid Steer Attachment (A44571)
66in Dual Cylinder...
2011 Ford Ranger 4x4 Pickup Truck, VIN # 1FTLR4FE6BPA87071 (A44391)
2011 Ford Ranger...
 
Top