A Small Improvement to my Logging Winch

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Gordon Gould

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I don't know if it is just me or if others have this same problem?
But after driving off pulling a hitch with my winch control rope dragging on the ground one to many times I decided I needed to change something. No matter how many times I told myself not to leave the control rope on the ground I still did once in a while. The rope would get all wrapped in the logs or caught in a tire chain and break. If the pto was still active and the winch got engaged bad things happened.
So, I put a small tool or key chain retractor on the ROPS cross bar and ran my rope thru the ring. Now when I drop my control rope it snaps up to the top of the ROPS and hangs out of harms way. Simple minded but very helpful.
 

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These are kind of ideas I like! :thumbsup: Ones that get the job done without adding steps and are automatic.
 
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Yep...necessity is the mother of invention! Good Job!
 
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Wouldn't help me. If I tried something like that I would forget to unhook it when I removed the logging winch. Don't ask me how many times I've had to replace a fitting on the angle cylinder hoses on a snow plow in the spring. You would think being in plain sight it wouldn't be an issue but..... :mur:
 
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