Craigslist junk to something useful

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Whitbread

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Massey 1740M
Got a pair of beat up ramsey 8k hydraulic winches for cheap off Craigslist a while back. Made one decent winch out of the two, some scrap steel from the shop, and now I have a hydraulic winch on my boom pole for dragging logs in! I heat my house and shop with a wood boiler, so I burn about 20 full cords a season. Looking forward to trying it out in the next week or two!



 
   / Craigslist junk to something useful #2  
Very nice. Let us know how it works. Ive gotten a homemade log pole boom and tongs. Just need a little reach off the tractor path . Your set up could be the next step.
 
   / Craigslist junk to something useful #3  
I like it! Did you have to convert the winch to hydraulic and if so how was it?
 
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I like it! Did you have to convert the winch to hydraulic and if so how was it?
Luckily both winches were already hydraulic, that's why I snagged them up! Both free spool release plungers were stuck, so I have one sitting in a can of old motor oil. A new one is $120 from ramsey, so I'll let it sit for a few weeks and try my luck unsticking it again. Not being able to freespool isn't the total end of the world for a week or two.
 
   / Craigslist junk to something useful #5  
Sweet ! Nice photos too.
 
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Try spraying with PB Blaster or Kroil if the soak in oil does not work out for you.

Nice job BTW. Handy thing to have for harvesting wood.
 
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Nice setup.
 

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