Farmi JL351P winch

[Skeeder1964]

I have been looking to buy a Farmi winch for many years. I just bought a new one, and I am very disappointed. I had to adjust the clutch right off the bat. I still cann0t get enough power out of it. It hardly tightens the cable and just a little more pressure and it stops pulling. I don't think this unit has much pulling power. Any others have same problem. Wondering if I should have bought a Norse winch.

 

[willt1981]

id contact the dealer who sold it to you or farmi directly. a new winch ought to almost pull your tractor backwards if a tree gets stuck. sounds like the clutch isnt adjusted.

 

[FrogLick]

I'd definitely contact the dealer you bought from and maybe also try to contact Farmi. Something is definitely not right and if they can't correct it I'd see if they'll replace it or maybe even allow you to return it if they can't get it working correctly. I've got a Fransgard winch of about the same class as your Farmi on a B3030 and it'll pull almost anything even uphill without any problem.

 

[Deerlope]

I have a Fransgard V-4000 and if I pull sideways it can tip the tractor (M-5040) over. I have seen one rear wheel off the ground.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Something is definately wrong.
I've used a Farmi winch for seven years and if
there is one thing that it will do -it will pull and pull hard.
Call the dealer.

 

[SFish]

I have the 351P winch on a JD 3320 with a loader. It will lift the front wheels off the ground in a hard pull.

Steve

 

[maine mark]

Try pulling the rope and watch the arm the pulley is on.see if it is hitting the cage or maybe support leg,mine was when I bought it new..same one as yours.got lots of pull now after I bent the arm out to clear stuff. be carefull pull only straight back blade down brake on&stand off to the while your at it.good luck regaurds..

 

[GE222]

I have never heard anything bad about Farmi winches, so I would contact your dealer. Something is definitely not right.

 

[Skeeder1964]

I have adjusted clutch on it, it does pull a little better, but not convinced it pulls all it is able to. Called dealer, take it back to them this wednesday. Hope they can help. It is adjusted as far as I can, it actually wants to free spool back in. Hope they can help. Thanks for the replies guys.

 

[Tractorganic]

The distributor has told me that for the winch to run at peak pulling power to:
1.)Run the cable out almost all the way.
2.)Put a heavy load on the end.
3.)Reel in the load using the winch maintaining tension all the way.
I can accomplish this by chaining the cable to a standing tree 160' away, putting the tractor in neutral and winching the tractor (5000lbs.) backwards to the tree while sitting in the driver's seat with one hand on the wheel and one hand on the activator rope. Yes; I do have a safety screen. To make it even tighter you could press the brakes (lightly). This method is best done on level ground.
You do know that to get full power you need to pull the rope hard, right?
The cable needs to be run out (from the load) as far as possible to get the greatest pull. Park the tractor as far away as you can. Shorter runs create less power when there's more cable on the spool.