Winches Hydraulic Winch

[Ob1kubota]

Needs a couple stab jacks too even make (at single line pull) a stand against a 40' hardwood trunk. Nice toy!

 

[actionaj]

Excellent job, looks like your ready for some serious work.

 

[jwbrown]

Thanks for all the compliments. The Sthil saw on the winch is a 064 that my uncle gave to me about 15 years ago. Before that, he used it to cut timber. It still runs as good a new one. In my opinion, you do not own a saw unless it is a Sthil. As someone mentioned earlier about the clutch, there is no clutch on this since it is pulled with a hydraulic motor. If the pulling resistance outweighs the pulling force, the pressure releif valve on the tractor opens just as it does on a loader when you try to lift too much. I originally was going to pull this with the PTO and slip clutch, but I would have needed to created a lot of linkage and it would have not looked as clean. The blade serves two purposes; First, I can sit it on the ground when winching. The weight of the pull burries the blade into the ground, which makes it very stable. I dont have to lock the brakes or anything. Just drop the winch on the ground and go to town. The other reason is to clear brush out of the way. I like to get as close to the tree as possible to limit the amount of cable to pull out.

 

[Q-Saw]

Wow - nice unit. The design shows you put a lot of thought into it. Very well done. The equipment storage areas are a great idea. Did you use grab hooks or a slotted angle to hang the choker chains from?

- Marty

 

[Barrys_Toys]

Very nice setup!

A question: what is the reason for the angle of the Ditchwitch ROP?

If you would be so kind, please post a picture of the top of the setup.
Obviously the sheave and support are there, but are some things that I
can't make out from the backside.

Nice job!

Thanks,
Barry