load tractor with chain fall

[joeu235]

I bought a Ford 5600 from an auction. Tractor doesn't start and I need to load it on a dove tail trailer later this week. Anyone every use a big chain fall to winch a tractor onto a trailer?

 

[newbury]

I bought a Ford 5600 from an auction. Tractor doesn't start and I need to load it on a dove tail trailer later this week. Anyone every use a big chain fall to wench a tractor onto a trailer?

I've never wenched a tractor. I have winched things on to my trailer (18' Hudson w/ 2/ dovetail and ramps) using my $50 HF 2,500 lb rated winch.
I've only used my chainfalls for lifting.
It should work though.
HF has their 12K rated winch on sale for $300 w/ coupon

 

[AWSubie]

I agree with newbury the chain fall will work. I've used a $20 come-along with no issues but the process is slow, and as always remember to brake and chock the wheels if you need to adjust whatever you use to winch the tractor.

 

[Stimw]

I loaded these logs by picking with engine hoist then pulling them onto trailer with cable com-along.
Took time but worked well.
You can still see the chain around the fat one.

 

[Oldoak]

When using a chain fall in the horizontal position it is always helpful to have a helper guiding the chain. Sometimes it can get hung up at the head end of the chain fall.

 

[fried1765]

I've never wenched a tractor. I have winched things on to my trailer (18' Hudson w/ 2/ dovetail and ramps) using my $50 HF 2,500 lb rated winch.
I've only used my chainfalls for lifting.
It should work though.
HF has their 12K rated winch on sale for $300 w/ coupon

If I needed a chainfall for a wench on a trailer, I would look far and wide, until I found a much lighter wench!

 

[joeu235]

If I needed a chainfall for a wench on a trailer, I would look far and wide, until I found a much lighter wench!

I could lie and say English is my second language :laughing:

 

[blue9249]

Two of the big ratchet straps will pull a pickup up a trailer but then having two people is nice then

 

[bcp]

Before electric winches were common, I used to see lots of 2500lb pull boat winches on trailers.

Bruce

 

[4570Man]

Two of the big ratchet straps will pull a pickup up a trailer but then having two people is nice then

I’ve done that before on an uphill grade with a truck that had disconnected steering linkage. It worked but I’d look far and wide to avoid that method.