Well, I got myself a
Norse 450, for less money that the Wallenstein FX85. Thanks for all the advice here, in particular
@mesupra 's mention of the Igland 3501 which sent me off that direction. Iglands are more expensive than the corresponding Norses around here. And while a Norse 350 might have been sufficient, none were in stock around here and I wanted to check the PTO angle wouldn't be too low. Since a (different) dealer gave me a really good price on the 450, I'm happy.
Due to blizzard clean-up taking longer, I haven't cut the PTO shaft yet, much less pulled a log (everything's under 18" of snow).
Quick question to Norse/Igland owners. The winch's own PTO connection seems to be some
weird rubber coated knob. All my other implements have fluted metal PTO connections, like the tractor. Am I supposed to just force that on and it's some sort of friction mount to the PTO shaft (which is the usual fluted thing), or is the rubber some protective cap I need to remove, with a normal connection underneath. The pic looks nice and sunny, but there was a cold wind blowing and I knew I couldn't finish today, so after an initial "that's weird" I didn't investigate futher....