Stuck Again

[chucko]

If I had a winch with 120 foot of cable I would get stuck 121' from the nearest tree

 

[schmism]

If I had a winch with 120 foot of cable I would get stuck 121' from the nearest tree

hate to spoil it for ya, but there is no such thing as "no ancor point" .....

Pull-Pal winch anchoring device - 4x4, welders, Jeep, ATV, all-terrain-vehicle, military, D.O.D., Department of Defense

 

[schmism]

I seriously doubt many trucks have an alternator that puts out more than what the winch draws under load. Most vehicle alternators likely fall in the 60-120 amp range and a 12 K winch would likely draw double that when under a hard pull. So why doesn't every truck with a winch have repeat altenator failures almost every time the winch is used?

Ah you can always tell those that dont do real "off-road 4wheeling"

most rigs that are serious about useing there winch will have a 200+ amp alternator
Alternators - Premier Power Welder high-amperage alternator specs

combined with 2 or 3 optima yellow top batteries... (just one of the many dual bat writeups)
Hellroaring Battery Isolator/Combiner notes for 4 Wheel Drive dual battery applications

This allows you to run a winch for 3-5 min continous which is about all the winch motors are rated at anyway before you start to burn them up.

 

[sandman2234]

I don't do "off roading" but have been stuck as many times as some of those that do, and often have to pull them out. Spent many nights out watching idiots take their new or only vehicle out to play in the mud, break it and have no way to get to work. I preferred to ride around on my Honda Odyssey while watching them and if I broke it, I could load it on my p/u and head home.
I don't think my tractor needs to be set up for off roading with all the appropriate gear that goes with it. Most of the time a winch on a tractor is just front end weight and anyone using it much needs to examine what they are doing and how. My 6 ton comalong is a pain to use, heavy and hard to carry out to where I got stuck, along with enough chains to reach the nearest large tree, but usually by the time I move the tractor a foot, it has enough new dirt to allow it to continue on it's own. If I had an operator to drive it while I ran the comalong, it would make it easier.
David from jax

 

[MarcusCarr]

I would skip the winch all together.

grab a 6" dia or so log that is about 2 feet longer than the diameter of your rear tire, put the log beside the tire at axle height with 12" past each side of the tire, run a chain through the wheel and around the log. Put the tractor in low reverse and you can drive out of anything. The tire turns, tightens the chain on the log, turns the log and acts as a stilt.

You already have a powerful winch...your rear axle.

BIG WARNING...you need to back up when you do this.

If you have to go forward, be careful. If the log is long enough it will flip the tractor backwards.

Marcus

PS. I realize this is an old post, but this method has saved me a lot of money. Didn't have to call someone out to tow me =]

 

[daBear]

I got tired of getting stuck in my Kubota L2800 so I welded a 2x2 receiver on the front brush guard and I use either a Warn Works 3700 # which works great, or a Champion 7500# which I use to pull trees over. Never will I ever be stuck again. Both winches are mounted on a steel plate with a 2x2 hitch for the receiver. I can use it on the front of the tractor, rear of the tractor or the rear of my truck. No problem so far with amp draw as I used fork lift 350 amp connectors and wire it directly to the battery. I will post some pictures if anyone likes.

 

[tnau664]

Yes PICS. You'll find we always like pics.

Terry

 

[Rara Avis]

You just get your other tractor... ...with the...
Logging Winch
Choice of two models of log skids with winch which can be used to winch out logs that you can't get to with the grapple, and/or to drag out several logs at a time over longer distances. The skidding wenches come with 165 ft. of 3/8 inch cable and 165 ft. of 1/2 inch cable with a 8000 lb. and 12,000 lb. capacity for the models FX12000 and FX8000 respectively.

 

[sandman2234]

The perfect answer! Go buy another tractor, so when you get one stuck, you pull it out with the other one!
David from jax

 

[czechsonofagun]

I would skip the winch all together.

grab a 6" dia or so log that is about 2 feet longer than the diameter of your rear tire, put the log beside the tire at axle height with 12" past each side of the tire, run a chain through the wheel and around the log. Put the tractor in low reverse and you can drive out of anything. The tire turns, tightens the chain on the log, turns the log and acts as a stilt.

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hahaha, yis thats what they taught us in the czechoslovakia army. I was a tank technical officer during my mandatory one year service. The tank carries special bracket to get the log attached to catterpillars. You screw on the log, drag it under the tank, take it off, bring it to the back and keep doing it till ... till the tank is sunk all the way to the top of the tower. After that,you call the rescue tank (T55 with a winch in the place of turret) and that thing would move the moon if you hooked it to it. And after this adventure you will spent at least 5 days cleaning that d@mn tank.