Tractor rim capstan winch??

80cj · Feb 2, 2009

has anyone ever seen a winch that you can make by mounting another rim to the back tire of the tractor, using the bh outrigger to lift the tire off the ground, and use the rim to spool in the winch line? seems simple.

thanks
shawn

Eagleview · Feb 2, 2009

Telstra , our phone provider used to have them on thier backhoes for pulling cable .

Egon · Feb 2, 2009

Yes, they were quite common at one time.

bobodu · Feb 3, 2009

You ain't a kid anymore are you Egon!! LOL
I'd love to get two hundred 20 something kids in a room and ask them to define "Capstan".

Egon · Feb 3, 2009

You ain't a kid anymore are you Egon!! LOL

Some folks [many] might question that statement when actions come to mind.

Was a time all the service trucks in the oil field had one along with a Gin Pole.

tommu56 · Feb 3, 2009

Wasent he a superhero from the 50's like the Green Hornet?

tom

Egon · Feb 3, 2009

Yep, he was a resident hero but did have an aversion to power lines.

sandman2234 · Feb 3, 2009

I made one for my pto hookup out of a piece of 7" diameter round stock (or was it 6"). I used it briefly for raising and lowering a weight to drive well pipe into the ground for a rock well. You have to make sure the rope doesn't get caught up under itself when doing this...
David from jax

Iplayfarmer · Feb 3, 2009

bobodu said:
You ain't a kid anymore are you Egon!! LOL
I'd love to get two hundred 20 something kids in a room and ask them to define "Capstan".

As long as you let them keep their web enabled cell phones they should have no problem. I'm no 20 something, but I find myself looking up terms from this site often. Most of the time I get lost in Wikipedia-land clicking from linked reference to linked reference. I love that. I can waste more time on Wikipedia than most 14-year-olds with an X-box.

Taylortractornut · Feb 3, 2009

My neighbor had one on his new Deere tractor in 92 He had his first loader and was cleaning up a drainage terrace and had gotten stuck. He got another smaller rim somewhener and made a set of tabs that let him bolt it to the wheel weght mounts on his tractor. when hed get hung just get the rope out and hit the differential lock and keep tension on the rope. he saved his self many hours trouble with it.