Winch Questions

roger 4400 · Jul 19, 2010

Nice move Nick. Now I,ll have you spend some more money to save time ,effort and to be safer.If you can get a ** snatch block** (pulley) it would be real nice. A snatch block is used when you cannot be in line with the tree you want to pull, or if you want the tree to avoid an obstacle. It will deviate the tree safely, you only have to attach the snatch block to a tree that is in line with the tractor and have your winch pulling it. Have some search on the net you will find good infos on that pulley. Have a nice day. Do you know what model is your Farmi ? Roger
By the way Farmi is from Finland.....and it is red, you bought the wrong tractor

Famah · Jul 19, 2010

Hello KOua:

"does the good luck with the winch make up a little for the bad luck with the Poison Ivy?" I never even thought of that! I guess things balance out, one way or another. Nice thought.

Hi Roger:

Thank you for chiming in. Snatch blocks sound interesting. If I did a search on our Forum, would that come up with enough material to get me going? Do you have any other links?

As partial repayment for his generosity, I told my friend that I will be giving his old winch a nice new coat of paint. I haven't quite broken it to him that it will be bright pumpkin orange.

Finland, eh? Still sounds like something you would order in an Italian restaurant. "I'll have the Chicken Farmi." "And she'll have the Veal Caroni."

Nick

roger 4400 · Jul 19, 2010

Nick, the orange paint you will put on will always peel

(orange-peel ...wow it will be a long day:laughing

I,m not very good with computers. But go on you tube and write * snatch block logging* , you will be able to see a logger that pulls a tree that is deviated with a snatch block and he also have a *cone * that is very helpfull when you log especially with an atv ( it make the log to avoid the stumps or stones on the way....how I know...I have one). Maybe red paint would hold better on orange

. Have a nice day

CharlieR · Jul 19, 2010

I've got a chainsaw engine powered capstan winch as seen on the you-tube site mentioned.
It works real well and cost about $500.
I've also got the skidding cone (very much worth the cost - around $100, I think).
BUT to keep cost down, use the tractor as your winch and use one or more snatch-blocks tied to one or more trees with a strap to snake the tree trunk through the woods.
Run your rope through the snatch blocks so you can keep the tractor on safe ground.
The cone will help pull the tree trunk through the bushes just like a greased pig.

JDGreenGrass · Jul 19, 2010

Famah said:
An unbelievable thing happened a couple of hours ago. An old friend stopped by to say hello. He saw my new tractor and was very happy for me, telling me it was a very useful purchase. He has almost an identical one.

He went on to tell me that he has some attachments he hardly ever uses anymore, and that I was welcome to them anytime and for as long as I needed them. I had helped his son out of a couple of jambs when he was younger and pretty reckless behind the wheel. I would never accept money from Rick, and he has always been grateful.

So he goes on to say that he has a logging winch that I am welcome to. "It's that really rugged Italian one," he says. "Farmi?" I ask. "Yeah. That's it."

HOLY SMOKES! This never happens to me. I'm always doing the loaning and the favors. The timing is scary. So I guess I am good on the winch front. Still pinching myself, though. Must be a dream...

Nick

Oh man, THAT is a thread killer.!!:laughing:

Good for you.

Sounds like you did good and now the "good" is on you.

Dead Horse · Jul 19, 2010

Depending on the model Farmi, you may have as many as three sliders on the cable. By using a choker around a stout tree trunk, hooked into one of the sliders, mid way of the "pull", this set up works as well as a snatch block and requires no additional equipment. The angle cannot be too severe though as you don't want to put a kink in the cable.

I go to as much as 60 degrees off the pull line with no trouble. I use a Farmi 601 with a 5/8" cable. I have put up 20+ cord of wood per year for the last 3 years now. So I have a fair amount of experience using this winch.

There are several threads on this site covering safe operation of these logging winches. A lot of it is common sense, but you will be surprised what you can learn by reading through them.

Have a good time and be safe!