A hydraulic winch would be great but was outside of my budget. Good luck with your build!

Thanks!

I originally bought one to put on the front but took it back because I couldn't figure out a way to mount it and still use the loader. I later decided to make this one for the back. Hope all goes well with your project!

Thank you!

Sounds like a great set up.

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Thanks! I've used it a couple of times with good success, haven't stopped to video anything though. It will probably be fall before I use it again, I don't like the heat... Thanks for watching!

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Me too, I'd like a logging winch but $3500+++ is too much money for a hobbyist like myself.

Will that type of electrical winch be rather slow vs a pto driven hydraulic winch. Would like to hear how your project turns out. GL

@@flyingace1057 It gets hot very quickly in a hard pull but does come in handy for the odd places where I can't just pull directly with the tractor.

@loganhurst992 thanks for the reply. I just had my woods thinned to sell some timber and some of the tops are along a steep slope. I bought a very nice set of logging grapples by uniforest but needing a winch to retrieve those tops. Uniforest makes the winching/puling setup but kinda pricey. Trying to research any alternatives.

@flyingace1057 I don't know what will work best for your situation but sometimes I get carried away with a $100 solution to a $10 problem. Consider what you can safely do (and enjoy) while accomplishing the task. I have found that I can tackle 99.9% of my pulls with a little extra chain/cable and a better angle. Maybe a long cable and a snatch block anchored to a tree can get you everything you need.

That's awesome. I'd love to see a picture if you have one. You could send it to Soatmon@gmail.com if you want. Thanks for the comment!

@@SoatMon Please share photos if you get them!

Thanks and good luck with your build!

Thanks for sharing your ideas.

I agree. I originally was looking for a hydraulic or PTO winch but the cost was prohibitive for my use. I will mainly us it to lean a tree the right direction while cutting it down, it will do very little if any skidding. Thanks for the input and comment!

Lol. I know how you feel. It was actually the frame I destroyed.

Thanks! I haven't had a chance to video using it yet. I've used it a few times but nor when I could record it. Hope to get it done soon. Thanks for the comment!

As you say I use it rarely and for short periods. Mainly when I have a tree that might hit a building when I drop it. A hydraulic would be a much better choice but I couldn't justify the expense.

You are correct on the dimensions. I haven't had any problems with it but the heavier the better. I just used what I had on hand. Good luck with your build, I'm jealous of the hydraulic winch.

@@SoatMon I am too I'm using an old blade and a bale spear for the 3pt hook up just don't have anything for the shelf for the winch and your build looks almost exactly like what I was after and yes hydraulic winch is nice I picked it up cheap off a utility truck that was in wreck they totalled

It has worked out well. I don't use a separate battery, I use the tractor battery and only use it a short period of time when I use it. For several hours I think you would want hydraulic. I use it mainly to pull trees away from structures as I cut them and then skid the trees with the tractor.

Soat Mon thanks for your kind reply. I have a 1990 Massey with no rear remote so adding one would be at least a grand. A friend was going to let me borrow his while he was away in Phoenix. So I thought this would be a more affordable option. Thanks, Dave

That is still on my list, I apologize. The times I have used it did lend themselves to videoing it. I hope to get it done soon. Thanks for letting me know you would like to see it.

I do like them, they are called Pat's quick hitch. There is a bar that is sold separately that I originally bought and used for awhile but I forgot and left it on a few times which caused it to get bent. Over time I decided to just use a bungee cord to pull them together and the turnbuckles to set the distance apart. I have several implements that require a different width so this works pretty good. I can drop and pick up implements that are the same width and quickly adjust to those that aren't. You of course still have to get off to attach the top link but it eliminated all the jockeying around to get the draw pins lined up. If you aren't perfectly lined up you just shove the implement back a little and it will line up against the brackets. One draw back is that it puts your implement farther out the back. I had to buy a new top link because mine would not extend far enough for some implements. I lost a piece to it at one point, emailed them to find out how much it would cost and next thing I knew I had one in the mail. They were worth the money especially since I am getting too old to wrestle around with 800lb farm implements. When you get trough with the rain, send it our way!

It depends on what you want to do. I would say at least 2000lb though.

Soat Mon I just need to be able to drag trees over my creek that runs through my property. Thanks, Dave!

Also, I failed to compliment the design. Thank you

1/2 inch cable should be fine, it depends on what you are pulling and if it get hung up on something. The hydraulic winch should pull close to what it says if you supply it with the correct pressure and volume. The winch should give you a rating for each wrap of the cable, getting less with each wrap.

I did finish it and have used it a couple of times but haven't had a chance to video it. I have some things coming up that I'll be using it for and plan to video it. It works great.

Awesome to hear! My main thought was how the battery held up if it it had any problem keeping up with the winch

I don't use it to skid logs a long way, mainly to pull them away from a building while I cut it. I don't think you would have enough battery to do a lot of pulling.

You're correct it does tend to lift when pulling a tree but my tractor is pretty light so I have to brace it against something so I usually back up to a stump or another tree to keep the tractor from getting dragged.

@@SoatMon Thanks for the reply; since my work will be similar to yours (about 30-40 dead ash trees, thanks to the Asian ash borer), I will forego the grader blade and just use a nylon strap to tied to the front of the tractor & around a tree to keep it in place

Thanks!

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@@SoatMon Doesn't the tractor have a PTO? How much amperage does that thing take to run?

I agree with you but it works for my purposes. I really just use it to pull a tree over when I cut it down, so it doesn't hit a building or something. I don't skid logs with it. A PTO or hydraulic would be better for most people but I really like the ability to be able to tighten it up while I'm near the tree. Thanks for the comment.

@@SoatMon Right on. Works for me. Crazy windy in Ohio today and tonight.