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12 minutes ago, drinksloe said:

It will be like most things then depends if it suits ur needs.

I would imagine it not being able to pull trees over will really limit its demand as only really doing half the job.

 

Also the fact it uses ropes i imagine the working loads aren't that high?

Could be a handy tool for some but quite limited as a serious forestry winch

 

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I think its suited to small woodland owners with a small tractor.... if it had a hydraulic winch with Dyneema rope it would tick more boxes.

I'm toying with the idea of buying a 5ft hydraulic transport box (like fleming) and bolting a hydraulic winch to that.... much more use to me than a standard forestry winch. Although whether a transport box would be strong enough to skid big lumps is a bit questionable.

The edge of the box could be dug-in to help stop the tractor being pulled towards the tree.... and the hydraulic winch could be operated with a remote.
 


cheers, steve

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46 minutes ago, SteveA said:

 

I think its suited to small woodland owners with a small tractor.... if it had a hydraulic winch with Dyneema rope it would tick more boxes.

I'm toying with the idea of buying a 5ft hydraulic transport box (like fleming) and bolting a hydraulic winch to that.... much more use to me than a standard forestry winch. Although whether a transport box would be strong enough to skid big lumps is a bit questionable.

The edge of the box could be dug-in to help stop the tractor being pulled towards the tree.... and the hydraulic winch could be operated with a remote.
 


cheers, steve

I'm sure u could work it either way if ur handy with a welder or decent agri engineers around u.

 

Either weld the box to a normal winch blade or adapt it to suit ur needs Or strengthen the box frame/chasis to do wot u want.

I think i would mibbee look at welding a ball hitch on the box so it could tow a trailer or a log arch if dealing with bigger timber.

Just wot works for u.

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a nice little skidder winch, but not for production work, hydraulics=heat and dyneema and sythnetics dont like heat, there are a few 2 and 3ton conventional logging winches out there (I use an igland 2ton on the back of a 16hp yanmar.....punches way above its wieght!!!!) and have tried capstan setups, fine when its dry and clean....but water and mud, forget it, the ropes slip, jerk, and cause all kinds of problems

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22 hours ago, agrimog said:

a nice little skidder winch, but not for production work, hydraulics=heat and dyneema and sythnetics dont like heat, there are a few 2 and 3ton conventional logging winches out there (I use an igland 2ton on the back of a 16hp yanmar.....punches way above its wieght!!!!) and have tried capstan setups, fine when its dry and clean....but water and mud, forget it, the ropes slip, jerk, and cause all kinds of problems

I hadn't thought of the mud & wet causing problems. Thanks
I hadn't seen any 2t winches until you mentioned it.... wonder how many £'s this one would cost? https://www.igland-as.com/en/skog/igland-2001-2/

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On 23/08/2018 at 15:26, drinksloe said:

It will be like most things then depends if it suits ur needs.

I would imagine it not being able to pull trees over will really limit its demand as only really doing half the job.

 

Also the fact it uses ropes i imagine the working loads aren't that high?

Could be a handy tool for some but quite limited as a serious forestry winch

 

Horses for courses

All that is needed to facilitate pulling trees over is to replace the bar behind the capstan with an elongated loop. Alternatively anchor a snatch block in a suitable position if possible.

 

A capstan has the advantage over a winch of always having a constant pull.

 

You should really be using a non stretch rope in this application and it may well be just as strong as a FSWR of the same diameted

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