Uniforest winch cable

[Ty Korrigan]

Recently has starting 'binding'?

I guess it is not rewinding neatly onto the bobbin.

Really tough to pull out at times.

No obvious kinks but tomorrow I'll pull it out as far as to check.

Any advice or solutions?

   Stuart

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Pull it out all the way, bet you’ll find kinks, mine has.

 

Its a right ball ache to get it to load nicely, you can’t see it.

[doobin]

You got the same tractor as me mate, right down to the tyres and loader!

Edited August 2, 2021 by doobin

[Pete Mctree]

Pull it all the way out. Then winch in with a decent log attached. The binding is often due to poor winding on the spool

[Ty Korrigan]

30 minutes ago, doobin said:

You got the same tractor as me mate, right down to the tyres and loader!

I've had to disable all the security until I can get it rewired.

 It refused to start a week ago just after it was unloaded on site.

Luckily didn't block the clients entrance.

Being under pressure I had to crack on without it so the job ran over somewhat.

  Stuart

 

 

   

[doobin]

Can’t be much to the wiring I’d have thought? Is yours the same shitty gearbox with no live pto or synchros? Spoils an otherwise ok machine.

[s o c]

Attach cable to tree or stump, drive until drum is empty, winch yourself back in , use foot brake to add tension.

User manual says to do this regularly, it won’t remove kinks completely but does make a big improvement.

[Ty Korrigan]

21 hours ago, doobin said:

Can’t be much to the wiring I’d have thought? Is yours the same shitty gearbox with no live pto or synchros? Spoils an otherwise ok machine.

What does 'live pto' mean?

Plenty of scrunchy gear changes.

It is a tinny budget machine but has really done well for itself in the 140hrs since August 2019.

I don't use it alot but I'm glad I have it to hand.

 

 

[Ty Korrigan]

3 hours ago, s o c said:

Attach cable to tree or stump, drive until drum is empty, winch yourself back in , use foot brake to add tension.

User manual says to do this regularly, it won’t remove kinks completely but does make a big improvement.

Same site today felling heavier conifers much further away, 50m+ on the opposite side of the garden.

After the first pull the cable freed up.

No serious kinks but a couple of very slight ones.

Cable stayed free for the rest of the day.

Thanks for all the advice.  

   Stuart

     

 

[MrNick]

Live pto runs with the engine 540 rpm@ say 1700rpm  slower with less revs. Ground drive the pto rotates as the tractor moves, in proportion to the wheel revolutions

 Ground drive is now quite uncommon as tractor hp  and 4wd is normal.