Which forestry winch for compact tractor?

[doobin]

Mainly for use on a 38hp Alpine but will probably also be used occasionally for odd jobs on a 26HP Kubota. Any reccomendations, anyone got anything to sell?

[Mick Dempsey]

I was very happy with the Uniforest, sold it now, but did a lot of good stuff.

It had a manual, string type operation which was a bit Heath Robinson but much cheaper than the hydraulic operated version.

[John Shutler]

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51 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I was very happy with the Uniforest, sold it now, but did a lot of good stuff.

It had a manual, string type operation which was a bit Heath Robinson but much cheaper than the hydraulic operated version.

ive got the 8.5 tonne version on the back of the valmet, remote control with all the bells and whistles etc, its a very good winch

 

ive also got an old fransgard 4.5 tonne winch which is controlled by a couple of bits of rope, that goes on the back of an old Massey 35 for when you want to sneak it in somewhere. Its old but functional and old cost about 1k second hand

[monkeybusiness]

I’ve got a big Tajfun with radio control/powered out feed etc and it is very good. If they do something the right size I’m sure it would be a great bit of kit. 

[Ferguson system]

I can recommend Igland winches.
Link to their site:

Winch | Nøsted & AS

WWW.NOSTED.COM

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Nøsted company

 

The 2501 and 3501 will suit your tractors.

[IronMike]

After cruising around the APF with my main aim being checking out all the winches on offer, I opted for a 4.2t winch from Igland to go on the back of my 50hp alpine. The main reason was the pto input being centralised, which matched the tractor perfectly. All the other offerings (Uniforest, Krpan, Tajfun etc) had it offset to one side and I don’t fancy running it with the pto on a queer angle. Plus it was was very simple from a mechanical point of view, looked easy to work and well made also. Finally, it matched the colour of the tractor 👌🏼🤣 which is mega important as we all know!

 

Jas P Wilson had 4 in stock too I think which is another major consideration. £3165+vat+delivery.

[slack ma girdle]

46 minutes ago, IronMike said:

After cruising around the APF with my main aim being checking out all the winches on offer, I opted for a 4.2t winch from Igland to go on the back of my 50hp alpine. The main reason was the pto input being centralised, which matched the tractor perfectly. All the other offerings (Uniforest, Krpan, Tajfun etc) had it offset to one side and I don’t fancy running it with the pto on a queer angle. Plus it was was very simple from a mechanical point of view, looked easy to work and well made also. Finally, it matched the colour of the tractor 👌🏼🤣 which is mega important as we all know!

 

Jas P Wilson had 4 in stock too I think which is another major consideration. £3165+vat+delivery.

I like the Igland, but unless they are set up exactly, particularly after a few years abuse, they can be troublesome. Always found uniforest reliable

[spuddog0507]

1 hour ago, IronMike said:

After cruising around the APF with my main aim being checking out all the winches on offer, I opted for a 4.2t winch from Igland to go on the back of my 50hp alpine. The main reason was the pto input being centralised, which matched the tractor perfectly. All the other offerings (Uniforest, Krpan, Tajfun etc) had it offset to one side and I don’t fancy running it with the pto on a queer angle. Plus it was was very simple from a mechanical point of view, looked easy to work and well made also. Finally, it matched the colour of the tractor 👌🏼🤣 which is mega important as we all know!

 

Jas P Wilson had 4 in stock too I think which is another major consideration. £3165+vat+delivery.

Good winch  for a small outfit, i bought one about 7 yr ago and its been used a fair bit, i cant Believe the price thou its double the cost and a bit on what i paid, 

[IronMike]

1 hour ago, slack ma girdle said:

I like the Igland, but unless they are set up exactly, particularly after a few years abuse, they can be troublesome. Always found uniforest reliable

I'll keep an eye on things mate, fear ye not!

[IronMike]

26 minutes ago, spuddog0507 said:

Good winch  for a small outfit, i bought one about 7 yr ago and its been used a fair bit, i cant Believe the price thou its double the cost and a bit on what i paid, 

The price made me gasp mate I must admit. But, we live in a mental world unfortunately 🙈