Old winch ID, anyone?

[RichardT]

On Ebay and literally down the road from me, any ideas what it is, looks like it came out of a factory rather than a farm workshop.....?

 

FORESTRY WINCH 3 POINT LINKAGE MOUNTED SPARES OR REPAIR FIRE WOOD LOGS | eBay

 

Don't strictly need one, but there's always barn space for a cheap new (easily recommissionable) toy....

[Chris Sheppard]

Looks very similar to the old Fransguard ones but I'm working from memory and not quite 100% convinced (but just about ).

 

It's the open drum that's casting doubt in my head, everything else looks very familiar.

[Graham]

Certainly looks similar an old Fransguard I once owned. One or two little differences but mine may have been later than that one.

[RichardT]

Fast work there gents. A quick Google image search takes me, funnily enough, to......

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/large-equipment/44209-friction-pads.html

[RichardT]

And thence to:

 

JL 306 selective cutting tractor winch

 

lesnický naviják Farmi JL 306, 3t - Nabízím zachovalý a pln? funk?ní naviják ta?ná síla 3t, délka lana 40 - agroBAZAR / LESNÍ TECHNIKA / navijáky

 

etc.

 

The miracle of the internet, eh?

 

Thanks gents, will amble along and take a look.

[Rich2484]

Is it me or is anyone else looking at the landy shell its leaning on more??

[RichardT]

Heh, the yard is full of them, parts of them, skeletons of them, etc. There was a S2 on the shed roof a while back.

 

On a more detailed look it isn't the Farmi 306 dammit, with luck there'll be a stamped plate somewhere.

[slack ma girdle]

It is almost identical to mine, minus the chain cover (watch your fingers). The general consenous is it is a Chieftons forge winch.