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So, I was thinking of making a skidding winch, similar to a Farmi, to put on my Ford Jubilee. My thought was that I could use the rear axle out of a stout old lawn tractor for the winch itself. Input from the tractor PTO to the axle would be the same, and use one of the drive hubs to turn the spool, while the other would have a brake on it to engage/disengage the spool through the diff. Using the tractor rear end would allow me different speeds through the use of the different gears. What do you think?
It is pretty much flat land around here. The purpose would be drag logs between live trees, and be able to pull them to drier ground from some of the wetter areas. There would be no real "up-hills".
My first thought for the rear end was one from a 70's vintage Deere, like a 110. They seem bullet proof.
It is pretty much flat land around here. The purpose would be drag logs between live trees, and be able to pull them to drier ground from some of the wetter areas. There would be no real "up-hills".
My first thought for the rear end was one from a 70's vintage Deere, like a 110. They seem bullet proof.