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Well I finally tested my front winch for the first time since picking up the truck. The drum clutch lever was stuck and took a few taps with a hammer, liberal application of WD40, and running the pto to break it free.
The first 50ft to 100ft of the cable was full of kinks from a poor winding job. I wrapped the chain and hook at the end of the cable around a jackpine stump. The stump was about 12 inches in diameter and 6ft up the other 70ft of trunk had snapped and fell but was still attached. I engaged the winch and locked the brakes. The result was 13,000lbs of green steel/NDTs skidding across the lawn towards the stump, which did not move at all, and the neighbors had quite the show
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The pulling really cleaned up the kinks, and I finished winding the cable in nicely with my dad as the spotter.
Obviously the winch is overcoming the weight and traction of the truck before the stump. One of my plans was to get a snatch block to double the pulling force to 20,000lbs and tire chains, however that dosn't solve the problem of needing a spotter. I need to pull stumps around 12 inches in diameter (mainly pine) for rustic woodwork projects. It involves first digging around and cutting all the visible large anchor roots with a shovel, axe, pick, and cheap chainsaw to weaken it. The tap roots are too hard to access without killing my tools and back so I need to break those free with heavy equippment.
My backup plan is to use a 30,000lb tow strap or snatch/recovery strap with both end loops on the pintel hitch, with the tow strap forming a basket sling around a 27,000lb working load abbrassion resistant round sling which will be wrapped around the stump. No metal hardware involved, and no need for spotter. I would then engage the front axle and pull in lo range until the tires spin out, or the stump is plucked.
I have two choices. Can spend over $100 for a big snatch block, or spend around $60 for a 30,000lb strap and a 27,000lb round sling while using the savings to buy a 1/2 ton bed crane for firewood.
Which is better for pulling? Winch or Truck? Also, what is the weight rating of the front lifting shackles and can the pintel hitch handle pulling static objects? I assume the shackles and hitch are rated at 10k like the front winch and towing capacity. However, the is a difference between a 10k rolling and 10k static load and I don't know which one the ratings are based by.
I would think I would rather use the winch for pulling the truck out of bad situations than pulling objects toward it. First time winch user here!![Rolling on floor laughing rofl rofl](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
The first 50ft to 100ft of the cable was full of kinks from a poor winding job. I wrapped the chain and hook at the end of the cable around a jackpine stump. The stump was about 12 inches in diameter and 6ft up the other 70ft of trunk had snapped and fell but was still attached. I engaged the winch and locked the brakes. The result was 13,000lbs of green steel/NDTs skidding across the lawn towards the stump, which did not move at all, and the neighbors had quite the show
The pulling really cleaned up the kinks, and I finished winding the cable in nicely with my dad as the spotter.
Obviously the winch is overcoming the weight and traction of the truck before the stump. One of my plans was to get a snatch block to double the pulling force to 20,000lbs and tire chains, however that dosn't solve the problem of needing a spotter. I need to pull stumps around 12 inches in diameter (mainly pine) for rustic woodwork projects. It involves first digging around and cutting all the visible large anchor roots with a shovel, axe, pick, and cheap chainsaw to weaken it. The tap roots are too hard to access without killing my tools and back so I need to break those free with heavy equippment.
My backup plan is to use a 30,000lb tow strap or snatch/recovery strap with both end loops on the pintel hitch, with the tow strap forming a basket sling around a 27,000lb working load abbrassion resistant round sling which will be wrapped around the stump. No metal hardware involved, and no need for spotter. I would then engage the front axle and pull in lo range until the tires spin out, or the stump is plucked.
I have two choices. Can spend over $100 for a big snatch block, or spend around $60 for a 30,000lb strap and a 27,000lb round sling while using the savings to buy a 1/2 ton bed crane for firewood.
Which is better for pulling? Winch or Truck? Also, what is the weight rating of the front lifting shackles and can the pintel hitch handle pulling static objects? I assume the shackles and hitch are rated at 10k like the front winch and towing capacity. However, the is a difference between a 10k rolling and 10k static load and I don't know which one the ratings are based by.
I would think I would rather use the winch for pulling the truck out of bad situations than pulling objects toward it. First time winch user here!
![Rolling on floor laughing rofl rofl](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/rofl.gif)