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    Sunday winching gone wrong...

    treeguy, I`m kind of like you on the "low speed" terminology. There`s still a lot of mass moving pretty fast. I`m not sure what the specs are on the pto ratio, but as a general rule a mechanical winch application would call for a ratio of around 50% of engine speed. Or maybe a little less...
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    Sunday winching gone wrong...

    doghead, Most likely the reason they were concerned about the length was due to it`s relationship with maximum r.pm. Most driveline guys are taught a term called "half critical speed" that governs the max length vs. max r.pm. The 120 wall tube and the fact that most winch applications are...
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    Sunday winching gone wrong...

    doghead, It appears that hard work and perserverance carried the day.:beer: Regarding your driveline damage and request for dimension, I would add to the equation the actual measurement of your truck from pto shaft to winch shaft. I`m not trying to get in your business, except that when I was...
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