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This is the first time I have used the winch and wanted to see what it was capable of. I also wanted to pull stumps in a controlled way to salvage them for woodwork. My conclusion is the winch works fine, works best for vehicle recovery, but will pull weakened stumps. It also takes two people to...

Took a little over an hour to cut the roots and the winch plucked it right out. :beer:

My 3/8 socket wrench fits the square perfectly. Funny, Just was outside to measure it and plan my winch rebuild and I notice the lock tab had bent just enough to keep the drum clutch lever from moving. It works fine. Rookie mistake. :doh: At least I did more research on the winch and a flush...

Plan is to check the fluid when I get my 3/8 breaker bar adapter. Fluid plugs are stuck shut, and they are smaller than the 1/2 inch square drive plugs on the diffs and trans. Looking at the TMs there are only a few parts on the clutch side. Looks easy enough if I need to rebuild. I should...

Well looks like I will just be pulling with a heavy chain or strap from the back. Makes more sense that way. Nothing to really damage, and can use the weight of the truck along with the engine. Just for the heck of it I cut the roots on a older jackpine stump out back. Took a little over an...

I think I will go with a tow strap. Dosn't stretch. Can't jerk it like a snatch strap through. I can just imagine a stump rocketing over the truck or coming through the softtop to say hi :|

Thanks! I always wondered why these tables cost so much. Wow just a pine slab on a stump. Wait until you have to find a stump, debark it, plane the bottom perfectly, then slab a 1500lb log with a husky 394xp, dry the slab, then plane/sand the slab. Also have to apply messy epoxy finish and make...

Here is what I build.

I use the stumps as table and chair legs. Makes very cool furniture that can be sold for a good price. The stumps I buy are either removed by hand (takes ages) or are grabbed out with heavy machinery and cleaned. I still have to debark, wash, and plane the bottoms flat. I've debated on doing a...

I think I figured that out the first time I tested it. Lots of processes involved, spotter, safety, and potential to break something. Looks like the tow strap is the way to go. Usually I would buy cedar stumps which were easily removed with a chainsaw due to the flared support roots being...

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...