- 12,196
- 315
- 0
- Location
- gainesville, ga.
I copied this from the 5T form, I think that everybody that has a winch truck should keep this in mind to avoid winch damage and someone getting hurt.
"Since the PTO was locked in neutral and the winch drive shaft was not turning, no problem. Or so we thought".
" We are driving around the yard with it in low range. We stopped and shifted it into hi-range. We go about ¼ mile or so and the truck starts making a noise from ****. The PTO was locked in neutral and it slipped into gear. The winch drive shaft started to spin. After awhile the heat & friction welded the drive shaft and winch drive together, now with a locked up winch wound up even tighter!"
Quote:
Originally Posted by 73m819
This EVENT is one of the MAIN reasons that the DRUM CLUTCH is ALWAYS left in the DISENGAGED position when the winch is NOT IN USE, the -10 tells you to disengage the drum clutch, Engage the DRUM LOCK, that is why it is there.
It is a lot cheaper to READ the -10 on winch use then to FIX the damage after the event, and still the TM has to be read
Thought this was a POSTIVE comment about WHY you DISANGAGE the drum clutch and ENGAGE the drum lock when the winch is not in use, so MAYBE this will NOT happen to someone else. In fact the pto jumping into gear was most likely the ROOT cause of the winch issue to begin with.
________
"Since the PTO was locked in neutral and the winch drive shaft was not turning, no problem. Or so we thought".
" We are driving around the yard with it in low range. We stopped and shifted it into hi-range. We go about ¼ mile or so and the truck starts making a noise from ****. The PTO was locked in neutral and it slipped into gear. The winch drive shaft started to spin. After awhile the heat & friction welded the drive shaft and winch drive together, now with a locked up winch wound up even tighter!"
Quote:
Originally Posted by 73m819
This EVENT is one of the MAIN reasons that the DRUM CLUTCH is ALWAYS left in the DISENGAGED position when the winch is NOT IN USE, the -10 tells you to disengage the drum clutch, Engage the DRUM LOCK, that is why it is there.
It is a lot cheaper to READ the -10 on winch use then to FIX the damage after the event, and still the TM has to be read
Thought this was a POSTIVE comment about WHY you DISANGAGE the drum clutch and ENGAGE the drum lock when the winch is not in use, so MAYBE this will NOT happen to someone else. In fact the pto jumping into gear was most likely the ROOT cause of the winch issue to begin with.
________
Last edited: