rwoods
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I don’t know which forum I should use for this question, but maybe one of you reading this can answer it. I am constructing a removable mount for a hydraulically driven “5 ton” front winch to attach to the rear of my deuce and to a three point hitch of a tractor. As part of the design in progress (in other words, no pictures ready yet), I am attaching the winch to skids to keep it out of the dirt and ease moving it around when not in use. As an afterthought, I beefed up the skids so I could possibly secure the winch to a tree or other fixed object so as to remove the load from the truck/tractor. Are there any potential rotational forces which would cause the winch to rotate around the cable and attachment point (assuming the attachment terminates in a single line)? The entire set up will weigh about 1000 lbs. The ground contact will be approximately 3 sq feet or 1 ½ sq feet per side (each skid surface is 6” by 36”). The distance between the skids can be either 41” +/- or 29”+/- depending upon which way I mount them. I once suspended a Landcruiser between a pole and my load using a 9k winch so I have no doubt that this winch can easily be suspended if I don’t keep a straight line close to the ground, but for purposes of my question please assume that I can keep a line that presses down on the winch while under tension. Thanks in advance, Ron