Adding length to a tractor winch

[kensfarm]

Interesting to see if you could set up a winch like the boats have for fish line..  it only has 2 or 3 windings on the pulling spool..  then you could have a separate winding spool..  so your pull strength would always be the same. 

[beenthere]

kensfarm
Called a capstan winch.

[kensfarm]

Thankyou Beenthere!   

I might want to try one of these to pull those logs out. 

http://www.tingeratv.com/models/gusenichniy-vezdehod-tinger/s500/

[thecfarm]

I might want to try one too. 

[Offthebeatenpath]

Those rigs do look cool.

I planned on setting up my little crawler carrier (shown in picture) to pull logs, but never really really got it dialed in.  I have an improvised arch of sorts with a 9000# electric winch that plugs into the receiver hitch of either my skid steer or crawler carrier. I was hoping to mount the winch above the bed of the carrier. Then I bought a skidder and it suddenly seemed less important...



 

I did also get to play around pulling a few logs with a capstan winch this fall.  It is pretty slick in many ways, although a bit different than using the more powerful winches that I'm used to.