Can you post a picture of it?
Here's some material to study up on......
http://www.alliedsystems.com/pdf/Winch/Manuals/599186W.pdf
[quote="Old Magnet"]Here's some material to study up on......
http://www.alliedsystems.com/pdf/Winch/Manuals/599186W.pdf[/quote]
Old Magnet, thanks for posting the manual from allied, now I have some idea how it works. durjinin, here are some photos. It will cost a small fortune to cable 😆
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What would that have been used back in Kansas, oil field? I can see it used in logging country out west.
Kevin
A company that strung cross country power lines may have used this type of winch or someone had a dragline or slurry bucket hooked to it.
If both drums can be run simultaneously, you could skyline with it. If not, then just regular mainlining with the second drum as the backhaul (I'm talking logging). Guy I hauled from had a similar unit on the back of his D8 (2H?) that he logged with - the one with the T-shaped dash. Although, looking at the drum mounting collars, you'd only want to do light work with it. Still, that's a valuable looking piece of iron you have there - look after it! Seems the main things with these winches is to keep the bearings in good shape because the gears are made of unobtainium.
Cheers,
Neil
What would that have been used back in Kansas, oil field? I can see it used in logging country out west.
Kevin
[quote="n7gxz"]What would that have been used back in Kansas, oil field? I can see it used in logging country out west.
Kevin[/quote]
That is probably what it was used for as there is a lot of oil production in this area. My older brother bought the winch years ago after getting a tractor stuck. He couldn't pull it out with the D4 and had to hire someone to pull it out so he decided he would get the biggest darn winch he could find to put on the D4. This is what he come up with, a bit of overkill!
Here is some info on the D7 version that gives some idea of how it's built and what the uses are. Not very easy to read, been copied to many times.
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