looking for a pto winch
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looking for a pto winch
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mhubacek
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Good choice ujoint! I wish you would have caught me 3 weeks ago! I shipped mine to montana. Good Luck in your search, I'll keep an eye out here, and let you know if anything comes up.
mylittlecj5
RIP Mike, we'll all miss you
Just my opinion here, but a PTO winch, while it looks cool and pulls like a bull, isn't a very good recreational winch.
I had one on my '72 F-250 HiBoy, and it took 3 people to use it correctly. 1 to run the clutch and brakes from the cab, 1 to man the freespool lever and guide the cable onto the drum, and 1 sucker to run the line in and out and hook it up. Two people could do it in a pinch.
My electric winch takes 1 or maybe 2 people, and its much easier to use under controlled conditions, or when trying to use the vehicle to assist the winch in recovery (matching line speeds is a pain with a PTO).
Get what you want, just remember for ease of use, an electric winch is the best option.
I had one on my '72 F-250 HiBoy, and it took 3 people to use it correctly. 1 to run the clutch and brakes from the cab, 1 to man the freespool lever and guide the cable onto the drum, and 1 sucker to run the line in and out and hook it up. Two people could do it in a pinch.
My electric winch takes 1 or maybe 2 people, and its much easier to use under controlled conditions, or when trying to use the vehicle to assist the winch in recovery (matching line speeds is a pain with a PTO).
Get what you want, just remember for ease of use, an electric winch is the best option.
mhubacek
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I agree with you on electric winch being the better choice, The OP wanted to keep it as classic as possible, that's why I mensioned the PTO winch.
ujoint
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yea Im trying to keep it on the classic side. I will probably never use it I have a Rock Crawler YJ for my offroading fun with an Electric winch so I will agree with you that an electric winch is better all around but I am just looking to fill that space in between the grill and the bumper and the pto winch sounds just right
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