Attaching Winch to Front of Tractor?

[kminnick]

I think it'd be most helpful to know what the winch would be used for, and how often.

About two years ago I installed an 18K winch on one of the Unimogs, one of maybe two dozen winches I've added to various vehicles, basically to be able to upright a tractor if needed.

That was the most complicated mount to make to date, due to very little space to work with, but being able to pull the skid steer out a couple of times made it well worth it.

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Was that for a UniMog PTO winch?

 

[SteveJ]

I'd love to see pics of it installed and your hydraulics connection to it.

I will plan on getting some pictures and posting them. I will probably be Wednesday before I have time. Long story, but my tractor shed is only 12' wide and I have to climb over stuff to get at the front of the tractor, and then I don't have lights in there. I will have to back the tractor out to take the pictures. I think the dealer did an excellent job on it, so I don't mind showing them.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Was that for a UniMog PTO winch?

No, there's no PTO capability on that particular model. It's used up by a pump for the rear hydraulics, which power the backhoe.

So I went with an electric 18K ComeUp. One big advantage is that it can be operated remotely, so I can be in stuck vehicle while winching.

 

[kminnick]

I do think a capstan winch, either PTO, hydraulic, or Honda engine driven will be the way to go for me. Another thing to remember about electric winches is that if you are doing a recover at night (4wd, etc), you will also have the electrical load of your off-road lights.

 

[SteveJ]

I'd love to see pics of it installed and your hydraulics connection to it.

Here are some pictures I have of the tractor and installation. Hope this helps. The picture with the hoses is where they mounted the hoses with the quick connects so I could easily disconnect the winch and connect the hoses for the grapple.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

I’m going to be adding a winch for an upcoming project.
Found this little beaut laying in the weeds on FBM.
Looks like I’m a day late.

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Optical illusion, or does the PTO shaft look like an impossible angle?

 

[ning]

The picture with the hoses is where they mounted the hoses with the quick connects so I could easily disconnect the winch and connect the hoses for the grapple.

Is the winch hooked up to a third-function valve?

 

[WranglerX]

Optical illusion, or does the PTO shaft look like an impossible angle?

If you roll winch 90° counterclockwise the pto shaft angle is good and most of hardware is above PTO line...

 

[SteveJ]

Is the winch hooked up to a third-function valve?

I added a second remote just for the winch/grapple on the front. I leave the original remote for the bachhoe.