Install Winch to Compact tractor

[jmc]

Seems like like you could go both front and back with a receiver hitch mounted winch. Also, having a receiver in front is great for backing trailers in tight spaces.

 

[TractorTYMe]

See if you could find an older forestry winch that is driven by the PTO. That pull most anything I'd say.

 

[WranglerX]

Keep in mind most electric winches are designed for intermittent "recovery" use and have large draw on battery and alternator, be sure battery and alternator on tractor are up to the electrical load winch will put on system....

 

[super55]

I used this hydraulic winch on my old 3430HST. I made a bracket which would attach to the front frame or the rear drawbar. I powered it with hyd. hoses plugged into the 3rd function valve or a rear remote. I like it since there is no switch or wiring involved. The only drawback is the engine has to be running to use it.

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I don't have a need for it much so it mostly sits on the shelf. I have yet to make brackets to attach it to my newer tractors.

This would be the way to go.. RK25 already has a set of rear hydraulic remotes standard. Get a couple lines plumb them in and you are good to go. Now that I see this heck I'm wanting one now... lol

 

[Bob from Maine]

Great idea using a hydraulic winch. I’ve been looking at that same model. Would you mount it to the drawbar, or to an attachment off the lower links?

 

[bdhsfz6]

Great idea using a hydraulic winch. I’ve been looking at that same model. Would you mount it to the drawbar, or to an attachment off the lower links?

I made a mount for mine that hangs on the front weight rail behind the FEL bucket. I power it with the 3rd function valve.

The mount also attaches to the drawbar and I power the winch with a rear remote in that configuration. You never know which way you're going to have to pull.

I bought an earlier model of that same winch and paid a lot more. I'm not sure why the newer version is so much cheaper but it looks identical.

 

[ptsg]

I've built my hydraulic winch from scratch and mounted on the front of the tractor. Being hydraulic, I can pretty much use it all day long without worrying about overheating or melting wires.

At the time the idea for the winch came up, I was mowing quite a steep hill (25 to 35 degree) and the idea was to have a recovery winch in case I needed to get out a stuck spot or anything like that.

Turns out, I've never actually had the need for that purpose, but have used the winch in several other uses, from pulling trees when cutting, pulling trees after being cut, pulling my truck out of a muddy mess, pulling big air compressors out of tight spaces for a local company, the list goes on and on.

I used an used hydraulic motor I already had, plus some gears that were given to me from a big milling machine if I recall correctly. I did the math and it's only a 6000 lbs winch but it's still plenty of power for my used. It's quite a bit faster than a commercial recovery winch too.

On my tractor, the front winch is tied with the front subframe of the tractor, which is then tied to mid mounted ROPS that also serve as loader mounts and then it's tied to the rear axle with the lower support bars.

At the time, I wanted to keep the front weights on so I made everything work with the weights. Recently, I did remove the weights and lower the winch quite a bit. I have a thread about the winch build here: Hydraulic winch

 

[Bob from Maine]

Yeah, I guess there might be times when I’d need it up front. If I do, I’ll use my 3rd function like you said.
Mostly I see using it as a cheap logging winch to pull logs to the trail so I can skid them back to the yard.

Does the remote lever by your seat control the winch? Or do you pin it open and use controls on the winch itself ?

 

[bdhsfz6]

Yeah, I guess there might be times when I’d need it up front. If I do, I’ll use my 3rd function like you said.
Mostly I see using it as a cheap logging winch to pull logs to the trail so I can skid them back to the yard.

Does the remote lever by your seat control the winch? Or do you pin it open and use controls on the winch itself ?

I use the joystick switch to control the 3rd function valve when using the winch on the front. A rear remote valve lever controls it when mounted on the drawbar. I rarely have need to operate the winch when off the tractor. I suppose a remote switch could be rigged if necessary.

 

[BryceSteiner]

Here is what I ended up with. It worked pretty well. I had to make my own bracket. I will be testing it out soon.
I'll have an install video soon of how I did it.