Moving a couple of feet vs. "...for dragging logs, stumps etc..." is two different tasks.
Helping to lift the 3 point hitch... what a foot or two maybe? Have you run your hitch to the max cable???
Don't get me wrong, I would LOVE to hear that it can do it... Can you test it out skidding a log or stump???
PS. cool as heck roll cage :thumbsup:
!0-4 on the different task. I haven't bottom out the power of that winch yet. When I first hooked it up, with no tractor help, I have pick the pto winch up with a full hitch on my chokers, a few times just to see if the winch could do it, and it did, but it's only purpose it to help the tractor hydraulics.
I have the winch bolted to a 1/2" angle bar and that is bolted to the ROPPs with 4, 1/2" caseharden bolts that was already there. Probably If I tried using the winch to pull logs where it's mounted, 9000 lbs off force might bend/brake something on my roll cage, which actually is a $300.00 brush guard.
And speaking of running the cable to max, only done that once 4 years ago, I think the instructions that came with it says to do that at least once a year, something about lubrication, another thing I got to do if I can remember it.