PTO Power

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   So my junkyard jeep had a PTO Ramsey winch when I got it and in the course of rebuilding my Jeep, it got rebuilt too. I had to have a machine shop fabricate the entire drive line ontop of replacing all the seals, etc. The only thing I have done with the winch since I put it back on was spool on the new cable. I haven't found or talked to anyone younger than my dad that has even seen an operational one of these operating.....so all you younger guys out there can probably imagine my reluctancy when I got this call this week from a friend of mine.

"Hey, can you help me out?....I'm over here on a well site in east Texas doing some work and I got this tractor stuck on the back side of the well pad. You are the only person I know with a winch. It's a 4wd Kubota and it's really stuck. The back axle is on the ground."

After I drove probably 60 miles to where he was, which mind you is the furthest I've driven since I rebuilt my jeep, this is what was waiting for me; 

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mdmeltdown Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 14 July 2011 Location: BossierCity, LA Status: Offline Points: 67	Post Options Post Reply Quote mdmeltdown Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: PTO Power Posted: 20 Jan. 2012 at 5:42am
	So my junkyard jeep had a PTO Ramsey winch when I got it and in the course of rebuilding my Jeep, it got rebuilt too. I had to have a machine shop fabricate the entire drive line ontop of replacing all the seals, etc. The only thing I have done with the winch since I put it back on was spool on the new cable. I haven't found or talked to anyone younger than my dad that has even seen an operational one of these operating.....so all you younger guys out there can probably imagine my reluctancy when I got this call this week from a friend of mine. "Hey, can you help me out?....I'm over here on a well site in east Texas doing some work and I got this tractor stuck on the back side of the well pad. You are the only person I know with a winch. It's a 4wd Kubota and it's really stuck. The back axle is on the ground." After I drove probably 60 miles to where he was, which mind you is the furthest I've driven since I rebuilt my jeep, this is what was waiting for me;
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ralf Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member x 2 Joined: 06 May 2008 Location: Fayetteville WV Status: Offline Points: 4861	Post Options Post Reply Quote ralf Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jan. 2012 at 8:07am
	So? Did you get him out? I would have dropped the brush hog and used the bucket to lever myself out. Been there, done that. Or, with a chain on the bucket, the bucket could be curled to winch himself out if there was something to fix the chain to. I have similar rig, Jap built Ford. Also, blocks/planks under bucket would allow bucket to be used to raise the front axle. Hydraulic arms on the 3 point hitch can also be raised to max height and then planks/blocks placed under arms and the arms should have enough power to lift rear axle. In the 18 years i have had my rig I have used all of these methods and more. With the back hoe attached you have even more options. It is a piece of cake if you are 1500 miles away like me, the Monday morning quarterback. Edited by ralf - 20 Jan. 2012 at 8:29am
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