Winching

[thewoodlands]

I need to extend the reach of my winch (3000 lb warn) who can I buy cable or synthetic rope from so I can winch some trees down the hill.

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[JustWood]

Might want 2 check reel capacity 1st.

 

[thewoodlands]

Might want 2 check reel capacity 1st.

I'm not sure how much is on the winch ( I think it's 50 feet) but it's 2 capacity.

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[Jamess67]

Get a second rope or chain and use that to draw the logs closer until the winch cable reaches.

 

[Bigg_Redd]

Might want 2 check reel capacity 1st.

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Just add and remove chain/wire rope/line as needed.

 

[LLigetfa]

You'd want those add-on sections to be a tad shorter than what you pay out from the reel.

 

[Bigg_Redd]

You'd want those add-on sections to be a tad shorter than what you pay out from the reel.

or. . . DUHH! DUHN! DUHNNNNNNNNNNNN. . . Marker paint on the line

 

[wellbuilt home]

For a small winch I would use a tow strap that doesn't wrap around the drum .
I have 1200lb hydraulic winch on my truck . I have a 100' 5/16ths cable and use 2 50' ' tow strap with pulleys .
Most of the time i make 25' pulls with 50' of steel cable and a pulley hooked to the log end and the end of the cable hooked to a tree or truck .
I double the first strap from 50' to 25' to gain ground .
I have 200' of 1/2" synthetic rope but don't use it for pulling logs it cuts easy on rocks and costs a bundle.
the rope is good for pulling tree limbs to the chipper or guiding a tree down.
Its faster to just pull the logs with the truck if you have room. John