PTO winches?
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i prefer hydrolic or electric they use pto winches on tow trucks alot so they work pretty good
Utah_jeepster
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PTO (Pilot take off) winches are in there own class of winches, compared to the bolt on's of today.
There are two types, hydraulic and direct drive units, both take switchable power from the transmission to drive the winch through a set of switchable gears, in so designed they do not harm the transmission by diverting hydraulic fluid or power to drive the winch.
Hydraulic driven winches have a set of gears that disable the drive gears and divert fluid through a special outlet to drive the winch and then a return line runs it back into the transmission. You need to run the motor at high RPM's to power the transmission to provide enough torque to power the winch at optima levels.
True PTO or direct gear drive units needs to have a PTO outlet or a special tail shaft add on with a PTO outlet has to be added to the transmission stack, thus changing the drive shaft lengths on the vehicle. Most of these units run at mid level RPM's due to gearing.
The cost of these type of units are more than they are worth due to the fact of having to have the transmission altered to drive these units. Most are rated over 12,000lbs units and too much for most jeeps to use.
The smaller units designed in the 50's-70's for jeeps and Internationals are perfectly designed to fit/rated on our jeeps, but then again getting the transmission reworked to drive these units must be considered.
There are two types, hydraulic and direct drive units, both take switchable power from the transmission to drive the winch through a set of switchable gears, in so designed they do not harm the transmission by diverting hydraulic fluid or power to drive the winch.
Hydraulic driven winches have a set of gears that disable the drive gears and divert fluid through a special outlet to drive the winch and then a return line runs it back into the transmission. You need to run the motor at high RPM's to power the transmission to provide enough torque to power the winch at optima levels.
True PTO or direct gear drive units needs to have a PTO outlet or a special tail shaft add on with a PTO outlet has to be added to the transmission stack, thus changing the drive shaft lengths on the vehicle. Most of these units run at mid level RPM's due to gearing.
The cost of these type of units are more than they are worth due to the fact of having to have the transmission altered to drive these units. Most are rated over 12,000lbs units and too much for most jeeps to use.
The smaller units designed in the 50's-70's for jeeps and Internationals are perfectly designed to fit/rated on our jeeps, but then again getting the transmission reworked to drive these units must be considered.
Utah_jeepster
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I guess it would all depend on the MFG is still in biz or there are some stock pile of spares laying around.
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