5 ton winch

has any one every put a hydro motor on a front winch before? I want to add the winch, but don't have a pto on the trans.

rizzo, i'm going back to howards mv parts yard saturday. if you'ld like, i can pick you up a pto and linkage. no winches left, but i could also look for the pto shaft. if interested, let me know.

btw, if so, give me an idea on how high to go for the parts, incase you can do the hydraulic cheaper.

I have a gasser in the truck with a auto trans. I could still use a drive shaft for my wrecker. $125 on that. I'm getting a brand new PTO for $300. I think that is a fair price. What do you think?

thanks

300 is a very good price. pto drive shaft? btw, is it the same as the duece? no winches on trucks there to compare with.

no its different, forget it.

Anyone know about a hydro motor set up? or my other options.

I am planning to put a winch on my truck. It is a non mil truck with a 5 ton drive train, (t-case and axles) with the winch in the rear. Part-time rear t-case ptos are not easy to find and high when you do. I talked to Clark Truck Parts about a hydraulic drive and if I remember right, it was in the $700 range. They had the details and parts.
good luck

The 900-series 5-tons have hydraulic winches as factory. The problem is the motor projects back into where the front crossmenber is on a G744 truck. A fix is to remove the motor, put it just below the winch on a steel plate, and use two Browning sprockets & chain to make it work.

If you run the hydraulic motor/winch, just power it from the existing pump / resovoir for the power steering. All you need is a pressure regulator (1500 psi) and control valve between the pump and the steering (900 psi) regulator/control. If you elect to use electrical valves, you can operate the winch from anywhere you have buttons on a cord.

Cheap.

Works fine.

ddg

thanks guys

rizzo said:

I I'm getting a brand new PTO for $300. I think that is a fair price.

t

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Where are you finding new pto's?

Crazy_Matt said:

rizzo said:

I I'm getting a brand new PTO for $300. I think that is a fair price.

t

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Where are you finding new pto's?

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5 ton PTO new $300, used $200

John Winslow Near Rocky Mount, NC 252-826-5605

I just bought a hydraulic driven 5 ton winch from John Winslow, He's a good guy to deal with ! I'm now looking for a complete level wind set up for it. Anybody know where I can get one ??

MB4/94 said:

I just bought a hydraulic driven 5 ton winch from John Winslow, He's a good guy to deal with ! I'm now looking for a complete level wind set up for it. Anybody know where I can get one ??

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I am looking for a hydraulic set up I already have the winch and level wind.

anyone?

Have you looked at surplus center? They have a lot of hydraulic parts.

http://www.surpluscenter.com/

I have done business with them in the past and was very happy. I got a lot of hydraulic hoses and fittings that were real inexpensive compared to other sources.

thanks, but I'm looking for a take off kit from a 900 series truck