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Weight of a 5 ton winch

area52

Active member
Anyone know the weight of a 5 ton winch with cable? I won one at Ft.Bragg and trying to get estimates on shipping it back to NM.


thanks
 

DaveP

Active member
not sure on the exact weight but i move them around by my self without much trouble. maybe 300 pounds ?
 

DaveP

Active member
if it's 2,500 # i am stronger than i ever imagined ! i have moved a few of these and they are not extremely heavy.
 

redass73

New member
i have a 20k garwood off of my m816 . our 753 bobcat didnt want a whole lot to do with it.. i did pull it complete ..winch,cable,guide rollers,level winder and all brackets.. i guessed it at around 800 lbs. i cant slide it across the shop floor by hand
 

dma251

Member
According to the manual TM 9-2320-260-10 the front winch adds 665 lbs to the weight of a M813A1. That would include the winch, extensions, pto, lever/linkage, and driveshaft.

I just put one on my truck and that sounds about right. The PTO weights around 25 lbs, and the driveshaft, lever, and bumper extensions probably total around 100 lbs, so I suppose the winch itself is probably right around 500-550 lbs.
 

jwaller

Active member
thats cool. I wanted to bid on that one but had to leave for work. I dont suppose you want to sell the leve wind part do you?
 

OpieNoTool

Member
redass73 said:
i have a 20k garwood off of my m816 . our 753 bobcat didnt want a whole lot to do with it.. i did pull it complete ..winch,cable,guide rollers,level winder and all brackets.. i guessed it at around 800 lbs. i cant slide it across the shop floor by hand
Are you looking to sell it?
 

area52

Active member
winch

jwaller said:
thats cool. I wanted to bid on that one but had to leave for work. I dont suppose you want to sell the leve wind part do you?
I doubt it, depends on whether or not I get this M246 I am looking at buying. the guy that owns it is "thinking it over" now. If the deal falls through, I will let you know.
 

yorkgulch2

New member
RE: winch

What does level wind look like? Assume that makes it eaiser to wind in especially when you have no help. I have been thinking about putting a 5 ton on the back or at the front of the bed on my m35.
 
Level Wind

You ask what a level wind looks like, see below. They are neat pieces, they allow you to keep the rope wound properly, by using the tensioner and the winde. They are not without issues, but still worth the effort and the weight. I estimate the winder and the tensioner add 80 to 100 pounds to the winch assembly.
 

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area52

Active member
RE: Level Wind

To answer my own question, I got my winch delivered today. I put down 500lbs as a guess on the weight. The shipping company weighed it and the winch plus cable, level wind and pallet/crate equals 1390 lbs!! :shock: Geuss I didn't estimate it too good!!
 
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