JohnDeere8530
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Ive been offered a telehandler mounted winch (no anchor) with a 5tonne line pull. I am trying to work out if this is sufficient for my needs, by comparing it to the pull from a tractor.
I seem to remember once hearing that in more or less ideal conditions a 4wd tractor has a line pull of approx its own weight ?
If so I guess a 130hp tractor would weigh about 5tonnes, so a 5 tonne winch would have the pull of a 130hp tractor say on concrete. Does this sound right ? If so, Im guessing I need a 10tonne one. Not interested in snatch blocks etc
I seem to remember once hearing that in more or less ideal conditions a 4wd tractor has a line pull of approx its own weight ?
If so I guess a 130hp tractor would weigh about 5tonnes, so a 5 tonne winch would have the pull of a 130hp tractor say on concrete. Does this sound right ? If so, Im guessing I need a 10tonne one. Not interested in snatch blocks etc