Post by: ghosthunter on November 16, 2024, 05:47:42 PM
Etc.
Since than I have used it for a number of projects,
Pulling a 2 k stump out of my yard and on to a trailer by myself.
Yarding logs for firewood
And most recently winching my buddy’s Idaho moose 1400 ft to the truck and up on a trailer whole.
If you have any kind of mobile winch let’s see your projects. Here’s some of mine.
Post by: MADMAX on November 16, 2024, 06:13:53 PM
Brand ?
Model ?
Post by: ghosthunter on November 16, 2024, 06:17:47 PM
PW5000A
Post by: Magnum_Willys on November 16, 2024, 06:25:04 PM
Post by: ghosthunter on November 16, 2024, 06:27:07 PM
Post by: ghosthunter on November 16, 2024, 06:28:34 PM
2 long Days winching 5x7 out of canyon 3 miles. Omg sloooow. Needcsled and bigger pulley.
Nice :tup:
How long of line where you running and any snatch blocks?
Post by: MADMAX on November 16, 2024, 06:43:29 PM
Portable Winch Co.
PW5000A
Thanks
Cool set up 👍
Post by: jrebel on November 16, 2024, 07:00:19 PM
Post by: CarbonHunter on November 16, 2024, 07:06:30 PM
2 long Days winching 5x7 out of canyon 3 miles. Omg sloooow. Needcsled and bigger pulley.
Nice :tup:
How long of line where you running and any snatch blocks?
At what point is it easier to just bone it out and make a couple trips?
Post by: MADMAX on November 16, 2024, 07:10:37 PM
2 long Days winching 5x7 out of canyon 3 miles. Omg sloooow. Needcsled and bigger pulley.
Nice :tup:
How long of line where you running and any snatch blocks?
At what point is it easier to just bone it out and make a couple trips?
Its easier at a point before your mid 60s
But Im still doing it that way
Interesting alternatives though
Post by: addicted1 on November 16, 2024, 08:08:15 PM
Post by: ghosthunter on November 16, 2024, 08:11:18 PM
2 long Days winching 5x7 out of canyon 3 miles. Omg sloooow. Needcsled and bigger pulley.
Yeah that’s me. I am 73, the winch is a lot easier for the big stuff. I wouldn’t use it for a deer unless it was down a steep incline. The moose my buddy got was 1400 ft from the nearest truck. Dragging it out whole and dressing it out next to the truck was a lot cleaner and easier with better lights. It’s not fast but involves little effort. I had sleds which worked great for hauling winch in and out plus anything else we needed.
Three of us could not drag the moose. Without the winch we would have been skinning and packing in the dark.
Nice :tup:
How long of line where you running and any snatch blocks?
At what point is it easier to just bone it out and make a couple trips?
Its easier at a point before your mid 60s
But Im still doing it that way
Interesting alternatives though
Post by: ghosthunter on November 16, 2024, 08:22:14 PM
Hey Ghost, great to hear of the moose success! Any chance you’ll be able to share any photos from hunt? Been wondering how it went.
My buddy Tim and I traveled to priest river area and met my buddy Alex who had drawn a bull moose tag. We set up camp. Tim and I were just there to support Alex .We st up three wall tents and a small cook shack, cooked all the meals and cut split wood. When we were done with camp chores we went and found Alex and scouted for him.
The country he was hunting was flat all small pines. We were in moose every day. He was going to take the first bull he saw.
At one time while Alex. Was hunting there was a bull standing 100 yards behind his Jeep.
It was a fun trip. He killed his Moose on the 5 th day. No butcher would take it unless it was boned out. So we helped with that too.
Winching it out was the best part of trip for me.
Post by: addicted1 on November 16, 2024, 08:53:29 PM
Post by: ghosthunter on November 16, 2024, 09:05:11 PM
Beautiful bull, sounds like a fun trip. May sound like dumb question but does dragging an animals for miles damage the meat at all? I once considered dragging a deer back to my truck on a gravel road (about 2 miles down hill). But, decide to just break it down and pack it out. Was worried I might damage some of the back straps .
Never drug one miles. But if you don’t care about the hide, dose t hurt. I wouldn’t drag one with a truck or atv on gravel. I have sleds and a roll up deer drag. I have drug deer 1000 ft down before dressing out just to keep them clean. Never boned an animal out in the field.
Quartered an elk once years ago.
Dragging out in the woods and hill the ground is soft or loose.
I wouldn’t drag a bear if I wanted the hide. Never heard of damaging meat. I think your worst enemy is dirt and heat.
Post by: HntnFsh on November 17, 2024, 06:01:52 AM
Post by: ghosthunter on November 17, 2024, 11:29:47 AM
Picked up this winch and 300 feet of rope at a garage sale last summer for $75. Then found this parts saw with a broken handle and missing a coil. Picked up a coil on Amazon for $15, and will probably pickup a handle off ebay for $50 but it worked fine with the broken handle pulling this bull out during muzzy season.
Nice find
Post by: dub870 on November 17, 2024, 12:29:37 PM
Post by: teanawayslayer on November 17, 2024, 06:12:09 PM
2 long Days winching 5x7 out of canyon 3 miles. Omg sloooow. Needcsled and bigger pulley.that’s cool to pull something that far. At any point you didn’t figure it would just be easiier to quarter and get it out faster?
Post by: ghosthunter on November 19, 2024, 06:52:11 PM
2 long Days winching 5x7 out of canyon 3 miles. Omg sloooow. Needcsled and bigger pulley.that’s cool to pull something that far. At any point you didn’t figure it would just be easiier to quarter and get it out faster?
Well I think it depends on age and terrain. At 73 I would rather drag the winch on a sled than huff 30 or 40 extra pounds up hill several times. My old knees don’t like that steep stuff.