Hey Walt,
I just can't quite picture your setup from your description. Can you
post a photo? I've got the same kind of toggle switch.
If you want to email me the picture I'll put it up on a hosting site
(like Picasa or Flickr) for others to see, if doing that part is more
than you want to get involved in.
thanks,
Joel
Konstanty, Walter (GE Infra, Energy) wrote:
On
my E20 rebuild, I mounted an ATV winch (3,000lb) on a piece of 2"x4"
channel on end that was bolted to the frame after removing the front
bumper. Make sure the winch is offset so the mower arms clear. Run
the wiring to a 50amp breaker and to the front two batteries. A
snowplow spring release toggle switch from NAPA works perfect to run it.
It
works great.... just need to make sure you don't "stall" it into the
fairleads but it will pick up any accessory easily and with 50' of
cable you can use it for other items too.
...Walt
Erie
PA
Nice write-up so far, Dave.
I put a winch with the same form-factor on my E-15, except I bolted it
on the outside of the front casting. I don't like the end sticking out
past the side of the tractor either.
When I looked at your pictures I thought, 'why didn't I put my winch
underneath like Dave's?'
Then I realized - besides the mower deck I use my winch to lift the
snowblower and also the plow blade, and both of those require a
sub-frame mount that the underneath position would interfere with.
But I wonder if there's a way to mount the winch diagonally, since
you're using a fairlead? Probably would be tricky, and still might
interfere with the blower or plow bracket when in the up position.
Still I don't like the position on the front casting - I'm afraid it'll
rip the casting right out of the tractor someday. I still have
fantasies about mounting it on the inside of the front casting, since
with the Alltrax controller I was able to remove the big resistors
above the charger, so there's room. I'd have to cut a big hole in the
sheet metal to let the end of the winch out....
I also use a webbing strap like that on the original lift, instead of a
steel wire rope on the winch. Trouble is, it wears out going through
the 'pulley' on the the plow or on the snowblower that increases the
mechanical advantage. I suppose the winch is strong enough to lift the
blower without going through the pulley, but then it would be moving
too fast as it came up or went down.
Looking forward to the rest of the documentation
best,
Joel
David Brandt wrote:
OK, I put up one of the restoration albums I have been putting together at the following address:
http://www.davesevs.com/E15restoration/step%2014%20major%20assembly.mht
It's a single file webpage that is bare bones right now, and has a lot of steps outlined, but you can scroll through to see several details of the winch setup.
I will eventually put the whole thing out there on the web. I noticed detailed chronicles like that are lacking at the moment. But while I have it on all 4 wheels right now, I'm working on different ideas for the field control board. I may change from the FW switch you can see in the pics. After that, it's the armature control board and then I just need batteries.
David Brandt
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