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Upgraded... OMG this is so much better! The site was ok on my desktop at work (on my lunch break only, I swear) but terrible on my tablet from the recliner.

So the site is excruciatingly slow and clunky with all the ads so I tried to upgrade to a paid subscription but even choosing "pay with CC" brings me to PayPal. Is something broken?

I understand your concern. I did some googling and there are a lot of claims that rope made for winches is safer than cable... Less stored kinetic energy. Of course those ropes are not inexpensive. I'll keep studying it but at this point it looks like the cheapest solution would be to buy a...

How so? (Its a serious question). To my mind the capstan winch is inherently much safer than a cable winch with the slow rotation speed and built-in speed control. I've seen chain breaks and snap backs but not a cable break. Still I assume a rope break would be less violent. My main issue...

How deep was that ditch 😲.

Related question... The tachometer has a PTO operation range. Is this just because most attachments are designed for a standard PTO rpm? Is there a problem operating the PTO at a lower engine speed to obtain a lower PTO rpm?

I haven't found any kits. Do you have some links? The Land Rover kit looks cool but I imagine anything LR would cost a fortune. I don't see how brakes would be an issue with a capstan. If you want to stop just release tension on the rope. Not sure how a lock might work but not an issue...

I have a lot of low ground where i cut firewood and lately winters cold enough to freeze the swamps are the exception to the rule. With my old Allis I would string out lots of tow straps and pull. With the new tractor I've been researching winches. I think the PTO logging winches are more...

I would very much like to see some pictures if possible. And thank you for volunteering your time and tractor to help your community!!

I should add that I have no in intention of rock climbing or busting over logs and stumps. I'm more concerned with sticks brush and saplings grabbing at my filters and hoses so I'm not thinking heavy plate steel, more like heavy gauge sheet metal with some strategic stiffening... so even...

@Runs With Scissors Thanks for the links. You do really nice work. I can usually make metal stick together but my welds look like 💩. I'm generally very handy but need to wok on my metal gluing skills. I have generally been discouraged... Especially when I see what my brother turns out...

I have no intention of treating it like a tank. I'm more likely going to baby the $hit out of it 😅. Still, I'd like to protect these "soft" points. The filter on the bucket lever side is outside the frame... The other is inside the frame. I did see a post (RWS that's the one) with some nice...

Hi. I'm the proud owner of a new L4802HST (6.5 hours and counting). Its my first loader tractor and I plan on using it in the woods a lot for firewood and trail maintenance. Also snow removal and moving several tons of field stone for a building project. I have been going through some posts...

And??? Don't leave us all hanging.