Winch for receiver mount

[BrentR]

Hi. New tractor owner and hoping for some advice.
I have a trail that is steepish and thinking a winch maybe be handy to have in case I need to pull myself up a little. I was thinking it could be used in my 3pt receiver (with an appropriate mount).
Thanks

 

[N3BP]

The 3PT hitch isn't the best spot to mount a winch, but it can be done. A few things to consider:

-The 3PT system has strength limitations and it's possible it could be damaged during the winching process. A lot of winches have enough power to bend and break tractor parts (been down that road once).
-They are current hogs. If your battery is in the front, you have to run #2 copper to the rear. I'd suggest an Anderson quick disconnect plug. That's what I use and it's perfect for that.
-It's better to winch from the front than rear.

I fabbed a frame mounted hitch for my winch. If you have a loader on your machine, then this may not be an option. If you wind up using your winch for log skidding and tree felling, then you should go a step further and fab a subframe. That's what I did and use when I need to anchor the machine off to something

 

[GreensvilleJay]

hmm.. if it's so steep you need a winch to get up.... have you thought about HOW are you going to get back DOWN ??
Weight distribution,balance, power, etc. are different between going up and going down so you have to know HOW your ride will handle ! If 'trail' isn't level left to right, it can be easy to flip over a tractor and as a 'new tractor owner' ,I'm assuming you don't have any experience driving one ? While 4WD and ATV experience will help tractors are different.
Just want you to be careful and THINK before you do an 'oopsy' !!!