May have found myself a winch

[gusbratz]

May have found a winch for the m37. does this look right? he says it says mu2a-144 on it.

[Tom Petroff]

No,
That is not correct for a M37 which uses the LU 4.
mu2 are used on the ffpw,however
it's different from that one.
I guess you could make it work with a lot of time and fabricating.
The top picture is a MU2 on a FFPW,
The bottom is a LU4 on a M37
TGP

[gusbratz]

lu2 looks like a more heavy setup. Can these winches change direction to spool out if things aren't going the way you want and you need to take tension off to re-rig?

[Gordon Maney]

lu2 looks like a more heavy setup. Can these winches change direction to spool out if things aren't going the way you want and you need to take tension off to re-rig?

Others may disagree, but I believe the MU2 is considered the more heavy duty piece.

You change directions with your PTO.

[gusbratz]

I don't have a pto yet, My m37 is a 1962 so I guess that I have an NP-420 transmission. will any of the New process PTO's work on it?

[Gsmith]

The PTO itself or the transmission wouldn't be the issue, since there is a driveshaft in between. The winch design and where the input is at would be the issue. That one appears to have a chain drive. I don't know enough to say what to do about that. After rereading your question I guess you're asking what PTO for the transmission, that I don't know.

[gusbratz]

yes that is my question,which PTO for wich tranny. there is a PTO on ebay says its off on an early power wagon. I am wondering if it would fit my truck. I have a lathe and a mill and can fabricate a drive shaft and mounts.

[gusbratz]

heres a link to the ebay ad. seems a fair price
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=10076

[Gsmith]

Certainly good price, description makes me think it won't work for you but hopefully someone will know for sure and chime in.

[Tom Petroff]

That PTO will not fit your year M37 or any M37 for that matter with the correct year/model Trans.
The gear cut is different.
TGP

[afvet6670]

Have PTO off of a 53 M37

Where are you located? I have a PTO off of our 53 M37 if you're interested...

[gusbratz]

warren pa 16365.maybe, Im getting wishy washy about all this winch business. by the time I buy a PTO and a winch and hook it all up I think about how often I get stuck and I can always just bring the comealong or walk home and get the tractor or backhoe. It's just fun to get all the bells and whistles for my new toy.

[gusbratz]

well I found a winch in the local calassifieds for 200$. came off of a wrecked rollback. it is an 8k# ramsey. I plan on fabricateing up some brackets and powering it off of the side shift hoses for my plow, that way when the plow is removed I can just use the joystick in the cab to spool in and out. hope it has enough flow.

[gusbratz]

What a treat! We have been haveing a little heat wave it is gettting up into the lower 40's a couple times! so i finally got that winch off of my workbench and onto the truck. maybe tommorow I will hook it up to the hydraulics and see if it works. it was a tight squeeze and i had to shift it farther foward than i had planned to get the hyd motor to clear the radiator. wound up torching a hole in the back of the bumper to get it that far foward but hey it is on there.