Hydraulic Winch
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Laughing Gas
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Hydraulic Winch
Has anyone put a hydraulic winch on a SD 6.7? Just wondering about the hydraulic hook up to the power steering pump; I know I would have to put on an aftermarket winch bumper.. I've got a Mile Marker 12k hydraulic, new in the box, been sitting in my shop for about 10 years. I bought it for a previous SD diesel (2011 or 2015) and it was supposed to have the correct adapters for that truck.
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Has anyone put a hydraulic winch on a SD 6.7? Just wondering about the hydraulic hook up to the power steering pump; I know I would have to put on an aftermarket winch bumper.. I've got a Mile Marker 12k hydraulic, new in the box, been sitting in my shop for about 10 years. I bought it for a previous SD diesel (2011 or 2015) and it was supposed to have the correct adapters for that truck.
My is ran off a PTO. Hits about 3000 PSI under a good load.
More Turbo
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Those winches were never a big hit. Their main issue was being slower than molasses. Second lesser concern was that your vehicle had to be running for it to work. Electric winches are much faster and can be used with the vehicle running or not.
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Even if the truck has the PTO option you will spend more than a new electric winch to get a pump and lines installed.
Tuned
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PTO option
I have a 6-speed PTO unit NIB that I bought for a 2017 SD, but I own a 2022 model with the 10-speed. Not compatible. Free 2 U if you pay shipping or pick up in ZIP 40069.
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Thanks for all the comments. The electric options are better; that is why the hydraulic winch is still in the box 10 years after I bought it; but seemed like a good idea at the time. Better still, I'll avoid the need for a winch with this pig of a truck. If I feel the need to get into sloppy conditions, I'll take the Jeep; it has a winch and weighs half what the truck does.
I still kick myself for selling (for a song) the three Warn 8274's that I had; also my cherry '67 Bronco; but that's another story. Please refrain from telling me how much they are worth now.
I still kick myself for selling (for a song) the three Warn 8274's that I had; also my cherry '67 Bronco; but that's another story. Please refrain from telling me how much they are worth now.
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I don't know anything about PTO winches but one attraction is duty cycle. My ZEON 12-S PLATINUM WINCH - 95960, which is the top of the line off road winch (until you get to exotics and specialty winches) won't even publish the duty cycle, but at least it tells you when the motor is too hot so you can let it cool off. I'm guessing a PTO that wasn't overloaded could pull all day.
If it's a really hard pull (it's never happened yet), I use a Spanish Burton rigging to get 4x the leverage. So far the SB rigging has been just for fun.
OK, that answers that question. I'm an expert with electrical winches and know nothing about PTO, so I'll stick with electric. Probably one in front and one behind the cab in case I need to winch my Jeep up the ramps onto the bed.
Last edited by JoeSmith6; Mar 24, 2023 at 02:15 AM.
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While I don't have an hydraulic winch, when I was looking at buying a winch I did review the hydraulic winches that were available at the time (~2007). They were designed to work with the OEM power steering pump.
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