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Nov 10, 2009 | 07:27 PM

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Dave Sponaugle

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From: Nutter Fort, WV

Joe, the German transmission is a ZF 5.

ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Printed in Federal Republic of Germany • Imprimé en République Fédérale d’Allemagne • ZF-Druckerei, Friedrichshafen

Yes it should have places to mount PTO drives.

Bad thing about PTO winches, the winch is not the only part you have to come up with or maintain.

Nov 10, 2009 | 07:29 PM

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Mat J

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From: Jupiter

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Originally Posted by Knox

ill get a picture of the trans id plate

sounds like a zf-5 they are a german company.and common in our trucks

Nov 10, 2009 | 07:52 PM

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Knox

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From: Wisconson

here the id plate is

made by ZF if i read it right

Nov 10, 2009 | 09:08 PM

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Dave Sponaugle

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From: Nutter Fort, WV

ZF 5 series 42
4.14 low gear ratio
.77 overdrive ratio in fifth
Rated for 433 ft pounds of torque

Nov 10, 2009 | 10:41 PM

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Knox

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From: Wisconson

so what would a pto and the pto winch cost
becuse the electric ones run around 500 bucks new if i have my numbers right

Nov 11, 2009 | 01:50 AM

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starmilt

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From: Faibanks Ak.

Sounds like the price of electric winches have really gone down.
A pto setup will cost you conciderably more than 500.
Another option is a milemarker winch powered off the power steering.

Nov 11, 2009 | 09:42 PM

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Knox

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From: Wisconson

i was thinking about this one
- Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices
anyone know anything about it or is it a cheap pos?

Nov 12, 2009 | 05:26 PM

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Mat J

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From: Jupiter

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i was thinking about this one
- Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices
anyone know anything about it or is it a cheap pos?

its from china so i wouldnt count on it, a winch is something that will save your *** so its worth a few extra hundred. look for a warn or mile marker

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Nov 15, 2009 | 11:43 PM

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Brimmstone

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From: Beaumont Tx

I have a neighbor who uses one of those pieces of junk on a logging truck to pull the log trailer up onto the back of the truck. He's running the 10,000 pound winch and it will barely move the 5,000 pound trailer on the first layer of cable.