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I picked up one of their PCW4000 winches last January. It has been a great decision. Mostly use it for pulling logs and hung-up trees when out cutting (much safer, gets you 100 feet away from falling debris). That said I'm not a big trail runner like many of you guys, but I can see where this would be great to have around out there. While the pulling power is no what you usually have onboard your machines it overcomes a lot of problems with how to pull. You're not limited by where you can place the machine or route pulleys. It's much faster pulling and you don't have a length limitation. Their standard rope is 160 feet. About a month ago I used my P500 to anchor it off of so I could pull my old lathe bed (about 400lbs) up the basement stairs and out the back door. I used it instead of the P500's winch because I had better control due to the throttle (not just on/off). Good placement often beats out brute force with less risk of damage.
 
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I picked up one of their PCW4000 winches last January. It has been a great decision. Mostly use it for pulling logs and hung-up trees when out cutting (much safer, gets you 100 feet away from falling debris). That said I'm not a big trail runner like many of you guys, but I can see where this would be great to have around out there. While the pulling power is no what you usually have onboard your machines it overcomes a lot of problems with how to pull. You're not limited by where you can place the machine or route pulleys. It's much faster pulling and you don't have a length limitation. Their standard rope is 160 feet. About a month ago I used my P500 to anchor it off of so I could pull my old lathe bed (about 400lbs) up the basement stairs and out the back door. I used it instead of the P500's winch because I had better control due to the throttle (not just on/off). Good placement often beats out brute force with less risk of damage.
Got any pics of dragging the lathe bed up the stairs?
What brand lathe?
 
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Got any pics of dragging the lathe bed up the stairs?
What brand lathe?
Unfortunately no. It was a South Bend 15" x 36" from the 30's. We stripped it down to the bare bed and pulled it up a 2x12 ramp.

There is a fully restored one at the Grizzley Machine store in Springfield MO.

Lathe
 
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Depending on the weight you're trying to pull, these are pretty handy too.

 
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Depending on the weight you're trying to pull, these are pretty handy too.

I had the 110v version and finally sold it. Hated dealing with the cable.
 

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