How to Use a Wallenstein Skidding Winch | A bunch of Rope Pulling
I'm diving deeper into the specific controls of the Wallenstein FX85 on today's episode. With two different ropes hanging off the side of this tractor skidding winch, it can be a bit confusing when to pull which one. Today I'll talk about the construction of this winch and show you how I use both ropes to control line speed and log skidding. I"ll also go through the construction of this skidding winch up close so you can get a good idea of the construction. If you've never seen one of these skidding winches up close, today's a good chance to see exactly what makes them so simple, yet so powerful when attached to a tractor. One thing is for certain, this is probably the best implement that I own for my tractor as it makes what used to be heavy laborious tasks possible. Skidding trees from thick cover was impossible before as I couldn't get my tractor close enough in a stand of trees to pull out logs. Now as long as I"m around 165 feet from the log, it's coming with me with nothing more than a firm pull on the skidding winch rope. Now that's a beautiful thing! Glad you're all here for the show. Here we go!
Skidding winch shown in this video: Wallenstein FX85
Tractor shown in this video: Kioti DK40se hst