I am looking for an Fairlead assembly that will fit my 8 G winch. Any one
know where i might find one for sale . Going thru the archives , I noticed that Lavoy was trying to fabricate some in 2010.My question is were you sucessful and do you have any for sale .
8A or 8G fairlead assembly for sale
Frames are done, problem I ran into was bearings, nothing that directly worked, or could be had economically. Friend has one at a shop now, they are trying to make them out of bronze like original, we'll see how they come out.
Lavoy
Lavoy
Parts and restoration for antique and late model John Deere crawlers.
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- Paul Buhler
- 350 crawler
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- Location: Killington, VT
I'm wondering if one of these could be made to fit my Gearmatic 8a. Just haven't pursued it yet.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200980031405?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200980031405?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
Paul Buhler
Killington, VT
420c 5 roll with 62 blade, FOPS, and Gearmatic 8a winch
Killington, VT
420c 5 roll with 62 blade, FOPS, and Gearmatic 8a winch
8A would shred that in the first pull. Multiply that by 40 and you have about the same amount of steel in a factory fairlead. Plus there is not adequate depth or width. Factory fairlead has about 8" or so horizontally, and at least a foot vertically.
Lavoy
Lavoy
Parts and restoration for antique and late model John Deere crawlers.
Owner and moderator www.jdcrawlers.com
Owner and moderator www.jdcrawlers.com
I am going to make a fairlead similar to the photo below my user name. And as always, overdoing everything I build to make it durable. But my question is, does anyone out there actually have this 150 numbered fairlead/log arch setup? I would love to see some photos.
1956 JD420, gearmatic 8a winch, custom 6 way blade and FOPS.
- Paul Buhler
- 350 crawler
- Posts: 991
- Joined: Wed May 21, 2008 6:25 pm
- Location: Killington, VT
Here's one on a 1010.
https://burlington.craigslist.org/hvo/4976616858.html
I'd suggest that you make yours easy to remove so you can get into the guts of the winch if need be. The JD designed integral arches are a very heavy unit. It mounts close to the winch sides and need to be well attached to the machine because of the expected loads and leverages.
Just my thoughts. I had them on my 350 and 450 machines when I played in the woods in years past, and I liked them until I needed to do a winch repair.
https://burlington.craigslist.org/hvo/4976616858.html
I'd suggest that you make yours easy to remove so you can get into the guts of the winch if need be. The JD designed integral arches are a very heavy unit. It mounts close to the winch sides and need to be well attached to the machine because of the expected loads and leverages.
Just my thoughts. I had them on my 350 and 450 machines when I played in the woods in years past, and I liked them until I needed to do a winch repair.
Paul Buhler
Killington, VT
420c 5 roll with 62 blade, FOPS, and Gearmatic 8a winch
Killington, VT
420c 5 roll with 62 blade, FOPS, and Gearmatic 8a winch
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