Pretty good tutorial on the brake side of the older Gearmatic winches. I've got a Can-Car 20 on my C5 Tree Farmer...pretty much the same winch with a few minor changes being made. I see you keep your winch tarped which has worked for your benefit as rust and corrosion in the band chamber is a well known problem on these winches. I'm thinking the juice that you cleaned off the bands came from the brake release cylinder. They are easy to reseal as they use automotive style brake cylinder cups that are readily available. I enjoyed watching the older equipment.
Yes Sir, I do believe that you are correct on the source of my oily brakes. Check out my next video, if you haven’t seen it, where I take the skidder out to try the winch out after I put it back together. Thanks for watching and commenting!!
Your 100% correct climbing back there is an added risk. I do that here in Maine when the snow is deep. I walk up and down the hitch of wood onto the frame. Last year I slipped and slid down my back tire. I had a carhartt coat and hooded sweatshirt under that and the chains opened my back up in several spots. It looked like a grizzly bear swatted me. Bruised and scraped all up. Hurt so bad I almost puked.
Ouch! Yes sir! That is exactly the kind of thing that I envisioned when I was climbing up there! This type of work is dangerous enough without adding more foolishness to it. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Pretty good tutorial on the brake side of the older Gearmatic winches. I've got a Can-Car 20 on my C5 Tree Farmer...pretty much the same winch with a few minor changes being made. I see you keep your winch tarped which has worked for your benefit as rust and corrosion in the band chamber is a well known problem on these winches. I'm thinking the juice that you cleaned off the bands came from the brake release cylinder. They are easy to reseal as they use automotive style brake cylinder cups that are readily available.
I enjoyed watching the older equipment.
Yes Sir, I do believe that you are correct on the source of my oily brakes. Check out my next video, if you haven’t seen it, where I take the skidder out to try the winch out after I put it back together.
Thanks for watching and commenting!!
Your 100% correct climbing back there is an added risk. I do that here in Maine when the snow is deep. I walk up and down the hitch of wood onto the frame. Last year I slipped and slid down my back tire. I had a carhartt coat and hooded sweatshirt under that and the chains opened my back up in several spots. It looked like a grizzly bear swatted me. Bruised and scraped all up. Hurt so bad I almost puked.
Ouch! Yes sir! That is exactly the kind of thing that I envisioned when I was climbing up there! This type of work is dangerous enough without adding more foolishness to it. Thanks for watching and commenting!