Posted by Clint Dixon on Thursday, September 20, 2001 at 9:28PM :
In Reply to: Re: FS: 1952 Dodge Power Wagon posted by Jackson Reimund on Wednesday, September 19, 2001 at 1:02AM :
If this winch came off of a power line or telephone company truck, this extended shaft may have been used to drive a large takeup capstan. These were used to windup/reclaim loose phone wire and/or electrical cable. Some of the old winch and At&T ads show these.
Clint
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