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Posted by Mike Hernke [63.151.218.18] on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10:54:20 :
In Reply to: winch shear pins/working load limit posted by Mark in WV [184.13.218.172] on Monday, February 11, 2013 at 18:57:08 :
My experience on the M37 winch was that the cable is stronger than the aluminum housing and the worm gear made its way out the front of the housing. I had a shear pin from m series rebuild said to be the correct pin but 6 months after rebuilding the winch and liberally greasing the yoke, the yoke was severly seized and wouldn't budge even with the pin removed. I have often wondered if you could somehow fit a clutch like on a tractor brushhog in the driveshaft. This seems less likely to seize like a yoke on a shaft and you wouldn't have to lay in the mud to replace a shear pin if you overload.
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