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IN about 1968 I tried to move the Steamer with a D John Deere and a M IHC, the ground was soft, My wife at that time saw my buddy and me tryin to move the steamer with the two tractors. She left so I had a brain storm, I had 150 feet of 1/2 rope, I put a Jim Dandy lawn tractor in front of the Steamer in line with the drive pulley on the Steamer, next I wrapped the rope about 10 turns around the Steamer flywheel and left plenty of slack in the rope , then I tied the rope to the Jim Dandy, I put both of the lawn tractor transmissions in low gear and the throttle at idle. Next I hurried back to the Steamer and held tension on the loose end of the rope that was around the flywheel. Much to my surprise, the Steamer actually came out of the mud, I had to re hook the Jim Dandy and the rope several times. I never told the wife the truth. Maybe that is the reason she left me in 1974.
 
That?s a cool story I?ve always heard if you rig the pulleys right you can move a lot of weight with a little power . Have you any pictures of the steam engine ?
 
yep, just like a catline on an oil rig drawworks. put 3 or 4 wraps on the cathead and you pull on the end of the rope and can lift a drill collar up into the mouse hole off the catwalk. no such thing would be done nowa days.
 
Used to do that with a chain to wrap dozer and excavator tracks by myself out in the field. Put a few wraps of chain around the final and winch the track under the machine and up and around until it was on the sprocket. Don't usually have to do it with an excavator, but can be used if needed.
 
Back in the 70's, I looked at an International Travel All-4x4 that a guy had for sale. He didn't have a winch but he told me that if he got stuck somewhere hunting, he had a big length of heavy rope which he somehow attached to one of his driveshafts and the other end to a sturdy tree. Once back in the truck, he put it in gear and away he went with the driveshaft and rope serving as a winch. Never saw it happen, maybe he was BS'ing me. Anyone ever hear of this kind of procedure?
 
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