[AT] Re: Cummins Industrial Tools?

[Bob Brooks]

Mike;

I have one like that that I've used for quite a few years.  Mine has a 
mount that lets it attach to a 2" ball on your trailer hitch.  It works 
pretty well, except mine does not have power out, you have to disengage 
the clutch and pull the cable back out, or use that hand  crank.

I think I paid about $60.00 for it a Wal Mart on Clearance, it was an 
open box item and missing a couple of things.

This winter I bought a small 2,000 pull winch off Ebay that has power in 
and out and I like that one much better, but it has to be bolted down, 
it doesn't have the handy ball adapter.  It was going to be used in 
place of the hydraulics on Elmo to replace the non working hydraulics.

The Wal Mart one winched a dead 67 Plymouth Fury convert on to the car 
trailer, with 2 wheels that refused to turn.  So they have quite a bit 
of power.  The only other problem is that the cable is fairly short, 25 
feet I think so you need to extend it and then pull 25 feet at a time.

Bob


Mike Sloane wrote:

> A flyer came in the mail today announcing a "one day only sale" at the 
> local fire company. It is being put on by "Cummins Industrial Tools" 
> <www.cumminstools.com>. Looking over the 4 page full color flyer, it 
> would seem that they get their stuff from the same sources as Harbor 
> Freight and similar importers. I was going to pass, figuring I have 
> all the cheap Chinese tools I need at the moment, but one thing caught 
> my eye: they show a "12 volt winch, 2000 lb. Capacity" for $80 
> ("regular price $99"). 
> <http://www.cumminstools.com/browse.cfm/4,103.html>
>
> Now it seems that I managed to get my Farmall 560D stuck in the edge 
> of my marsh, and none of my other tractors can get enough of grip a in 
> the soft wet ground to pull it out. I was wondering if I could attach 
> this winch to a tractor on high ground or a nearby very large ash tree 
> nearby and just wind it out. It isn't all that stuck - it is just that 
> the black much we have for ground around here is like grease when it 
> is wet. I figure that the same winch could be used to help pull 
> non-running tractors up on to my trailer and other similar chores. But 
> I don't feel like spending $80 on something that won't do the job. Has 
> anyone had any experience with either the Cummins Industrial Tool Co. 
> or a similar winch? (the sale is 6/15, so I have a little time to 
> decide.) Is it possible to bargain with these folks when you are there 
> in person? (Cecil could probably have them down to $10 in no time, but 
> I am not that good.)
>
> Mike