m38a1 did they come with a winch

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m38a1 did they come with a winch

Post by rondo » Mon Jun 26, 2017 11:54 am

so my new to me 54 m38a1 has a sweet braden pto winch on it and it looks complete. I suspect it was added but did any of these jeeps come with winches? oh and it has the roll bar tow bar and red paint haha
I don't want anything on it that doesn't belong. what are these old winches worth complete?
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Re: m38a1 did they come with a winch

Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Jun 26, 2017 2:07 pm

The GI Issue Winch Kit is illustrated in ORD9 SNL G-758, They were only made by Ramsey for the G-758 and G-740. Ramsey 50. Not Braden , Koenig, Tulsa, etc.
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Re: m38a1 did they come with a winch

Post by rondo » Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:01 am

joel
as always thanks for your wisdom
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Re: m38a1 did they come with a winch

Post by Joe Gopan » Tue Jun 27, 2017 2:35 pm

Up to 30 years ago it was possible to piece together an M-38A1 Winch with surplus parts. I was tempted, but did not. I have tens of thousands of CJ-5 Miles with front mounted KOENIG winches, that extra weight up front is noticeable on steering gears and bell cranks. For what little use I got out of the winches as a highway surveyor, it was not really worth it.
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