Winches; Jeep-A-Trench - Jeep CJ-5 Owner's Manual

Ore of the most usefu I
a nd f r e qu entl y
pu r
chasedpieces of auxiliary
equipment available for
installation on
'Jeep'
vehicles is the winch.
The addition of winches
to 'Jeep' vehicles greatly
increases the usefulness
of these nultipu.pose
vehicles.
A winch enables the
vehicle to travel any'
where atany time in any
weather. The winch en-
ables a 'Jeep' vehicle to
extricate itself, or other
vehicl$, from any con-
ceivable diivins situa-
tion under its owD powe.. Gullies,
ditches, streams, rocks, mud, snow,
icy stopes and extremely steep
grades can all be navigated with
a$sufance and safety.
Fu.the.mo.e, the winch is ideal
for
towing operations,
moving
heavy machinery, use as a hoist to
load and unload trucks and freight
cars, and for positioning equip'
ment. In fact, a winch is recom'
mended any place a steady, soooth
and strong pull on a cable will make
WINCHES
JEEP-A-TRENCH
The Je€p-A-Trench is a low cost,
mon ey-maki Dg , mo ney savi ns
trench digge.. Mounted on a 'Jeep'
vehicle, it is a ful-fledsed ttench-
ing machine capable of peiform'
ine the major
portion of the
t.enching
rcquirements of con-
tractors, utility
companies, farm-
The Jeep-A'T.ench rs ideal for
digging foundations and sidewalk
curbing, laying cable and pipine,
layins
sevase drains, and tile
The mobility of 'Jeep' Vehicles
pelmits the Jeep-A-Trench to oper-
ate anywhere, and still maintain
road speeds of 40 to 50 miles-per-
hour. It virtualty etiminates set-up
and knock"down time.
The Jeep-A-Trench diss trenches
faster and mo.e economically than
by other conventional m€thods. It
performs jobs folmerty
done by
large, costly trenching equipDeDt.
Trenchine speeds are variable up
to 600 feet-per-hou. under ideat
conditions. The Jeep-A'Trench is
available with boom lengths cap-
able of dissing to depths of3, 5 or
6 feet. Dieger bits are available for
digging trcnch widths up to 14
The Jeep A Trench has under-
gone a se.ies of eDgineerine refine-
oents, until today the all hydraulic
oodel rcquires a minimum ftain,
work easier, saf€.andm
Two types of winches are avail-
able for
irstallation on
'Jeep'
vehicles: the druo type and the
capstan
tYPe. The drum tYP€
winch is for heaw duty service. It
may be mouDted on the front, bed,
or rear of the vehicle. The capstan
type winch is rated for limited
seNice. It is mounted on the front
.AUBURN"
'JEEP A TRENCH'
.RAMSEY"
DRUM WINCH
NAUBURN''JEEP-A,ARENCTI'
'RAMSEY'' CAPSTAN WTNCH