Joined: Feb 18, 2008 Posts: 113 Location: Wauchula, Florida
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:32 am Post subject: Braden Winch?
On e-bay there is Braden 8000lb Winch for sale that looks very close to the ramsey 50 for our M38's. I've never seen one of these winches and was wondering what it would have originaly been installed on and would it ever been used for military applications on M38 or M38A1?
I am the one who had the Braden winch for sale on E Bay. This winch was mounted on the M38 Jeep when I purchased it. Winch is rated at 8,000 lb
it is 171/4 inches long and 8 inches wide it fits between the grill and bumper with room to spare. I don't know if the Military ever used this winch on the M38. It is still for sale if you are interested.
The 8000 Lb rated LU-4 is correct for the M37 and weighs 250 Lbs with cable.
The original Ramsey model 50 M38 winch was rated 3500 Lbs and the later field replacement Ramsey Model 50R's were rated 5000 Lbs. These were considerably lighter by 100 lbs or so than the Braden. _________________ Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100
This Braden winch weighs 57 lbs. I call a dealer for this winch and gave him the model number he provided me with info. Winch was mounted on my M 38 Jeep when I bought It.
Yes your empty LU2 weighs 57 Lbs. The weights I posted above are complete with cable, brackets and installed ready to use. The LU2's were originally marked for the 57 to 70 Dodge W100 thru W300 pickups. They can be adapted to the jeep.
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