Hand cranked Boat winch for log pulling?

[dougstove]

Hi I have logs 3-50 m from my woodlot access road. I have a Maasdam PowePullR rope puller, which works but is painfully slow.
I am wondering about Curt 'boat winch' with a crank; it has 1:4 advantage and is rated for 1800 lb; which does not make sense to me except for use by a gorilla.
I would prefer a hand cranked capstan winch.
I am dithering about the battery Portable Winch, but it is heavy and not in my battery ecosystem (Dewalt and Echo).
Or, just use snatch blocks and pull with truck?

 

[EatenByLimestone]

I think I’d be picking up a winch at Harbor Freight. 9500lbs for $300

 

[4x4prepper]

> it has 1:4 advantage and is rated for 1800 lb

I believe that rating is for a floating boat and pulling it onto a trailer bunk through rollers. You would be hard pressed to pull 500# of a wheeled load, up a ramp onto a trailer with that, I know, because I have done it in the past with a huge 2 speed boat winch running 1/2" arborist rope. The boat winch would be a very poor choice to skid a log, imho.

A better option would be cheap 1/2" x 200 feet of Chinese rope with a 4-2-1 pulley system, with the live end pulled by a lawn tractor. I bought this, just for that purpose:

$94 Twin Sheave Block and Tackle 0.43-0.5Inch 100-200Ft Twin Sheave Block with Braid Rope 30-35KN 6600-7705LBS Double Pulley Rigging (1/2" x 200')

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If you put one of the blocks across the road into a tree, about six+ feet off the ground, you should be able to skid the log without dragging it through the crown of the road. Obviously, the higher the block, the better chance of skidding it farther away off the ground.

Anchoring a block to a tree on the far side of the road 6 feet up, then tossing the rope over a tree branch higher up on the opposite side, and then have that rope go down to the log/pulley block, will probably help lift the end once tension is applied. You can always put an idler pulley in the 2nd tree if you are worried about friction or messing up the rope on the bark. You will probably end up having 5 legs, with a 3-4 advantage depending on set up. If the 200 ft rope is too short, you can tie the block that goes on the log to a short snatch rope or cable to extend your reach.