1693TA
Senior Member
The old 5&4's or 13&4's were popular around here in the old days of mechanical winches but nowadays most if not all, are hyd drive winches used with an 18spd
Not much winch work around here any longer but you are very correct in a 5&4 with a "Power Tower" was the way to drive a mechanical winch setup. Just as fast, or slow as you needed. It however made for a very crowded cab. Usually there was no passenger comfort to contend with in this type truck. Hydraulic drive has encompassed all this in a much smaller space requirements.
I located my winch controls above the winch outside of the cab. You reach through the sliding back window to operate the winch control and/or brake via air cylinder so the cab is unencumbered. It worked slick on the mechanical folding neck trailer I had.