[kieth]

Ok, now that I see the pictures I know what the winch is, The wrecker is a Holmes 440 and the winch is a holmes which has reverse, neutral, and forward built in the winch. All you will need to drive it is a 2 gear single speed PTO, the proper hanger bearing, driveline, and a 2:1 chain and sprocket and then you will find out if the winch works........Good Luck...Kieth


The difference in this winch and a regular worm gear winch is that it has the engage- neutral- tied into the long rods on the bed which allowed it to be operated from the rear or side of the bed. These dogs which engage and disengage the winch must be in good shape for them to work properly. Its a cool old bed but may be very expensive to get going unless you can find a old guy who just wants to help you out and knows how they work. Check with some old towing companies in your area and see if anyone fits that mold. someone with experience could rig it up pretty quickly. Kieth ps Holmes used to be in Chattanooga, Tn do not know if they are still in business. the 440 was a single wich unit, the 480 had 2 winches and 2 seperate booms for recovery and towig.