CL Hickey Worm winch

[jeffahart]

Originally Posted by Orange Crate

I think I have that wrong and you are correct (I don't even have one on my truck and you do..) it should be over drum, and it has been a long time since I winched anything out (except pulling a vehicle onto my trailer). If you have any old pictures of your tear down maybe you can zoom in to see if the "VIKING" is cast in yours. Not that it makes a big deal but it is interesting digging into these boxes.

I have limited pics of internals, they are mostly of the gear swap for smooth shaft. I didn't notice any castings. It makes you wonder about what companies folded first. Maybe some of the surviving companies used inventory consumed from bought up or folded companies. Very interesting! But if a part had an external Hickey Casting and internal Viking on the same part.. that would be really telling!