Friend of mine over in Illinois has one or two of them, pretty cool to have on an old truck nice score!
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Name this winch??? Rebuilding a Vic Hickey Sidewinder
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I had one on my '79 K10, had to go through it to get it working though, rebuilt motor and new solenoids.
Took in off the truck last week. I got it sitting on my bench in the garage. I was thinking I should have a quick look just for fun....
RubberFloorMat
1/2 ton status
even before I clicked this thread open I knew it would be the hickey sidewinder.
same here lol
that grease is DRY 
Take a ton of pics when you tear it down to clean and grease it. The lack of literature out there on that winch will make it tough to know where things to go if you don't document it as you go.
I remember one of the ads that showed a 1st gen Blazer hanging from a tree via a Sidewinder. That was when a 1st gen Blazer was new.
Gus
Gus
You mean this one Gus ?...
Cover page
This is where i'm at.
First pic is the ring gear it's stuck on the shaft, I haven't been able the get that off yet!
Second pic is of a crack in the housing, that will need to be welded.
And the motor is froze solid too.
First pic is the ring gear it's stuck on the shaft, I haven't been able the get that off yet!
Second pic is of a crack in the housing, that will need to be welded.
And the motor is froze solid too.
Got it now...
That cable is tied in a knot. 
Probably have to cut it off. 
Probably have to cut it off. 
Do the Hutterites have an aluminum welder?
watch cutting the cable off it will spring out and fly around a little bit .
and that style motor looks about like the older ramsey worm gear winches . . . so looks for a replacement for one of them and check bolt pattern and shaft size and stick out . you might get lucky with that .
take the aluminum cover to someone who can TIG weld it . don't waste your time with spool gun weld on this repair .
and that style motor looks about like the older ramsey worm gear winches . . . so looks for a replacement for one of them and check bolt pattern and shaft size and stick out . you might get lucky with that .
take the aluminum cover to someone who can TIG weld it . don't waste your time with spool gun weld on this repair .
Subbed for the future if I can ever get my hands on one of these.
They do ,But i'm going to get Colby to take it to school and see if his teacher would be interested!?
If not Dan knows a guy in Lacombe that is real good.
You aren't set up for it are you?
Thank you! And will do!
Right on!
That's why i posted the manual and like @ZooMad75 said taking pics.
