Winches are rated for maximum pull on an EMPTY spool. Once you get full wraps of cable on the spool, their pulling power is greatly reduced.
For example, the Harbor Freight 12,000lb rated winch is reduced to 9517lbs pull on the 2nd wrap, and 7885lbs pull on the 3rd wrap, per the owner's manual.
Harbor Freight winches are excellent values, especially if you use a coupon, and there are coupons for winches almost every month out of the year.
Theoretically a 6000lb winch on the first wrap could lift your tractor completely off the ground, so it should easily be able to pull your tractor as a rolling load up a modest incline. However, you can't have too much winch.
I personally have a 9000lb winch on the front of my trailer, but I haven't had a chance to test it yet. I have also pulled a 3500lb IH 240 Utility up on to my deckover trailer with a 2000lb winch single pull. It BARELY made it.
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