building a winch

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

burn0n3@420, yeah they are

i think we're done with the cutting disc idea....... we're just going to buy a spool from yankmeister if he still wants to sell it to us

TWG · Kickflip Joined: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 3258

Gnarly Dancer 42, you can get fairlead rollers on ebay cheap.

burn0n3@420, whats so crazy about em. they're pretty common

burn · Posted: May 14, 2009 10:07 pm Post subject:

i never would of thought of that.

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

TWG, oh sick there's a few that start at like $5.... probably should buy one

oh also, i found some sick winch rope at home depot today....real cheap too

it comes in 100 foot sections and you can splice it together with the tool it comes with so there arent any knots, and plus it doesnt stretch. its only like 7 bucks for 100 feet.

burn · Posted: May 14, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject:

whats the strength of it though.

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

the package says 110 pound working load limit..... but it deepwater started me just fine 300 feet out and i weigh 165 pounds...

so yeah not exactly sure what the strength is

TWG · Kickflip Joined: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 3258

i wouldn't trust it

sandiego4real · Backside 180 Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 518

Amsteel FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PoopSkater · Posted: May 18, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject:

it will most likely break after a while of riding

ILwake12 · Faceplant Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 21 City: Milliken

def second the amsteel or drop some cash on the bulletline

also with using the chop disc sidewalls keep an eye on them cuz i had the bolts pull through and almost got my buddy

PoopSkater · Posted: May 18, 2009 9:16 pm Post subject:

ILwake12, ours got all bent up and doesn't work anymore Sad

we need to make/buy a new spool

416 · Backside 180 Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 836 City: Toronto

Gnarly Dancer 42, what size are those threaded rods? 7/16?

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

416, 3/8

we thought they'd be thick enough because we were using 8 instead of 6

416 · Backside 180 Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 836 City: Toronto

shizzle, im using 7/16 abd cut will mine bend you think?

PoopSkater · Posted: May 19, 2009 8:52 pm Post subject:

416, ours bent on the first pull
i think our spool is like 8 inches in width
so i think yours could bend but we only used one hub tho

416 · Backside 180 Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 836 City: Toronto

k this is what i have ( nuts and washers not pictured.) im just waitign on my two hubs to come... it is 6 7/16's thick rods, two 14" cuttign disqs. do you think it will bend?

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

i think you probably have a better chance than we did, your rods are thicker and you're using two hubs. i cant really say for sure, but it would probably have helped us more if we didnt make our spool so wide

ball gazer · Faceplant Joined: 01 Apr 2009 Posts: 10 City: Saskatoon

i can't tell from the pick if that is 7/16 threaded rod or unthreaded rod... but if it is it will probably bend. the key is to put steel tubing over top. i used 3/8 threaded rod with steel tubing over top ....tighten that baby up and it is strong like ox...

..plus with having threaded rod exposed like that it is not going to be the best thing for the rope running on those threads..

416 · Backside 180 Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 836 City: Toronto

it is threaded rod, where can i pick up tubing to put around it?

ball gazer · Faceplant Joined: 01 Apr 2009 Posts: 10 City: Saskatoon

not sure. i got all my steel from my buddy who works in a machine shop..