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dirtyohioriver22
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PostPosted: Nov 02, 2006 8:04 pm    Post subject: your winch Reply with quote

I know a lot of you have home made winches, ive wanted to get around to making one but was just wondering what your total cost was, how much time it actually takes to build and how hard the parts are to come by
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PostPosted: Nov 02, 2006 8:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

most of your parts can be found at northern tool ... it can cost anywhere from 500 bucks and up depending on how good of a shopper you are... it took us like a month to finish it but almost a year to get all the bugs out of it... definately worth it though
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PostPosted: Nov 02, 2006 9:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i built mine for 450, ive probably spent 20 hours on it and counting. Right now iam working on a new spool and getting a new rope over the winter so when spring rolls around ill be set for bussiness
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PostPosted: Nov 02, 2006 9:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

how much did the metal base cost because i know i can get that made for free
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PostPosted: Nov 02, 2006 10:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i got mine made for free as well... i ordered all my metal offline and payed for shipping and ordered more than i needed and still payed about 100 bucks... i didnt think it was too bad... but you can definately get it cheaper than that if you take the time to look around... i was too impatient to get a working winch done so i could hit all the sick spots around... heres a pic of our winch...




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PostPosted: Nov 03, 2006 1:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

TheLeprechaun, looks good.. i like the rope guard too.. but hows the guide work on that bad boy?..

looks like you need a new handle too haha those things kill the hands!
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PostPosted: Nov 03, 2006 3:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've got everything besides a frame, spool and rope that I need. I'll need to have the frame welded and I'm guessing the materials will cost another 50-60.

I could have saved almost 300$ buying an eyelet instead on a fairlead and a centrifical Clutch instead of the Torq-a-verter so its possible to do it for under 500$ for sure.

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PostPosted: Nov 03, 2006 3:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

lake tarpon, the i bolt works fine... and yea that rope has been in my family longer than i have... my dad used to use it when he was on the trick ski team at UF in the 70s... check this pic out... this is me skiing at age 8 with that handle...




Ps. im still riding behind that boat too, a 76 boston whaler Cool

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PostPosted: Nov 03, 2006 3:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

TheLeprechaun, haha nice! we have one too but only used it one day when we were riding doubles.. and it killed my palms..
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PostPosted: Nov 03, 2006 3:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Including the line I dropped about 450. My friend is a machinist so we built it in a day. Still needs a better throttle though. I got a CC with a 7 hp and it'll do deep water.
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PostPosted: Nov 07, 2006 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

floor winch



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PostPosted: Nov 07, 2006 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

TheLeprechaun, thats a nice lookin winch, how much better if at all are the proffesionally made ones like grinch and blackbox compared to the average homemade one
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PostPosted: Nov 07, 2006 8:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dirtyohioriver22, well i have carried the grinch compared to TheLeprechaun's and my winch, and i must say the grinch is like a million pounds heavier with all the decrotive metal sheets on the sides, other than that they pull very similar, we have a 6.5 hp and the grinch has a 7hp, but as long as you are geared right and you have a tav then just about every winch either commercial or not should pull the same with ours and the grinch's setup
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PostPosted: Nov 07, 2006 9:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the only winches that have a signifigant difference in the feel of the pull are mine and the neveride because they use different transmissions and more hp
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PostPosted: Nov 11, 2006 11:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was looking at the Pulldozer, and that frame design seems awesome but I still dont understand how they mounted the motor, theres no plate or anything... and its the first time ive seen that approach..
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PostPosted: Nov 12, 2006 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

TheLeprechaun, is that one of those "Jiangdong" engines? I'm having some problems with mine...
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PostPosted: Nov 12, 2006 10:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Frye, its just like the jiangdong.... its a knock off honda... mine is called gorilla... haha... what problems are you having?
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PostPosted: Nov 15, 2006 2:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

with a 6.5 engine and a tav what kind of spool sprocket are yall running? is the tav adjustable?? that part confuses me.
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PostPosted: Nov 15, 2006 3:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

TheLeprechaun, Frye's took a dive due to not being staked down, was 'rebuilt' and has frozen on us again.
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PostPosted: Nov 15, 2006 4:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

NotSoBueno, dude that sucks but it is kinda funny... we have had that almost happen a few times... yea we always tie ours to a truck or tree or something so that dosnt happen...

brianl289, anywhere from 60 to 72 tooth sprocket and 7-8 in spool has been tried and true

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