Does anyone have DIY instruction for building winch

todd777 · Faceplant Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 8 City: Cooranbong

Hey guys,

Looking to build a winch, does anyone have detailed plans on how to build one.

Peace to ya

Todd

t-rex · Backside 180 Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 2007 City: Denver

todd777, plenty of us do. what are you looking for specifically.

honestly, your best bet is to look up near the top of this page and find the search button, then type in what your looking for (winch, winch plans, spool, TAV, axle, hubs, winch frame, line, handle, hand brake, throttle, etc...)

it will show you all the forums and posts that have that info, cause there are a bunch of people on this site that have built a winch from plans that we have posted on here.

good luck, read all those other posts and then feel free to ask any additional questions

Jholiday · Posted: Jun 26, 2007 9:23 am Post subject:

talk to jeff knox......thats all you need to know....he is like a walking winch dictionary/factory/encyclopedia/atlas

JeffKnox · Posted: Jun 26, 2007 10:15 am Post subject:

cenflskate, haha dude your awesome

todd777, DIY stands for "do it yourself"... id love to help you out and get started but giving you detailed instructions of how to build it kinda defeats the purpose...

if you have any specific questions lemme know... and this should help you get started...

http://wakeboarding-winch.com/viewtopic.php?t=13

also you can browse winchskating.com and the winch section of this forum

t-rex · Backside 180 Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 2007 City: Denver

knox · Kickflip Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 4693 City: Gainesville

knox · Kickflip Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 4693 City: Gainesville

woa srry t-Rex, i almost exactly copied you ha ha

t-rex · Backside 180 Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 2007 City: Denver

WAKEMan1, i should edit my post to look like yours.... then you'd feel pretty awkward. Smash

Jholiday · Posted: Jun 26, 2007 11:06 am Post subject:

lol, so ian whens the next no panty day???

t-rex · Backside 180 Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 2007 City: Denver

it was gonna be today... but i decided i'd wear these "dirty'' ones again.... it'll probably be tomorrow.... aka "laundry day" Smash

todd777 · Faceplant Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 8 City: Cooranbong

I have a few questions,

How do you stop the rope once the rider has finished?
Do I need a throttle?
Do I need a brake?
Is getting an electric start motor needed?
What sort of rope is best?

If I can get these questions answered I think I can tweak some variation into my design.

t-rex · Backside 180 Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 2007 City: Denver

todd777, a brake will stop the rope, or you can shut off the motor

1. yes need throttle, engines will have them built in... but you may want to design your own hand throttle
2. brake not necessary, but nice to have (i don't have one)
3. pull start motor is fine.... unless your a complete wuss. Smash

(still love yall with your electric starts)
4. bulletlines winch rope. www.bulletlines.com they make 600' and 1000' the 1000 is like $325ish.

enjoy feel free to ask any more Q's Cool

JeffKnox · Posted: Jun 27, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject:

todd777, only downside to electric start is its heavier with the starter and the battery...

i dont have a brake but its nice to have in certain areas... ive needed it before

any rope that dosnt stretch and is 1000 pounds breaking stregnth is ideal... bullet lines sells a quality product...

stock throttles are completly fine

t-Rex, sorry if you already answered those q's im really tired and just skimmed these posts

t-rex · Backside 180 Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 2007 City: Denver

JeffKnox, it's all good baby. yeah i've needed a brake b4 too.