cheap winch?

[Le Jalapeno]

im looking to spend less on a winch than i did my car(like somewhere around 500 bucks) and from the little looking i did, i had not much luck

[coricluster]

u can do it for arond 700 if u have to buy an engine, northerntool.com has 6.5hp briggs and stratton engines for like 250 and the tev for 175 other than that the most expensive is the bullet lines or rope that u decide to use. the other things i.e the pillow block bearings, sprocket, hub, axle and whatnot are under 100 bucks at northern tool. the spool can be made a few ways. i used aluminum but guys are using go kart rims and things like that, but u can do it for around 700 and maybe a little cheaper if u shop around.

[Le Jalapeno]

do you think i could use like a 5hp engine? i think i saw one of those laying around for like 150-200

[JeffKnox]

Bonis69, not recomended

[Le Jalapeno]

alright, thanks for saving me trouble then

[Chrishau]

Ben horen made his for 250 bucks:P

[Le Jalapeno]

sounds like hes the man to get ahold of, how long was his rope?

[tad]

500ft i think...good length to start out with .you can always add more

[Le Jalapeno]

that sounds like it might be all the more i need, and any tips on getting ahold of this ben horen?

[JeffKnox]

he is a magical creature... you dont find ben horan.... ben horan finds you

[knox]

go to this link to alliance mag. it has an article on Ben Horans winch.

http://www.alliancewake.com/wakeskate/3/3/

[Le Jalapeno]

thanks WAKEMan1, and what if ben horen cant find me? he might get lost in the maze of 1 way streets

[Le Jalapeno]

hey WAKEMan1, your link sends me to a site with 1 picture, no scroll bar, no nothing

[knox]

its a magazine! hit the bottem right corner and it turns the page!