6.25hp

Evan71 · Posted: May 17, 2008 6:32 pm Post subject: 6.25hp

just picked up a free 6.5 hp lawnmoer on the side of the road, motor runs. Is this enough to make a winch, also will this motor work? thanks
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sandiego4real · Backside 180 Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 518

Does it have a vertical shaft??if it does than u cant use it

Evan71 · Posted: May 17, 2008 10:08 pm Post subject:

sandiego4real, i dont know how can i tell

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

does the engine shaft come out on the side or under it?

Evan71 · Posted: May 17, 2008 11:57 pm Post subject:

sandiego4real, ok thanks i goes under so looks like i might have to start building a winch

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

You have to have a engine that has a horizontal shaft man. You will have to buy a different engine

skimboarder · Posted: May 18, 2008 12:10 am Post subject:

LiquidForce71, that's vertical (up or down) horiztonal is out of the sides(left or right)

price.dan · Backside 180 Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 1404 City: Regina

engines for winches have to be horizontal shafts

Evan71 · Posted: May 18, 2008 11:09 am Post subject:

sandiego4real, o sory i thought u said in the post above if it has a vertical shaft u CAN use it

but i didnt see the t in cant, o well thanks anyways

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

Just buy a engine from harbor freight their cheap i got mine for $120

Kay-Kay · Posted: May 18, 2008 11:15 am Post subject:

no one has built a winch with a vertical shaft before, but that doesn't mean it can't be done. Would it be possible to build a winch with a yertical spool??? Riding lawn mowers have a gearbox that transfer the vertical power to horizontal transfering power to the wheels. Something similar could be used for a winch.

LiquidForce71, If you aren't very experienced with engines you may be in over your head, but if you want to learn building a winch is a great way to do it. It will be tough with the engine you have but not necesarily impossible, but hey it was free. If I were you, I would figure why not give it a shot. If you are able to figure something out you will have pushed winch building to a whole other level.

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

LFArmada · Backside 180 Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 631 City: tucson

i have a horizontial shaft motor and im almost finished with mine
and still i feel like im in over my head

T-Hawk · Posted: May 19, 2008 12:02 am Post subject:

I don't know how to weld. Shocked

Classy · Posted: May 19, 2008 12:31 pm Post subject:

I have rough plans how to make a vertical shaft work. HEHEHE. seriously

LFArmada · Backside 180 Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 631 City: tucson

Classy, I dont see why not. the spool could spin on a vertical axis instead of a horzontial axis.