quick question

LiQuiDfORcE_fR3ak · Ollie Joined: 17 Oct 2008 Posts: 65 City: Lutz

Buddy just bought a no name winch for 500... looks and runs great, but we are having a serious problem tryin to get some one up... it has a 6.5hp motor on it and 600ft of line. can someone give me some help like if it needs a bigger motor or somethin
Thanks

eviltweak · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 839 City: Nor Cal

tell us what happens

LiQuiDfORcE_fR3ak · Ollie Joined: 17 Oct 2008 Posts: 65 City: Lutz

well deep water starts dont work for s#it...note* this is my first time ever winching* and the throttle control sucks like it either slow or full throttle... it just seems like it does not have enough power but i thoought 6.5 was enough

LiQuiDfORcE_fR3ak · Ollie Joined: 17 Oct 2008 Posts: 65 City: Lutz

but when no one is holding on to the handle it looks like it pulls like a champ

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

LiQuiDfORcE_fR3ak, I had this problem when I first built mine how much do you weigh ? Have you tried doing a dock start or a chair start ?

LiQuiDfORcE_fR3ak · Ollie Joined: 17 Oct 2008 Posts: 65 City: Lutz

Montgomery, i weigh 160... i didnt but my bro tried a dock start with his wakeboard and it still didnt work. i tried a running start in a ditch witch didnt work. the throttlr control sucks if we could just ease up to speed we might get it but it just jumpes to full throttle

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

hmmmm before I got mine to deepwater start me I had to dock start or else it would just basically drag me through the water but now that I have the gearing right it yanks my @ss right out of the water with no problems. Got any pics of your setup ?

LiQuiDfORcE_fR3ak · Ollie Joined: 17 Oct 2008 Posts: 65 City: Lutz

Montgomery, thats what it does to us on deep water starts... hmmm how big of a sprokets do you have on yours? cuz i told my buddy yesterday maby a bigger sproket would help... i will try to get some pics up later cuz its at my buddys house

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

My setup is an 8hp Briggs with TAV2 and 8t/60t sprockets

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

What are you running on yours ?

LiQuiDfORcE_fR3ak · Ollie Joined: 17 Oct 2008 Posts: 65 City: Lutz

how much does a TAV2 cost you? and shoule 6.5hp be enough to get us up?

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

I got mine on ebay for like $120 shipped I got lucky though the guy I was bidding against apparently missed the last day of the auction Laughing

LiQuiDfORcE_fR3ak · Ollie Joined: 17 Oct 2008 Posts: 65 City: Lutz

oh damn lol... should 6.5hp be enough to get us up

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

oh yeah 6.5 should be plenty as long as your gearing is right and your spool size is right

LiQuiDfORcE_fR3ak · Ollie Joined: 17 Oct 2008 Posts: 65 City: Lutz

ok cool ya idk what size sprokets are on iim goin to check out all of that stuff today and i will get some pics up too...

De Oro · Backside 180 Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 1064 City: Austin

if its a 6.5 i would atleast use a 60 tooth sproket on the axle. anything less basically is too weak.

LiQuiDfORcE_fR3ak · Ollie Joined: 17 Oct 2008 Posts: 65 City: Lutz

De Oro, ok what size sproket do you reccomend on the spool

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

your spool is on the axle

LiQuiDfORcE_fR3ak · Ollie Joined: 17 Oct 2008 Posts: 65 City: Lutz

Montgomery, sry im new to all of this

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

oh it's cool dude Wink