Simple Winch...

ugly · Ollie Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 57

Simple Winch

Here's our creation. The design should look familiar with a few tweaks. We have taken a few pulls on it with a 100ft rope that we had laying around, but the 600ft rope shows up next week. It pulled strong and didn’t have any structural problems...the chain stretched a bit being brand new, but we'll solve that soon. We have a TAV2 on order even though the clutch seemed to do the job...seems like thats what everyone is using.

The front was welded internally to provide strength and grinded smooth so the front pieces will look continuous when painted...looks sick! Shocked

We are prepared for production if there is interest in either the whole thing or we might possibly sell it ala cart (frame, spools, and engine/misc parts separate) Spool has 6" and 8" ID optional holes. The spool right now is keyed into the axle, but a releasing spool is in the works. I think its going to hold a ton of rope.

We haven’t figured out pricing yet. We can start cranking out spools and frames next week if neccessary. (I haven't looked into shipping yet).

Please PM me if you're interested.

I have not weighed it yet. I would guess around 100lbs + or - Its fairly easy for one person to haul around and two people can throw it in the back of a truck no prob.

Here it is raw and un-painted. We're going to paint it once we put the final touches on it. I'll toss up more pics at that point..prob in another week or 2.

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

she is a beauty

dalesk8 · Backside 180 Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 719 City: South OZ

looks so sick Smash

TWG · Kickflip Joined: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 3258

looks good but also top heavy. whats to keep it from flipping over under extreme load. if those little bottom legs were longer and at less of an angle it seem like it would support it from flipping over. imo, fabrication and everything else looks SICK. powder coat that baby so it stays looking good.

ugly · Ollie Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 57

EJazzle · Posted: Aug 22, 2008 11:16 pm Post subject:

ugly, sorry i didnt read this thread at all, i was too busy staring at you avy.

paulmc · Posted: Aug 23, 2008 3:33 am Post subject:

love the cockney desgin, all the drawings are on winchskating, here is mine and my friends version of it.

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

so sick. I dig the spool.

mr.foonis · Posted: Aug 24, 2008 9:06 pm Post subject:

how did u do ur spool? did u just buy it or did u cut it?

ugly · Ollie Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 57

mr.foonis · Posted: Aug 24, 2008 11:24 pm Post subject:

hmm how much for 2 walls? cuz i really need to upgrade from cutting disks Confused

ugly · Ollie Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 57

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ugly · Ollie Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 57

Rode it last night with the new Amsteel rope on it...that stuffs the shizzle fo sure! Its freakin long too. 600ft is farther than I thought. Good times! It was at dusk, so I didnt snap any shots cause it was too dark, but hope to get some this weekend.

We fabricated a sweet chain tensioner too that I think you'll dig. Cool

Stay tuned...

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

i love it! such a simple design.

i really wanna make a winch but i dont have 800 bucks Sad

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

Gnarly Dancer 42, do u hace 1 or 2 friends who skate?? We built ours slow with a couple kids to finance it. I think I only spent like 200 maybe(just what I paid for)

Tross Wakeskates · Frontside 180 Joined: 06 Jul 2008 Posts: 287 City: The 941

looks sick

caprice150 · Backside 180 Joined: 22 May 2008 Posts: 593

i've got money to throw around i just don't know where to start Smile

Hope to have a finished winch by the time jet skis have to be out of the water

ugly · Ollie Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 57

DirtyCracker · Guest

SICKKKK

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Sep 01, 2008 6:34 pm Post subject:

ugly, so effing sick, i love the chain tensor!