my spool walls

Palms · Pop Shuvit Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 130

anybody ever use plywood? not the cheap home depot grade but a peice of 3/4 birch plywood. i was gonna make 2 14 inch circles and drill holes for a hub and use rods and conduit. will it work?

Also.. anybody use a U bolt for a fairlead?

winch is going down over spring break. i cant wait

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

I've seen one before I'm sure it would be fine and hell if it doesn't it's not like you'll have a $hit ton of $$$ in it

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

I had a wood spool for a year now and it never broke it worked great!! I just made a new aluminum one last weeknd though so i no longer have the wood one. If you want to see pix of it look for the Hillbilly Winch on myspace. And the pix in my sig that is the wood spool!

Palms · Pop Shuvit Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 130

ok cool thx, i added u on myspace lol. anybody ever use a U-bolt for a fairlead?

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

Palms, I use an eye bolt for my fairlead

Palms · Pop Shuvit Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 130

sweet, im gonna go for 2 winch firsts... a U bolt and an 18hp motor haha, should be killer

ZoSo · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 900 City: Winnipeg

Probably not a big deal but since the line will get water on it...you might want to varnish or seal the wood in some way...otherwise it might warp or rot in the long run from the water exposure.

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

Mine was spray painted and held up fine for every weeknd for a year. It was 3/4 wood

Palms · Pop Shuvit Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 130

good call, ill spray paint it and then put marine varnish over it

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

Sounds good