Another Spool Issue

mr. Blonde · Posted: May 06, 2009 4:01 pm Post subject: Another Spool Issue

So Im back home from school for the summer and I want to finish my winch. . . . I thought I had it mostly completed last summer but my friends and I had some problems when we tried to run it

so here are my problems and my opinion of why they are occuring:

1) the winch can deepwater start very well but it doesnt have a high speed, tops out around 15 mph. I have a 6.5 briggs & stratton with a TAV. My gear on the spool is a #41 60tooth, 9.5'' diameter-----I think I need a smaller spool to increase the rpm

2) the rope on my spool tangles like a mo fo. the spool is about 10'' in width (which I think is too wide) with a roller fairlead in front. I think my spool is too wide and my fairlead is too close to the spool, which causes the rope to stack up in the center and tangle. my dad believes I dont need the fairlead, he believes the rope can just wind up on a bard spool, I disagreed

. . . . . my descriptions are pretty bad, but if anyone can help me I can give more detailed explanations. thanks

mr. Blonde · Posted: May 06, 2009 4:18 pm Post subject:

here is a pic. . . . . . . you can see the spool's position to the roller fairlead

mojo · Posted: May 06, 2009 4:38 pm Post subject:

you need to go with a 7.5" spool width and and try an 8" inner diamter as well.

waterboy21 · Faceplant Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 10 City: Colleyville

i have kind of the same set up and we have 800' of bulletline cause the 1000' would do the same thing. try taking some of the line off and then unspool all the line and put it on real tight. worked for me.

mr.foonis · Posted: May 06, 2009 6:56 pm Post subject:

i would keep the fairlead, you dont want that rope running onto the axle

mr. Blonde · Posted: May 07, 2009 10:27 pm Post subject:

what could be the problem with the speed? . . . . . . I still do not know what makes it lack high speed. . . . . . I thought 6.5hp + TAV should do the trick

mojo · Posted: May 07, 2009 10:35 pm Post subject:

the entire spool size makes a difference, not just the gears. i would suggest building yours to the bullet lines spool dimensions. you don't nessecarily need an adjustable inner, but it's nice. check it out at bulletlines.com with your engine and gears i would suggest a 8" inner. the lower the inner the more torque and vice versa. also consider a stage 1 mod kit for it. i have one. it's a 6.5 honda w/ a tav2, 54t sprocket(could be 56) and a 6" inner diameter and mine deep water starts easy and will top out around 25 or probly 35 if i tried it.

burn · Posted: May 07, 2009 10:56 pm Post subject:

mr. Blonde, i would try to get a 7 or 8 horse power, but if you cant try to make the sprocket a little bigger.

wakeboarderx03x · Posted: May 07, 2009 11:13 pm Post subject:

I've got that same engine and running a 72t with 8''ID for the spool

burn · Posted: May 07, 2009 11:23 pm Post subject:

no problems with it? can you deep water start?

mr. Blonde · Posted: May 10, 2009 12:54 pm Post subject:

yeah it deep water starts but it doesn't seem to be able to reach 20 mph. . . . . . . I have only rode with it maybe 4 times so Im gonna test it out some more to know for certain