Starting the build!

Sagittorious · Posted: Feb 10, 2011 8:30 pm Post subject: Starting the build!

So I got a 6.5hp engine off a friend. Already bought the steel to make the frame probably gonna do all the cutting tomorrow. Gonna use a basic design I found on here. I'm about to order the TAV 3/4" 12teeth #35 chain . A few questions I have and haven't been able to find a straight answer yet is "What size sprocket should I use? Is it relevant to the number of teeth on the TAV. Also whats a general size for a spool for 600Ft of rope?" Thanks guys any help will be greatly appreciated.

wakethecape · Ollie Joined: 10 Nov 2010 Posts: 61 City: Philadelphia

I built a winch with a 6.5 hp engine aswell. I have a 10 tooth TAV with a 54 tooth sprocket. A good ratio is around 1/5 or 1/6 so you should probably get a sprocket with about 66 teeth. I also have 600 ft of line. What kind of line are you using and do you want the the diameter of the bars the line spools on or the diameter of the sides that hold the line in place?

mojo · Posted: Feb 11, 2011 12:47 am Post subject:

i'd say a 60t sprocket

mojo · Posted: Feb 11, 2011 12:48 am Post subject:

4" or 6" inner with a 7.5" wall to wall diamter sounds about right.

supermanotorious · Backside 180 Joined: 05 Apr 2010 Posts: 518 City: Phoenix

60T sprocket will be good, or even larger if you can, you'll need it for the torque, if you find you need more top end speed, see if you can remove the govenor or get an upgrade kit for the engine

Sagittorious · Posted: Feb 17, 2011 5:46 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the advice guys. The rope I found is blue amsteel everyone said 7/64. I think a 6" inner would do best, I just don't know how wide to get the outside walls cut to be able to keep in 600ft. of rope? Also 7.5 wall to wall seems small, I've never done this before so what do I know. I'm gonna try and post a crappy paint drawing of what I think your talking about and what I dont know. Out of scale of but ya know.

Sagittorious · Posted: Feb 17, 2011 5:56 pm Post subject:

Oh yeah welded the frame some today got a little more done than what the pics show but didnt take a pic. Pretty much just got everything sticking together right now gonna go back and clean up the welds and make them all purdy next time. Btw never welded before today.

supermanotorious · Backside 180 Joined: 05 Apr 2010 Posts: 518 City: Phoenix

kudos for just doin it, make sure to clean all the slag off your welds then you can weld on top of them to strengthen them

Sagittorious · Posted: Feb 18, 2011 4:08 pm Post subject:

Welded more today gonna go back over everything next time with the grinder then hit em again don't need it falling to pieces during transit or on the first pull.

The little engine that will! vvvv

Also today was my second day ever trying to weld. Smash

Sagittorious · Posted: Feb 18, 2011 11:31 pm Post subject:

Would these dimensions be good for 600ft of amsteel blue 7/64 rope? Any advice please? I wanna get the side walls cut and drilled this weekend.

fastgreens · Kickflip Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 3563 City: baytown

Sagittorious, dude... i told you that i have an 11hp honda... chickity china the chinese chicken it! you can have it for $20 if you come pick it up. i would say let's go ride soon, but i've got major trailer issues that has dirty fat sacks on blocks right now Sad

that little beat up engine ain't gonna get your big ass out of the water.

Very Happy

likwidfolife · Pop Shuvit Joined: 30 Apr 2009 Posts: 228 City: DFW

those welds look good for one of you first times doing it, is that a wire feed welder?

supermanotorious · Backside 180 Joined: 05 Apr 2010 Posts: 518 City: Phoenix

yes that is wire feed, the spool dimensions look good, thats bigger than the reel amsteel comes on

Sagittorious · Posted: Feb 23, 2011 9:50 pm Post subject:

Correct on the wire feed. I had to make a few changes on the spools w2w width. I could only find 8" bolts so along with the side walls and having enough thread on the bolts its gonna be thinner. so I might have them cut the side walls to 14" diameter. Thanks for the positive feed back, I still have a lot of work to do b4 I can get her running but I'll keep ya updated with the build.

southpaw · Posted: Feb 24, 2011 1:07 pm Post subject:

looks good so far dude. are you holden? i think i met you at the first baytown throwdown. i think you landed your first shuv i was in the boat and everyone missed it haha.

Sagittorious · Posted: Feb 24, 2011 5:28 pm Post subject:

haha yeah good memory man, that was almost 2 years ago.

texasT · Posted: Feb 24, 2011 7:04 pm Post subject:

I'm excited to test out this winch Very Happy

Sagittorious · Posted: Feb 24, 2011 9:14 pm Post subject:

I don't know how much work i'm gona get done this weekend with Mardi Gras goin on in G-town. Might head down there Saturday.

southpaw · Posted: Feb 25, 2011 1:50 am Post subject:

Haha sweet that's strange because I usually can't remember what I did last week but I remember wakeskating related stuff.

Sagittorious · Posted: Mar 01, 2011 2:00 am Post subject:

I haven't been out to work on it in awhile now but managed to make it down to Baytown to pick up a 11hp engine. Stopped by Northern Tool in North Houston, that store should be burnt to the ground. Only managed to get the pillow block bearings there. Should be getting the TAV in around Wednesday. Just need to get the side walls for the spool, the sprocket and the rope. After that were in business. I've lost track of how much I've spent so far but im pretty sure I've spent over 400.