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Swaggermager
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Sorry if this question has already been answered but I searchbarred.
So I'm building a winch (for urban obviously) and my dad, grandpa and I have all been thinking of ideas for a while now as well as doing research online. They both think electric could work just as good or better than a gas powered winch. It would be simpler, lighter and less expensive. I like the sound of this but I'm very hesitant because no one makes home made electric winches and to buy one (buying a winch for me is out of the question) they are like $4000. Any input could help!
Thanks and +K for good responses!
Nov 29 2011 5:47PM
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Puns
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>gets winch for christmas under the tree
>accidently turns on and spins out the door dragging all the presents away
>the winch who stole christmas
Dec 6 2012 1:02AM
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Montana_Hoodrat
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mine works pretty well

we built this monster last summer out of an old powered bicycle trailer project.

it was fairly low cost, considering we used 90% recycled parts from my dad's contraption

it's super ghetto though. for example, the speed controller is zip tied on haha

The Stealth Winch

-48v (4 tractor batteries)

-3 HP electric Irrigation pump motor

-500' of 1000 lb test spectra line

-custom machined steel spool

-twist grip potentiometer with 48v controller

-Pillow blocks for bearings

- old steel pipe for driveshaft

- angle iron for frame


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ill have a video up soon




Dec 6 2012 1:46AM
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Montana_Hoodrat
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it's actually pretty powerful:


Dec 6 2012 2:12AM
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loganimlach
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Fuckin sick! No clutch though?
Dec 6 2012 9:10AM
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Montana_Hoodrat
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dont need one with electic since there's no idle. just a variable speed potentiometer (twist grip throttle)

we do have to turn the main power switch off to pay out the rope though. unless we want to work really hard and charge the batteries haha.

Dec 6 2012 5:44PM
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Swaggermager
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Thats so dope!
Sorry I didn't reply sooner, for some reason it didn't show up in my threads.
I live in central Minnesota and last year the snow melted while we were doing our testing to see if it was even possible so we were out of luck. Our first big storm of the season just passed through and we got about a foot so I'll do some testing soon and see if it works! That should help that someone else did it too!
Dec 9 2012 10:17PM
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myllhouse
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if you're rich and lazy you can buy a heinewinch off their site for $5000 (same one as poor boyz). they max out at 50 mph
Dec 9 2012 10:30PM
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gotti
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Winch's are simpleee to make. I had an idea. Just find a front wheel drive car and drive it onto one of those things in ferris beulers day off (where you can push the gas and the wheels spin but the car doesn't go anywhere). Then you just wrap some rope around the things the car is spinning on and voila! you have a winch that cost as much as one of those things in ferris beulers day off.
Dec 9 2012 11:54PM
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Swaggermager
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I have actually thought of that hahaha. The only problem is you can't get a car in every spot a winch could go, especially a front wheel drive car, and if something were to go wrong it woul have the potential to go really wrong.
Dec 10 2012 12:28AM
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Montana_Hoodrat
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just like in ferris bueller's day off...
Dec 10 2012 12:48AM
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TheHERDSkiing
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Hmmm... anyone thought of just jacking a car up a bit, attaching some line too the wheel, throwing it in reverse and go pulling the line towards the car? It's nearly free (if you have a car and gas) Just a though.. haha
Dec 10 2012 3:00AM
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Reister
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same reason your phone battery doesn't last aslong in the cold will aslo plague the elctric winch powered by batteries
Dec 10 2012 4:33AM
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