Winch Spool Balancing?

(xbones) · (xbones) **Join Date: Mar 2007** 03-23-2009, 2:46 PM

I've got some pretty nasty wobble in my winch spool and I'm guessing you can weight it like a car wheel to balance it out before I put the line on the spool and give it a run. Anyone know how to do this? Design pics here:
http://s474.photobucket.com/albums/rr101/lukerdl/Winch%20Build/?albumview=slideshow

(jward10) · (jward10) **Join Date: Mar 2007** 03-23-2009, 2:51 PM

take it to a motorcycle shop. they could balance it on their machine because it looks kinda like an axle on a bike. Just explain to them what you are doing and they should be able to make it exact for a few bucks. The tire machines they use for car and truck tires would not work for this.

(svt600) · (svt600) **Join Date: Sep 2008** 03-23-2009, 5:19 PM

u could try i motorcycle shop but i think its to wide for that.....if you can get really lose bearrings to put it in you can just do it yourself by hand... thats how i will be doing mine.

what are you useing for your clutch? is it a torq-a-verter?

(westsidarider) · (westsidarider) **Join Date: Feb 2003** 03-23-2009, 5:27 PM

I would think that the pull from the rider pulling on he rope would eliminate the wobble no? I could be wrong

(xbones) · (xbones) **Join Date: Mar 2007** 03-23-2009, 9:16 PM

Once I bolted everything down tight it reduced the wobble a bit. With 1000 ft of line it should self balance the rest I think. Check it out... almost done:

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