Our winch project

Here's some pics from Blake's winch that we've been putting together:

I'll get some pics up as soon as it's finished.

-Steve

That is totally awesome. Great workmanship! Post more and in action, please.

Sweet dude!! When do we try it out!!!

Coming along very nicely fellas. Can't wait to kill myself on that!

nice! where did you get all that rope?

Looks gooood!!!! 13 horses Bad a$$ can't wait to see some action shot's keep us in the loop.

Nice rims on the white truck in the background

That is probably the most robust winch that I have seen, looks good.

Thanks for posting the pics Steve... And helping with the build!

This has been a fun, and relatively cheap, project so far... I'm pretty anxious to get it finished so we can give it a try. Anyone in the San Diego area wanting to give it a try will be more than welcome... As long as you chip in for gas! Hahaha, just kidding, but you'll all be more than welcome to winch with us, anytime.

Kung Fu,
Just like our Kegerator project... Some things were "acquired" through my work. We don't know how much is there, but we're guessing about 1000'!

-Blake

Looks nice and beefy. How much does that weigh and are you going to put handles on the side of it to make it easier to lift into place on the receiver?

that thing looks bad ass!!


1000' should do!

Blake,

That's a big, fat motor also. Looks like it will do the trick. Let me know if you are interested in that handle also. Can't wait to try it out. Let's set it up in my front yard!

CAR,
It's not that heavy, despite the bulky look... I have no clue what it weighs, on a scale. I'll weigh it when it's done. There are plans for handles, and axle slots, to help move it around easier.

BigEd,
Yeah, I think 1000' feet will do ! You can bet that I'll bring it with me if we make that Delta trip we were talking about... Then you can give it a try, too.

-Blake

Buzz,
Geoff hooked me up with a handle... So I won't need to steal yours! The big fat motor was a just in case measure. I doubt we'll need all that power, but it'll be nice to have. I was wondering if we should use it at that place behind your house... Think they'd mind?

-Blake

where can u buy winches?

dane

Blake,

That lake would be great, but I have heard that they are pretty particular about who uses it. Guess I need to maybe get them buzzed, and chat a bit!

Oh, BTW, tell the owner of that X Terra - "Nice Ride". Ha! I hardly remember being inside of it!

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if we make that Delta trip we were talking about

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IF

Talking like that can get you in trouble....watch yourself!

Sweet! I got a compliment on my ghetto-mobile truck! Thats the last thing I was expecting from this thread.

CAR,
I do want to put at least one handle and some wheels on the winch. I think all said and done, it will weigh in the 90-110 lb range (thats really just an estimate). It is super beefy, but I wanted it to be, with all that torque. We decided on a bigger motor (i told blake 9-10) and we ended up with 13! So we should be able to tow in boats if they run outta gas (hell we could probably pull a rider behind it too!!)


We will definitely have pics from the testing sessions. If I had to guess, I'd say we've got between 1000' and 1500' of line, so we should get longer runs than most of the other winches out there too. 13hp is plenty power to do deep water starts too.

-Steve

Big Ed,

Can I invite myself along?

-Steve

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Dane,
You can buy winches from several different companies, here's an example: http://www.wakeworld.com/getarticle.asp?articleid=100. That's a nice winch, but, it's a little out of my budget. All in all, manufactured winches are pretty pricey... I believe the cheapest I've seen is $1500. Steve and I are always looking for new projects, and this was something we've both wanted to do for a while.

BigEd,
Good point! Just replace "if" with "when," that should clarify any misunderstandings... Oh, Steve is my partner in crime, plus, we're skinny bastards... You can make some more room, right?

Buzz,
It's not that big of a deal, just thought I'd run it by you. By the way, Megan is super happy about her new car... But, she's ready to kill the guy who got sand all over the back seat!

-Blake

That is awesome, where are you planing on using it?

Anywhere with water, and little or no security!

-Steve

Beautiful job on the winch project guys. Looks like we'll have to start making some pools and sliders/boxes to go along with that phatty new winch.

You guys should do a how to article for wakeworld, I know I would be very interested!

Steve,I thought you were already in?!


Anyways like Blake said....you guys are skinny bastards,I'll make room.

Nice job boys!!! Have fun playing with it!!! haha... Hopefully Ill be around to watch or even par-take?

... got to interject my praise on a nice looking project!

Thanks for all the compliments... I hope it continues to look good, as the build progresses! Steve is putting some final finsh thoughts together... I'm sure it'll clean up to be a great looking final product.

Shawn,
I think the 1st thing I'm doing (after we finish) is building a kicker, and a small rail. I have the same amount of desire for those two, as I do for the winch.

BigEd,
Steve was in, all along, he just didn't know it.

Hannah,
Admit it, you think we're talking about playing with that other thing, which also starts with the letter "W" right?

-Blake

Blake, Can you post links (if you have them) to where you bought the motor and running gear. I have been thinking about taking on a project like this for a while; you have given me inspiration!

Wanker!

Matt,
Ebay.... for everything.

-Steve

Matt,

That's true... I ebay'd everything, except the rope, which I didn't pay for.

-Blake

Blake!!!!

How's the project coming along? Just ordered the 05 roam, so next weekend may have to be a 2-for-1 experiment. Throw me some more pics if you have any, and I'll post 'em up here.

-Steve

Yeah man, I made a little progress today. I was able to tack down the base plate, and got a pretty good start on the mount for the engine (still needs holes)... I don't know how much I'll get to work on it tomorrow, the Navy has decided that I need to work all weekend... Booo!

No new pics, not much more is done from the above pics.

-Blake

It appears that this weekend we'll be able to finish, and test out the winch... Pics to be soon posted.

-Blake

sweet, can't wait

Either can I!!!

I have a new helmet

Well dookie! It seems my work, The World's Finest Navy, has decided to make me work through the weekend... Just like last weekend!

So, looks like there is yet another stall in the finalization of our little project.

Hopefully we'll be able to jump on it next weekend, and post some new "completed" pics for you guys.

-Blake

Updated pics coming in a couple minutes......

SO sick! HAve you had a chance to test it yet?

Well so far so good. Everything's together and appears to be working just perfectly. The true test will come on it's maiden voyage to the water. I think I ended up using about 1200 ft of line (it's hard to estimate, but I went up and back on the street 3 and a half times, so it should be around there). I want to make sure everything works right on it before I tear it down and prep and paint it, then it will be FINISHED!!!!
-Steve

First off great work. Just a few questions
1 how long did it take start to finish?
2 did you go through a go cart suply shop?
3 Where is the brake?

I just tried out the grinch winch and it is not that good if your 200lb+

1) Just a couple weekends (if you're pretty good at fabricating)
2) Ebay, but a kart shop would carry all the parts too.
3) None, but I would like to put in a disc brake. Blake's just being cheap

I am totally convinced this will deep-water start a 300+ pound rider. Torque baby!!!!

-Steve

DAMN... Look at that spool! It's going to take forever to un-reel it that far. Steve, think we could winch the entire course at San V?

Greg,
To help Steve answer your questions...
1) This can be a very quick project, but if you're bargain hunting, it'll take a little longer. If I still lived in San Diego, Steve and I could've easily busted this out in a weekend, if we had all the parts.
2) Ebay is the way to go, for a project like this... A go-kart shop will have almost everything you need, but you'll save $$$ if you ebay.
3) A brake is the only thing I didn't have in mind, in the beginning. Steve brought it to my attention, I just haven't incorporated it yet... I'm too anxious to give it a try, to prolong the maiden voyage!

-Blake

That thing looks siiiick!!



Where are you guys riding this weekend,did you get my e-mail??

I can't believe you bastards took my winch out, for the de-virginizing, without me! I hope you know there's a rental fee!

-Blake

Blake,get them back by going to the Delta!

can you say all the materials that you used to make it? I am really interested

You didn't miss much blake, but I will say riding mission bay in the pitch black night on absolute mirror glass was pretty d@mn cool.

-Steve

A lot of really good winch advise is at winchskating.com

BigEd,
I'll be there, eventually... I'm pretty sure you can count Steve in, too. We just need to plan a good time.

Justin,
Thanks for the link, I found some good info. on there.

-Blake

memorial weekend not a good time??







Just giving you guys a hard time but GET YOUR BUTTS IN GEAR!!!

Me and my buddies are in the process of building a winch. Just wondering what size gears you used?

I think the clutch sprocket is 11T and the drive sprocket is 60T.

-Steve

Frame after prep, in primer:

The roller in the background was my landlord painting the house. I wasnt using that here.

Afetr 2 color coats and 3 clear:

Steve,

Are you painting the spool, too? Or are we going to rattle-can that?

-Blake

Rattle can. I figure it'll get some abuse, so it'll be easier to touch up if it's just rattled.

It's all done and assembled now, just waiting for some new rope...

-Steve

Steve,

You interested in winching this weekend? I've got the urge, but I know we're in desperate need of some rope. I've asked if we can borrow some older ropes, just to get us by. What do you think, are you in?

-Blake

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are you in?

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No I just built it to look pretty... What the f#*% do you think?!?! Of course I'm in!!!!

-Steve

Aren't there places to buy long stretches of no-stretch rope on Ebay? What happened to the old rope. How did the test run go?

The ol' yeller rope was actually coated cable. Didnt work well, and snapped on the 2nd pull. That pretty much sums up the trial run, the first pull was too slow, the 2nd snapped the line about 500 or so feet in. It was epic until the rope snapped though .

I haven't seen any good spools of rope on ebay, but I'll keep my eyes open.

-Steve