Winch spool questions

(eviltweak) · (eviltweak) **Join Date: Jun 2008** 05-06-2009, 8:22 AM

What is the best way to build a spool without welding it

(xbones) · (xbones) **Join Date: Mar 2007** 05-06-2009, 8:45 AM

(svt600) · (svt600) **Join Date: Sep 2008** 05-06-2009, 2:09 PM

+1 to the above! but why not weld it?

(mrboston187) · (mrboston187) **Join Date: Jul 2008** 05-06-2009, 5:40 PM

+2, However I agree with Zimmerman because, we just built a winch, with essentially the EXACT same spool as pictured above, except we used giant grinding plates instead of pizza pans. Anywho, with 600 feet of line, the crosbars are starting to twist and get a little crooked. I would imagine though, that if you had more line, that would greatly ease the pressure on the spool. If I were you, I would build something like the one pictured, but at least tack weld everything in place.

my .02

(svt600) · (svt600) **Join Date: Sep 2008** 05-06-2009, 7:41 PM

just go to a place that builds trailers or something like that and ask them to weld it up for you... they should do it do a few bucks... it it will be a lot stronger then just bolting it.....

the bolts will work if that all you can do tho!!

(xbones) · (xbones) **Join Date: Mar 2007** 05-07-2009, 6:11 AM

FYI- I did weld this up... but It could have run without IMO.

(eviltweak) · (eviltweak) **Join Date: Jun 2008** 05-07-2009, 9:53 PM

alright is there any was to bore out something to be 1-1/8 inch. preferably a grinding disk.