Winch with Lawnmower Motor?

(tsteeb) · (tsteeb) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 01-30-2009, 12:40 AM

could this be done
i can get the motor of an oldish mower for free and think in would be sick to make a winch for me and my buddies to ride here at school. Will a motor off a mower get the job done? If not are there any cheaper solutions to the motor question? Unfortunately im on a college budget

(wvboard) · (wvboard) **Join Date: Jul 2008** 01-30-2009, 5:08 AM

Most lawnmowers have vertical drive shafts. It can be done but would require allot more engineering. Find a motor with a keyed horizontal drive shaft.

(hunterw) · (hunterw) **Join Date: Mar 2008** 01-30-2009, 7:13 AM

One of the guys in our crew made one with a go-cart that you could get at like a walmart.

www.cbkwatersports.com and check out the photos tab there are some pics of our winching session.

(pnichols) · (pnichols) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 01-30-2009, 7:28 AM

A buddy of mine used one from a rototiller.

(xbones) · (xbones) **Join Date: Mar 2007** 01-30-2009, 7:30 AM

The go cart one looks exactly like mine that I'm doing with my old cart.