DIY winchers. . . .

kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

for those of you looking to make an industrial motor powered winch check out the deal that just came in my email, this isnt the motor I use, but for a do-it-your selfer its a new powerplant for cheap, you guys are on your own to find a centrifugal clutch, I hate those and aint looking for one lol

http://shop.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=215177

ZoSo · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 900 City: Winnipeg

Wow, that is really stinking cheap...how much do centrifugal clutches go for anyways?

kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

I think 30-50 usd. . . .

thats actually what my dealer price is on engines like that, but its crazy that sombody is selling them for that price at retail

mario c. · Guest

i don't think 3,900 h.p. will even pull deep water starts though. there are tecumseh engines all over e-bay for around the same price. they will rev up to 5,000 r.p.m.'s, with a little modifying to the governor. still pretty damn cheap.

integrity640 · Kickflip Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2866 City: Ocala

mario c. 3,900 hp will make you fly Laughing

jk man i know what youre talkin about. Where are the governors located on the Tecumseh engines?

mario c. · Guest

that i'm not sure. on my briggs, it's right behind the choke control box. i just need to mod the linkage. 3,900 r.p.m.s will pull you across the water(with the right gear ratio) but not deep water with a centrifugal clutch. i'm bout to spice mine up with a torque convertor. Wink

RedXIII · Posted: Feb 18, 2006 10:27 pm Post subject:

i want to build one my self anyone got any plans

nottoldyet · Frontside 180 Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 257 City: orlando

how many tooth sprokets should you use ?

RedXIII · Posted: Feb 19, 2006 9:23 am Post subject:

i have a rough estimate of how to make it but i wonder if anyone has plans

Jeff_Knox · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 712 City: J-ville

whats the difference between that engine and a 6.5 hp on ebay.... they are goin for like under 100 bucks

RedXIII · Posted: Feb 19, 2006 5:23 pm Post subject:

well the ones on ebay can have more rpms and they are most likely slightly used or not a name brand

jerrysk8 · Posted: Feb 19, 2006 7:29 pm Post subject:

our winch is almost done. just fine tuning the gearing. got a 13hp brand new engine for about $200 posted.

Jeff_Knox · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 712 City: J-ville

where did you get a 13 hp engine for 200... i was looking at 10 hp engines on ebay and they were goin for more than 300... RedXIII, the ones i was talking about were brand new but your probably right about it not being a brand name... would that really make a difference?

Norcalz71 · Ollie Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 88 City: Benicia/SLO

what other engines should i be looking for aside from briggs on ebay? i have found a few 6.5-20hp brigg's engines in the $100-$400 range on ebay, but are there other factors to consider w/ the engine besides the hp rating?

daniel · Back Big Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 3669 City: Duncan

yes they need to be a vertical or somethign like that i think

yabu · Posted: Feb 20, 2006 4:44 am Post subject:

what are the things you need to build a winch?

RedXIII · Posted: Feb 20, 2006 9:09 am Post subject:

techumseh is a good motor

Jeff_Knox · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 712 City: J-ville

big_dee45, why would they need to be vertical... you can use almost any kinda engine over 6.5 hp depending on how big you want the frame to be... yabu, a simple winch really dosnt require much, bare basics are steel tubing, a spool, 500+ ft of rope, 2 sprockets, a clutch and chain... thats the simple way; if you want to get complicated the person to talk to is kento; he managed to make a winch that is much more effective and well rounded being able to pull at many different speeds for different riders. (but i also believe he spent alot more money in the process)

Jeff_Knox · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 712 City: J-ville

nottoldyet, on the winch im making im using a 17 tooth to 85 tooth ratio because of the size of my spool... it kinda varies though

kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

TheLeprechaun, thats pretty much correct, I deffinately dont reccomend building my winch at home, thats why I scrapped the plans Idea, it takes too much technical know how, and unless your buying all the parts at wholesale it costs you roughly 3000.00 dollars to build my winch