Winches.

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

theres alot to it you dont even realize until you are building... id say the best you could accomplish is 300-400...

you have to add in hardware... antirust paint... engine mount... tensioner... etc

the little shizzle adds up... i mean i spent 20 bucks just on a 3/4 inch drill bit from home depot

LAXitives288 · Posted: Aug 01, 2006 11:21 am Post subject:

tensioner? no need for one, just make slits in the mounting plate instead of holes so you can slide the whole engine. W have dirtbikes (the race high maintenance ones) so we have hardware everywhere, paint ill need, im just gonna go grey primer, I Think I can do it for under 200, but we'll see.

PIRATE · Kickflip Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 2651

LAXitives288, I'm not getting down on you at all bro, if anything i wish you the best of luck, and i'll send you $200- if you can cause I want one for myself.

LAXitives288 · Posted: Aug 01, 2006 12:45 pm Post subject:

all I can say is we'll see

Jimbob · Ollie Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 93 City: Gray, Maine

Someone needs to invent the tree winch... something you can throw on a tree for anchor and such. Crazy, crazy shizzle.

LAXitives288 · Posted: Aug 01, 2006 1:16 pm Post subject:

just get some heave duty rope, and tie your winch to it.

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

LAXitives288 knows whats gangsta Afro

I'll probly end up tying mine to a tree 90% of the time.

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

Haha it would be funny to have your winch attached to a truck winch Smash

BillyOLDS · Posted: Aug 01, 2006 2:21 pm Post subject:

u dont need a tree man one person can stand on the grinch and run it no prob moving.

surfpunk · Ollie Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 87

depending on what you have already and what youre capable of, a 200 dollar winch would be difficult, and even more so if you have to buy everything (even if you get everything used, with a free motor). heres a break down of what my winch is going to cost me, prices are from northerntool.com and dont include tax or shipping. im fairly certain that im going to be able to do mine for very close to $200-$250.

motor = free
metal = already have it
hardware = already have it
clutch = 60
axle = already have it or 40 bucks (not sure if my original idea will work or not)
hub = easily make one
bearings for axle (pillow blocks) = 15 bucks
rope = 50 bucks
chain = already have it
sprocket = 13 bucks
throttle = 15-30 bucks
fairlead = find a cheap used one or make one
metal fabrication/welding = what i do for a living
paint = already have it

so right now, if i have to buy the axle and spend 30 bucks on the throttle, i am at 208. im pretty sure ive accounted for everything, but we all know how custom projects like this goes...

LAXitives288 · Posted: Aug 01, 2006 9:09 pm Post subject:

you can get your clutct $20 cheaper on ebay, I dont know why you need to buy a throttle, everything seems to be correct, but like I said, we'll see. Smile

surfpunk · Ollie Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 87

LAXitives288, without a throttle, how do you plan on making the clutch engage? i guess you could do it by hand on the carb, but itd be much easier to twist a hand throttle. plus, depending on your motor and set up, you could use it for speed control as well.

clutch was only 10 dollars cheaper on ebay. IMO it'll be less hassle just to get everything at once from one place (northerntool.com). thanks for the heads up though.

LAXitives288 · Posted: Aug 01, 2006 9:44 pm Post subject:

yea, the way im gonna have things set up im just gonna extend the throttle off of the carb a little bit, what size engine do you have, b/c im gonna be running a 5 horse honda so the cranks could be different diameters, but yeah, mines pretty much gonna be bare bones ghetto rigged.

surfpunk · Ollie Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 87

8hp briggs and stratton, 1" bore

LAXitives288 · Posted: Aug 01, 2006 9:59 pm Post subject:

theres the difference mine is 3/4"

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

make sure your axle is 1"... just a heads up

tompo · Posted: Aug 02, 2006 5:11 am Post subject:

have a go
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Plymouth caravelle specifications

LAXitives288 · Posted: Aug 02, 2006 9:38 am Post subject:

yea i know, crankshaft=3/4", axle=1", gotcha

Pete Caruso! · Ollie Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 84 City: bradenton

You all can argue all you want about how much its going to cost but Ben Horan ,who rides for the oak team, built a winch for like $250 he found scrapmetal and welded that for the frame then he got a busted engine that he fixed and all the stuff for around 250 the only thing he dosent have is a torque converter so it dosent do deep water starts only sitting and bomb dropps. but one of those will only cost you about 100-150 so i say Laxitives288 go for it