Releasable Spool

Lodi Winching · Ollie Joined: 27 Aug 2008 Posts: 95 City: Lodi

Looking to buy a releasable spool. Anyone got a bulletlines one there willing to part ways with or something?

price.dan · Backside 180 Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 1404 City: Regina

Lodi Winching, When buying a releaseable spool make sure the collar where the pin is pulled, is nice and thick. I've seen some people on here having problems with the smaller collar ones... Often the small collars are not strong enough.

FYI - Release Winch Company also makes releaseable spools... They have the big collars too.

dirtyohioriver22 · Backside 180 Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 1705 City: cincy

how would you make your own releasable spool, i know it involves a pin, wouldnt u need to make the axel seperate from the sprocket, ive been wa nting to do this for a while but dont understand how, heres my winch

Soulprogression · Posted: Sep 09, 2008 3:15 pm Post subject:

pretzel sticks Surprised

Lodi Winching · Ollie Joined: 27 Aug 2008 Posts: 95 City: Lodi

How do I get in touch with Release Winch Company?

Rhino · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 460 City: ATX

just take the belt off your tav... its free Bang Head

dalesk8 · Backside 180 Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 719 City: South OZ

make the sprocket releasing. thats what im doing on mine

dirtyohioriver22 · Backside 180 Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 1705 City: cincy

Rhino, yeah i was just thinking of doin that then putting it back on when its all the way pulled out, would it be best to take the chain off the sprocket, or take the cover off the tav and take it off there

Rhino · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 460 City: ATX

robsmaze · Posted: May 09, 2009 10:46 pm Post subject:

i've been thinking of mounting my sprocket to a backstopping sprag clutch - but i can't finad any in 1" diameter bores to fit the axle. but if i do, then it'll work just like a bicycle freewheel...

jat447 · Posted: May 13, 2009 12:07 pm Post subject:

Yeah, a bike freewheel - thats what we need surely?

I can't be arsed to keep putting the belt back on, gonna take away too much riding time to be worth doing?

Confused

What the hell is a sprag clutch Confused

mojo · Posted: May 13, 2009 12:57 pm Post subject:

you can't get in touch with released b/c he was probably the worst businessman in the world. my buddy and i debated about whether he was a closet heroin addict. it's a long story but i had to threaten him with having the cops come to his house b/c he had my winch for a long time b/c it did not work when i got it. he promptly returned my call after dodging bullet lines(his distributer) phone calls too.

martijn · Ollie Joined: 28 Sep 2003 Posts: 62 City: AMSTERDAM

ride5 · Frontside 180 Joined: 14 Oct 2003 Posts: 325 City: san jo

robsmaze, thats what I'm working. I have found the bearings but they are very expensive. but I found this company that will build what I need. so I got that comming soon...

martijn · Ollie Joined: 28 Sep 2003 Posts: 62 City: AMSTERDAM

if you all mean these:

http://www.vxb.com/page/bearings/PROD/Kit8177

it had those on my winch, ready to test when i realised i could not walk the line back

mojo · Posted: May 13, 2009 3:07 pm Post subject:

robsmaze · Posted: May 14, 2009 12:24 pm Post subject:

this is a sprag clutch...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprag

ride5 - I'd love to see what you're building. I was thinking about building one too, just a little ratcheting freewheel hub that mounts on a 1" axle and can take the 5 1/4" sprockets. It's probably harder than it looks.

martijn · Ollie Joined: 28 Sep 2003 Posts: 62 City: AMSTERDAM

paulmc · Posted: May 15, 2009 5:50 pm Post subject:

looks like it should work, could make life alot easier. be cheaper to have one of these on the sprocket so there is only one bearing, but then having two bearings taking the load on the spool would make them last a bit longer.

ride5 · Frontside 180 Joined: 14 Oct 2003 Posts: 325 City: san jo

robsmaze, martijn, there are differn't types. one way bearings.clutch bearings and sprags. Im using clutch bearings. they are strong as hell. and by using two on the spool they dont have to be as strong as one on the sprocket.