winch math.

jake .R. · Posted: May 28, 2008 2:51 pm Post subject: winch math.

okay so im trying to convince my grandparents to help me buy me a winch.............. my argument is that it will save money in gas in the long run.........so how much does it cost to run a winch for a day?

basically i need someone to help do the math to figure out when we would be getting out moneys worth back in gas....

boat for a week=90$ "in gas"

winch for a week=? "in gas"

winch cost=1500

please help me out

-LoGiK- · Kickflip Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 2747 City: Orlando

winch for a month = 1 gallon of gas = 4.00
boat for a month = 90 x 4 = $360

so youll save approx 344$ so 1500 divided by 344 = 4.36 so in approx 4 1/2 months of winching you will have covered the winch cost in savings of gas alone! wow math problems are so much fun when it involves winching

-Supra- · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 356 City: Orlando

ya winches use almost no gas. I use about $1.50 a week

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

ive never burnt more than a gallon, even after a whole weekend of riding all day sat and sunday.

-Supra- · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 356 City: Orlando

-LoGiK-, check your math again

jake .R. · Posted: May 28, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject:

-LoGiK-, you the man! thank you sooo much!!

jake .R. · Posted: May 28, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject:

-Supra-, why does he have to check it again Question

-Supra- · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 356 City: Orlando

$360 - $4 is not $344

Cary K. · Posted: May 28, 2008 3:28 pm Post subject:

I think Logik is close enough, but based on his math it would be $354 savings/month, instead of $344. Maybe just a typo.

You could take it a step further, since on average, there are more than 4 weeks a month.

90/month x 52 weeks=4680/year divided by 12 months = $390 month boat gas.

$390-$4 = $386 savings per month. $1500/386 = 3.88 months to pay itself back.

So if my math is right, about 3 months and 27 days !!!!!! Birthday

Parker · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Oct 2007 Posts: 1731 City: Norman

very good thread maybe it will work on my parents

skimboarder · Posted: May 28, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject:

winching is good in certain places, but i wouldn't want to replace a boat or ski with a winch.

jake .R. · Posted: May 28, 2008 4:32 pm Post subject:

Cary K., even better Very Happy

stOAKed · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 1946

We spend more in our boat than $90 a week

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

A full day of riding with 4 people is about 110 bucks on my friends natty 211. It's probably more now, with gas at 4.50 cents a gallon Sad

JB_CANSKATE · Posted: May 28, 2008 4:56 pm Post subject:

Also, if you build the winch and shop around you could do it for $600-$1000 instead. It's a fun project and once you get it running well its so sick to be able to ride behind something you built yourself.

Some other Pluses of winching:

-you don't need a big car to tow it
-you don't need a huge body of water to run it
-You'll only need one other guy (no spotter)
-you don't need a license to drive it

skimboarder is right winching will never replace boat or seadoo but thats whats good about friends with boats... Twisted Evil

EJazzle · Posted: May 28, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject:

if you know what your doing make one. but if dont have a clue or just a little bit of a clue take my advice and BUY ONE!

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

if you dont have a clue about what you're doing then do some research and get a clue. it is not hard to make a winch yourself, and it is very rewarding. if you build the winch yourself then you have a better understanding of how each part works and this allows you to care for your winch better. dont buy a winch, theres no point.

EJazzle · Posted: May 28, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject:

Mr. Top Hat, your a genius at this kind of stuff though. you and anthony both are. i reseatched my ass off........ and i just figured out what was wrong. (a stupid spring was f'd up)

what top hat said was right, but make sure you have someone knowlegable about it helping. and really really research. the hardest part is probably the welding...

but if you have the money and dont feel like makin one... buying a professionally made winch WONT hurt

JB_CANSKATE · Posted: May 28, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject:

yea if you build read thru www.winchskating.com. I had really no technical knowledge and I think I read every post on that site when I was planning my build. You can buy the metal and find someone to weld it for you in your area I'm sure if you don't already know someone.

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

when making the frame i just bolted it together and took it to a welder already assembled. saved time and money and pretty much anyone can do this.