cheap winch setups

Palms · Pop Shuvit Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 130

Hey im thinking of making a winch, a cheap one that works. i can make the frame and have some steel square piping that will work, and i wanna see some cheap winches with price breakdown. what do you guys think the cheapest i could possible make a functional winch for? thx

LFArmada · Backside 180 Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 631 City: tucson

find a free motor and pocket all of the bolts and stuff that u need from ace. That should cut the cost down.

Palms · Pop Shuvit Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 130

free motor.. if only lol

Le Jalapeno · Guest

Palms, i'll give you a 60hp motor for free, you just gotta give me a pull behind that beast

LFArmada · Backside 180 Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 631 City: tucson

I got a free go cart motor...why cant you??

Guy · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 842 City: Orillia

engine, CC, chain and sprocket.. 230

steel we found in a ditch

spool.. 60

rope.. 100

welded it my self

eviltweak · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 839 City: Nor Cal

how would i go about finding one of these free motors you speek of

LFArmada · Backside 180 Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 631 City: tucson

what I did is ask everyone I knew of they had a go cart they didnt want anymore and someone finally gave me a motor.

Just remember also, stolen stuff is always free...