powering a 12v 1HP winch

[Jim Elbrecht]

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I'm sure it would be faster. But I don't think it would be easier than sitting down and pushing a button while I sip a cold glass of water.

Though before I spend a lot of effort making the winch work I probably ought to get the ramp & sled in operation and see how much effort is really needed.

I had planned on resting for the 5 minutes or so it would take to pull the sled up the ramp. If I can pull it up with a couple pulleys in

1 minute, I suppose I could just sit for the other 4.

Jim

[Larry W]

Pull your Impala over to the side of the house. Get an extra wheel from a junkyard and remove the tire. Jack up the car so one of the drive wheels is off the ground. Install the rim at that position. Chock all the other wheels as securely as you know how. Attach a rope to the bucket. Start the car and put it in the appropriate gear. Throw a couple loops of the rope over the tire, then pull on the free end to tension the rope around the rim, as if it was a sailboat winch. When the load gets up to level ground, let the free end of the rop slack and then shut off the Impala.

[Jim Elbrecht]

That's what my grandpa would have done. And he managed to die of more or less natural causes-- but the men of his generation were much more likely to die of accidents than we are today-- and they were far more likely to be missing a finger or two, or a hand, or an arm.

But there is no question- on the quick and dirty scale, this is a winner.

Jim

[Stormin Mormon]

Simply brilliant.

[clare]

Most likely with the load he's got the winch will draw less than 20 amps, which the garden tractor battery and charging system will be able to handle, no problem.. Run the tractor for 10 minutes for each 3

- 4 minutes of running the winch.

[clare]

And the logs were a LOT heavier than his bucket of dirt

[gfretwell]

These were pepper trees not sequoias.

[fwthunt]

Use the Impala, keep it running as the draw is high attach directly to the battery with clamps.. The lawnmower may work but the amps of the car/truck battery will be better.

[trader4]

Maybe he should just put the 12V winch up on Ebay and then find another winch that is 120V. Sounds easier to me. If that was the intended use, why get a 12V one?

[Dean Hoffman]

Cut rest.

Mickey? just mentioned the lack of dates on web pages. Elbrecht's question appears to have been from four years ago.

[Stormin Mormon]

This post is from 2009. Wonder if he's made any progress?

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[micky]

I was by there and there is a pile of dirt about 4x4x4 ft.

[Jim Elbrecht]

Hehe-- Actually I managed to do all the dirt moving without a machine to pull the loaded platform up the ramp. I had completely underestimated the power of all those little skate wheels on the conveyor.

Anyone need a 4yr old, un-used winch? [actually I still have plans for it-- but life has been interfering with them]

Jim