Winch project

[rogerh]

Don't know if I should admin to this, but in my tool kit I have a rope and couple of pulleys. It is useful, but mainly for "recovery" type stuck. Think dragging the bike up a steep bank by the back wheel... I mainly use it when riding alone, and usually with lighter bikes. The rope gets more use than the pulleys, but I would not be without it when trail riding in hairy places without help.

Not sure how much help it would be with a heavier bike. I agree most of the videos are just for show. They didn't really need a winch

[Waihou Thumper]

All good having a pulley system if a - you can find a suitable anchor point and 2 - your bike is still within the distance of your pulley travel. If not, then you are going to need more rope and then it gets complicated, resets, and possibly different types of pulley systems. I carried one for a little while then thought about it some more, but it has more use in the garage lifting and hauling aloft heavy items.

[buggsubique]

Got this winch today. Figured for $50 including a newish, barely used and maintained car battery, can't go too far wrong. It fits nicely on the rear rack of the AT and has mounting plate underneath. It only pulls though, clutch release to let the cable out, so no good for descents, only climbs or pulls.

Yeah its heavyish, only really want to carry it for c*nty rides, it's not a full time accessory, that's for sure.

This should be fun! now to find some time...gotta get 18 more fence posts in this weekend...

Taking camera man applications now...

[DR650gary]

At that price you can't go wrong.

I keep a car battery charged up as a starter base for the bikes as it it easier to move a battery that a car or bike so you are ahead even if the winch is crap.

I suppose 2 way is smarter but why bother. If you can't go down you sure as hell won't get up........ unless you have no choice

[Underground]

Get a pulley and run it on two to one, that way the winch will be working about half as hard (albeit half as fast) that way with the bike running you might be closer to supplying enough power to run it.

[Taz]

Wouldn't the winch just make it heavier? Get a lighter bike.

[buggsubique]

Wouldn't the winch just make it heavier? Get a lighter bike.

Nah not at all! this winch is the Africa's new anti-gravity device!

[andy mac]

GraemeT wanted to singlehandedly load his TTR250 into his Landrover SWB with the canvas top on, so the bike must face rearwards with the front wheel on the tailgate.

He made an axle that clips onto the TTR’s rear rack, and the axle is loaded with hi-tech thin line. The line leads thru the Landy to the front bumper. A battery drill attaches to the axle and he winds it effortlessly up the ramp. Reverse drill controls the descent.

He ain’t half clever!

[marks]

with a winch fitted you might be the first (and last) AT to ever get down the Devils Staircase and up the Rock Garden

just think of the photo ops....

[buggsubique]

with a winch fitted you might be the first (and last) AT to ever get down the Devils Staircase and up the Rock Garden

just think of the photo ops....

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[GSers]

Have a lok at this for a battery pack smaller lighter powerful and recharge in 15 minutes from flat.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...ithium+battery
GSers

[buggsubique]

Wow, that was impressive!

Did a test run on the car battery under lightish load and it drew between 3-7amps.

Killed the lights on the AT and ran it off the motobatt, ran fine.

Ran the engine, and with the winch jumped direct from the battery, hit the go button. The current from the alternator almost added half again to the speed of the winch on battery alone.

My multimeter is a crappy one so speed was lame owing to the lightweight multimeter leads.

So, gut feel is, the winch should run nicely off the motobatt with the engine at idle (or higher - 360W output peaks at 5000rpm).

Cool. Can't wait to try it....

[pampa]

Great, keen to see u trying and now have time to ...

plus if it worked on your lawn it will most definitely work on Rock garden ...

Wow, that was impressive!

Did a test run on the car battery under lightish load and it drew between 3-7amps.

Killed the lights on the AT and ran it off the motobatt, ran fine.

Ran the engine, and with the winch jumped direct from the battery, hit the go button. The current from the alternator almost added half again to the speed of the winch on battery alone.

My multimeter is a crappy one so speed was lame owing to the lightweight multimeter leads.

So, gut feel is, the winch should run nicely off the motobatt with the engine at idle (or higher - 360W output peaks at 5000rpm).

Cool. Can't wait to try it....

[buggsubique]

Great, keen to see u trying and now have time to ...

plus if it worked on your lawn it will most definitely work on Rock garden ...

Crawl...walk...run

[Waihou Thumper]

Nice work Matt....I too did some work, but a little more necessary work... I guess you will now HAVE to find a purpose and somewhere to test it out....Next winter maybe? Always thinking, damn shame your name wasn't Blair aye .......Great title for a thread....haha