have a look at this link so you don't have to re-invent the wheel: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/winchdesign/
have you got any pictures of the old winch? all the best Erich On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 7:06 PM, Colin Campbell < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would anyone out there like to make informed comment upon winch design. > We are in the early stages of upgrading our 25 year old winch, This winch > has performend well and will be our base line for any new design. It suffers > from having 40 and 50 year old components which makes it difficult to source > spares. We average about 1100 launches per year. > I have suggested a number of topics for consideration. > Rope or wire > > Single or double drum > > Diesel or petrol > > Trailer or truck mounted > > Wide or narrow drum > > Use of independant motor or prime mover with PTO > > Source of PTO > > Retreive winch or self laying or tow out vehicles? > > Braking of drum(s) during tow out. > > Guillotine > > Use of commercial components for cable guide system. > > Budget > > Regards > > Colin C > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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