Thread: Winches and alternatives to the modulox lunchbox?
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Re: Winches and alternatives to the modulox lunchbox?
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What he said. The choo-choo works well for us (so far) and we are working on some tweaks.

If you want to drive a winch, and have another release mechanism in mind, you might take a look at this. Low cost hypocycloidal gears, packaged like a large wrench. Pretty cheap at Harbor Freight. The motor shown is not legal any more, but several good alternatives are out there including PG71 and Versaplanetary.
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