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Re: any success with winches?

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Originally Posted by Ben.V.293
first we tried using 2 globes driving one shaft. It should have had 150 lb/in. of torque but we could only get it 112 lb/in. at the shaft. ..... then finnaly we tried a 3-1 reduction and it was successfull but its a little slow.
thanks
Hey Matt, what is the lever arm of your winch? In other words, what is the radius of the cylinder that the "rope" winds around? I'd be curious because this week I was planning on using the van door motor with winch and thought it would work well....... silly me.

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