Small roof mounted winch

[Jacktegla]

Today I made a roller frame and track to attract a winch we had onto to make it easier to take engines out, here's some photos of the build

Obviously it's not for lifting massive heavy things but handy for small bits and pieces

 

[skotl]

Today I made a roller frame and track to attract a winch we had onto to make it easier to take engines out, here's some photos of the build

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Obviously it's not for lifting massive heavy things but handy for small bits and pieces

Nice Decent sized garage too - jealous!

Just one question on the winch - what would happen if it let go - is there any kind of brake on it?

 

[Jacktegla]

Nice Decent sized garage too - jealous!

Just one question on the winch - what would happen if it let go - is there any kind of brake on it?

Thanks, I don't think theirs a brake on it we bought the winch from lidl a few years ago only now getting round to actually putting it up.

 

[tom2207]

Not being awkward or anything but
Youve kind of buffed off a lot of the welds on the plates on the corner joints Hard to see if you have actually left much there for the lifting ,, you could cut a length of chain and put it from the winch mounting bolts on one side or make a strap out of one piece of say 40x5 bar , right over the beam , to the bolt on the other side ,,, as a secondary safety , just in case .

 

[Jacktegla]

Not being awkward or anything but
Youve kind of buffed off a lot of the welds on the plates on the corner joints Hard to see if you have actually left much there for the lifting ,, you could cut a length of chain and put it from the winch mounting bolts on one side or make a strap out of one piece of say 40x5 bar , right over the beam , to the bolt on the other side ,,, as a secondary safety , just in case .

There is plenty of weld left I made sure of that. And I can't put anything all the way over and it wont be able to roll all the way along the beam

 

[tom2207]

There is plenty of weld left I made sure of that. And I can't put anything all the way over and it wont be able to roll all the way along the beam

probably just the picture ,,,,

 

[tom2207]

Just those bits caught my eye

 

[Jacktegla]

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Just those bits caught my eye

I can see where your coming from, but it I'd say it going to be strong enough for what I'm doing I can't see I'm going to be lifting anything that's going to out too much strain on it. The plate is 6mm and I cut a 4 mm line then bent and filled it with weld.

 

[gaz1]

id advise you to reweld it again if it comes lose and it will depending on your weight that motor and everything is coming down hard

5mm steel welded with a clarke 150

 

[Parm]

It don’t really matter about the welds on the trolley, motor or anything else.

The Achilles heel of this set up is the mounting of the rail to the timber joists

If it’s over loaded the bolts, joists or flange plates will be first to go

 

[Jacktegla]

It don’t really matter about the welds on the trolley, motor or anything else.

The Achilles heel of this set up is the mounting of the rail to the timber joists

If it’s over loaded the bolts, joists or flange plates will be first to go

I'm quite happy with the weight it will take the joists that its connected to are only 2 m long and sitting on steel at either end. I wont be lifting anything over 150kg at max. I've tested it out lifting an engine and I got no flex in the steel beam or the joists its held on to.

 

[Jacktegla]

id advise you to reweld it again if it comes lose and it will depending on your weight that motor and everything is coming down hard

5mm steel welded with a clarke 150

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How do you mean reweld it if it comes loose, If what comes loose ?

 

[atomant48]

I like it and “well jell” of your garage. Maybe a few holes along the length of that beam (on the centre line) and matching hole on the cradle so you can pin it in place as you lift and then pull the pin to slide it.

 

[Ashley Burton]

Going by what I'm seeing that will take more than enough weight

Never really felt the need to have a winch/gantry setup

 

[Wallace]

Obviously it's not for lifting massive heavy things but handy for small bits and pieces

A useful addition to the workshop, worth bearing in mind that the way the subframe is slung on those chains puts them under a lot of strain even if the load is light.

 

[tom2207]

When a wise man points at the stars
Only a fool looks at his finger.

 

[tom2207]

No one here gains anything by criticising your work or you ideas , but there is a wealth of knowledge here on the forum , granted often hidden , that makes the ideas and suggestions well worth listening too ,,, no one gets it right all the time , and the ideas and feed back here are free , often ive paid good money to here what folk here will say for free.

The most expensive piece of advice
Is the piece you choose to ignore

 

[Jacktegla]

I like it and “well jell” of your garage. Maybe a few holes along the length of that beam (on the centre line) and matching hole on the cradle so you can pin it in place as you lift and then pull the pin to slide it.

Good idea !

 

[tom2207]

I like it and “well jell” of your garage. Maybe a few holes along the length of that beam (on the centre line) and matching hole on the cradle so you can pin it in place as you lift and then pull the pin to slide it.

thats not where the issues lie ,,,, its the winch to side plate thats the prob ,, so pinning it will in effect be above the joint that caught my eye.

 

[atomant48]

thats not where the issues lie ,,,, its the winch to side plate thats the prob ,, so pinning it will in effect be above the joint that caught my eye.

Get your point - aplologies if I wasn’t clear. My idea was to stop it sliding about while you’re lifting. Nothing to do with strength.