KH Beam Hauler

[frizzen]

Before you go ordering other motors, might want to take a couple passes off the cable bed of your winch drum. Smaller diameter gives slower line speed, but less moment the torque from the line has against the motor.

[Bo Wallen]

Originally Posted by frizzen

Before you go ordering other motors, might want to take a couple passes off the cable bed of your winch drum. Smaller diameter gives slower line speed, but less moment the torque from the line has against the motor.

Good eye Frizzen. I have one more winch drum sitting in the lathe right now, just need a better axle to fit the bearings. One more bottleneck is the wire gauge also. Need to get bigger and shorter wire, they get an itty bitty hot
The lift mast is one other story, lots of friction and bending. Cheapest plastic I've seen in a long time. I might have to bite the bullet and make a better one, now when the rest of "Forky" run so good.

[Bo Wallen]

One aerial shot before the missing body parts and counterweights go on.

[IMG]IMG_3562 by Bo Wallen, on Flickr[/IMG]