Winch Question
 

Is there any way to test the pulling power of a winch? I am feeling that the
winch is not pulling her weight and want to secure some numerical data to
support or refute this hypothesis.

Any help here would be great!
TIA
Jeff
'03 TJ
'95 ZJ

Re: Winch Question
 

> Is there any way to test the pulling power of a winch? I am feeling that
> the
> winch is not pulling her weight and want to secure some numerical data to
> support or refute this hypothesis.

Have you seen the movie "The Gods must be crazy" ?

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: Winch Question
 

> Is there any way to test the pulling power of a winch? I am feeling that
> the
> winch is not pulling her weight and want to secure some numerical data to
> support or refute this hypothesis.

Have you seen the movie "The Gods must be crazy" ?

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: Winch Question
 

> Is there any way to test the pulling power of a winch? I am feeling that
> the
> winch is not pulling her weight and want to secure some numerical data to
> support or refute this hypothesis.

Have you seen the movie "The Gods must be crazy" ?

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: Winch Question
 

Jeff writes:

> Is there any way to test the pulling power of a winch? I am feeling
> that the winch is not pulling her weight and want to secure some
> numerical data to support or refute this hypothesis.

You want to improvise a force meter, but to what precision?

Crude: breaking rope of known breaking strength.

Re: Winch Question
 

Jeff writes:

> Is there any way to test the pulling power of a winch? I am feeling
> that the winch is not pulling her weight and want to secure some
> numerical data to support or refute this hypothesis.

You want to improvise a force meter, but to what precision?

Crude: breaking rope of known breaking strength.

Re: Winch Question
 

Jeff writes:

> Is there any way to test the pulling power of a winch? I am feeling
> that the winch is not pulling her weight and want to secure some
> numerical data to support or refute this hypothesis.

You want to improvise a force meter, but to what precision?

Crude: breaking rope of known breaking strength.

Re: Winch Question
 

Well, the max capacity of a winch is on the first wrap of the cable, as you
gain additional wraps, the capacity drops off. This is part of the reason we
told you to get a 8000 lb minimum capacity.

Give us some more details, perhaps we can give a plausable explanation of
what you think you are experiencing. Of course, an explanation won't make
the winch work any better, but it will help you to understand why it isn't
broken.





"Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:OZuad.79001$vO1.440948@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> Is there any way to test the pulling power of a winch? I am feeling that
the
> winch is not pulling her weight and want to secure some numerical data to
> support or refute this hypothesis.
>
> Any help here would be great!
> TIA
> Jeff
> '03 TJ
> '95 ZJ
>
>

Re: Winch Question
 

Well, the max capacity of a winch is on the first wrap of the cable, as you
gain additional wraps, the capacity drops off. This is part of the reason we
told you to get a 8000 lb minimum capacity.

Give us some more details, perhaps we can give a plausable explanation of
what you think you are experiencing. Of course, an explanation won't make
the winch work any better, but it will help you to understand why it isn't
broken.





"Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:OZuad.79001$vO1.440948@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> Is there any way to test the pulling power of a winch? I am feeling that
the
> winch is not pulling her weight and want to secure some numerical data to
> support or refute this hypothesis.
>
> Any help here would be great!
> TIA
> Jeff
> '03 TJ
> '95 ZJ
>
>

Re: Winch Question
 

Well, the max capacity of a winch is on the first wrap of the cable, as you
gain additional wraps, the capacity drops off. This is part of the reason we
told you to get a 8000 lb minimum capacity.

Give us some more details, perhaps we can give a plausable explanation of
what you think you are experiencing. Of course, an explanation won't make
the winch work any better, but it will help you to understand why it isn't
broken.





"Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:OZuad.79001$vO1.440948@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> Is there any way to test the pulling power of a winch? I am feeling that
the
> winch is not pulling her weight and want to secure some numerical data to
> support or refute this hypothesis.
>
> Any help here would be great!
> TIA
> Jeff
> '03 TJ
> '95 ZJ
>
>