Making a much unloader for my trailer.

[Jg1]

I thought of something like that. I have a larger pipe I can weld to the rim. The pipe will fit over the existing pipe and I could bolt it together like you had mentioned. Then I wouldn’t use the hub at all. I wanted to use the existing pipe because it already has the right size bearings to mount to the trailer. Right now the simplest thing to do is drill out the hub. I just wanted to know if anyone has done anything like that. Would it be possible without breaking anything? I can use that ideal as plan B.
I just talked to my brother in law, he’s a mechanic at a large farm. He didn’t even think about it. He says. Oh yeah, take your key stock and grind the end down to the same angle of my drill bit. Clean the keyway and key up really good. Get some Blue Loc tight glue and glue it in. Clamp it down and wait 24 hours. After I’m done drilling the hub, heat it up and knock the keyway out. No problem he says.
So tomorrow I’ll go get some loc tight and let you know how thing's turn out in a couple of days.

 

[2manyrocks]

Suggest you look on youtube for a video by Luke Fugate. He welded a large nut onto the roller pipe and then welded a corresponding socket onto the output shaft of an electric winch. That is how he connected his winch to turn the roller pipe without having to use the cable or a rim.

 

[Jg1]

Wow! I really like that setup. No cable. I’ll have to rethink my setup.
My winch is a different set up. It’s a Badland 2500. It has a knob connected to a small shaft that you pull out to free wheel the cable out.
I use my winch for other things so I don’t want to make one dimensional.
I’ll have to slow down and think about that but I’m still going to drill the hub out. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. It would be so much better without the cable.

 

[Jg1]

It’s done, no problem. I didn’t grind it down to the angle of the bit. I bought a key that was 1/4” to 3/16” and cut the 3/16” off I also used super glue.
I slowed my drill press down to as slow as it could go. I took Oldnslo’s advice and bolted it down to my drill press table so it wouldn’t move. (Thanks). The hardest part was getting it centered and bolting it down without it moving. The bit walked right through it and the bit looks good.
It chattered a little but not much at all. I think it was the key stock, I’m sure it wasn’t cut perfect.
I still like that Luke’s video with no cable. Maybe net winter.
Hope you all have a nice spring and thanks.