TPH Direct Drive Winch Project

[GuglioLS]

Here is my latest basement shop creation. I needed a light duty winch to pull my submersible water well pump next time it goes out. The submersible pump is 150’ down there is a ¼” nylon rope tied to the pump that will be used to attach to the winch.

On the tractor hydraulic system I have an adjustable flow divider valve; with this I can control the flow to the motor. The Hydraulic motor is 15.25 cu/In per revolution and has 2540 lb/in of torque. ($25 eBay Special) If I set the flow to say 6 GPM the motor will turn @ ~ 90 RPM about one and a half revolutions for every second. The center of the cable hub on the winch is 2” diameter so the circumference is about 6” if my math is roughly correct then the cable speed would be about 54 feet per minuet before the cable wrap starts making the center of the hub a larger diameter increasing the speed.

The winch assembly slides into the TPH receiver hitch (also home made).
I will most likely use the winch for other tasks around the homestead. If I ever do any overhead lifting I will make sure I raise the TPH to it’s highest setting to avoid any supprises.

Any comments or constructive criticism are very welcome.

 

[GuglioLS]

Here is a side view

 

[GuglioLS]

Here it the Other side view

 

[GuglioLS]

Top View

 

[GuglioLS]

Bottom View

 

[Buzz_Sawyer]

Very NICE!
I am curious how it pulls? I would like to buuild one,,what kind of motor is that?

 

[bobodu]

Well...ain't that the purdiest thing!!
Looks great!

 

[Ranch_Hand_Supp]

Good Job GuglioLS..... The only thing I see wrong with it is that.... I dont have one !!

Ronald

 

[Mike_C]

Nice job. I'm not good at conversions from things like torque to weight lifting ability; given a proper cable, does that number 2540 lb/in of torque mean it could lift something that weighs 2500 Lbs up out of (for example) a well?

 

[Cliff_Johns]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( . . . does that number 2540 lb/in of torque mean it could lift something that weighs 2500 Lbs up out of (for example) a well? )</font>

I was also wondering if it means that he can flip his tractor over without even being on it.

Cliff

By the way, that's a clever and well done project.