new home!

[kolton]

got a new workhouse for the Bii, moving into an appartment to cut costs.

found a 12'Wx35'Lx30'T for $40/month! with electricity, lights and a/c!

cant wait to get it in there so i can really get to work! ill get some pics up of her in the new home soon, gotta clean and build a bench before i put her in there.

So question would be... what is a good strength winch to use for a hoist/lift? i dont want to spend alot of $$ on the winch, just building the rails and brackets is going to cost enough. i want to be able to lift a motor, and would love to be able to lift the body off if possible. any suggestions?

thanks
kolton

[RClem]

How good are you at building?
Probably the best all around hoist/crane setup I have ever had was a "gantry".
The one I built would lift a 7.3L diesel with nary a whimper, was on wheels and could be moved around the shop to get it right in the way of what you were doing. It was also collapsible, that is a misnomer, it could be taken apart for storage or transporting. Sold it when I moved to Yakima, damn fool thing to do.
I found most of the parts at a junk yard, so I can't really say what one would cost to build. Scrounging used to be real easy, now China is buying it all, so there isn't much in this area to choose from, except new.
Do a search for either "gantry hoist" or "a-frame hoist" and see what you come up with. The other option is a cherry picker hoist, but those are pretty pricey.
Let us know what you decide or if you are looking for something more stationary.

Try this link for an idea of what can be built: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... tAPV5czBDg

Ray

[kolton]

there is I-beam already running the length of the warehouse and thats exactly what i had in mind to build, but mine will hang from the ceiling. so i dont have to worry about moving parts or frame in order to move the body/motor/kitchen sink to the other side of the building.

i want an electric winch, ill draw my plans up on MS Paint (due to lack of better program... )

kolton

[kolton]

ok, i know this is extremley sloppy, thats why i color coded the process. haha



the finished product will be symetrical, and fitted to the I-beam.
black=steel
brown= I-beam
red=axle
blue=wheel (skateboard)/and a bearing in the channeling located above the wheels
green=channeling
grey=logging chain and D-ring

the channeling will be welded to the ibeam, to creat a railing system.
there will be 16 wheels all together, 4 in a row with 4 rows.
the electrics for the wench will be run on a retractable extension cable with the actual wench electric cable ziptied out of the way. the chain will extend down with the actual wench remote, so i can pull on the chain to move the freight to where i want it.


any suggestions, corrections. this is just a rough sketch so keep that in mind.


kolton

[RClem]

Looks like it will work.
My only concern would the the size of the skate wheels. Being small diameter means anything on the rail where they ride is going to make movement difficult. Also what is the capacity of the wheels? they are designed primarily for items rolling over them, not for supporting a hanging load, and the axle size will need to be larger, 3/4' would be about minimum. I do suggest you stay away from any wheel that is not of metal construction, I have seen them get flat spots on them from saiting in one place for an extended period of time.
What do you suppose will be the most load you will put under this?
I did a search on Google and found a considerable number of trolleys, try this link: http://www.nextag.com/beam-trolley/products-html.
I think the Jet will do everything you will ever need, have used them before.
This is heavier duty:
Other than that, I believe you have a good idea.

Ray