Winch Lets HIm Handle Engines, Cast Iron Flywheels,Other Heavy Parts

Winch Lets HIm Handle Engines, Cast Iron Flywheels,Other Heavy Parts FARM SHOP Repairs 22-1-31 After Ray Hosselton installed a new milling machine in his shop, he discovered he needed a way to lift heavy parts up into position for repair. So the Louisville, Ill., farmer built a boom that swivels 180 degrees - from outside the shop door back directly to the milling ma-chine. He equipped it with a winch - powered by an electric drill - for heavy lifting. "It's ideal for pulling engines, lifting cast iron flywheels and handling other heavy metal parts," he says. He built the 12-ft. long boom out of two lengths of 4-in. channel iron welded together back-to-back. The boom, which is 10 ft. high, pivots on a frame made out of 6-in. angle iron that mounts on the door of the shop. A 2,000-lb. commercial chain winch mounts on a roller bracket Hosselton built to fit the boom. He hooked a 3/8-in. variable speed Makita electric drill to the winch. He took the trigger out of the handle and mounted it on a block of wood that's connected by wires to the drill. The trigger hangs at about waist height for easy control of the winch. The drill drives the winch very slowly for safe, heavy lifting, he notes. "It works perfectly," Hosselton says. "I couldn't be more pleased." Out-of-pocket expense was less than $200, including $60 for the drill and $40 for the winch. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ray Hosselton, Ray and Frankie's Machine Shop R.R. 1, Box 77A, Louisville, Ill. 62858 (ph 618 665-4114).

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