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   On 12/22/2024 11:45 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vk9gnn$mv2t$2@dont-email.me...   
   >   
   > Actually their individual load times four.  Just like any other caster.   
   > Trailer jacks is not a bad idea, and I have seen this sort of thing done   
   > on other equipment.  They are also available (at a substantial cost) at   
   > much higher ratings.  Having seen a few failures generally the   
   > limitation of most lighter ones is the plastic wheel.  I've seen them   
   > break.   
   >   
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   >   
   > I found tongue jack replacement wheels in a discount store to add on   
   > with a longer axle.   
   >   
   > Steel wheels aren't that hard to make. I welded crossed plates for   
   > spokes into a slice of 6" stainless pipe, bored the center a snug fit   
   > for pipe and welded it, then bored the pipe to accept needle bearings   
   > cut from stainless welding rod. These are the oversized all-terrain   
   > replacement wheels for my platform lift which is stored on sometimes wet   
   > ground.   
   >   
   > The HF 1300 Lb electric winch starts with a considerable jolt   
      
   That could be an issue...   
      
   and is   
   > meant to mount on horizontal pipe with the included straps. The cable   
   > would bunch up at an end instead of winding evenly if the winch was   
   > somehow hooked to a trolley hoist and could tilt.   
      
   I am sure the winch could be hooked to a trolley even if mounts had to   
   be fabricated.  As to the cable, I've seen it done with a series of mini   
   rolling hangers.  It would/could bunch up, but it would roll out and   
   roll back just fine.  Te real expense if it were used often would be   
   replacing the cords with high flex cord.   
      
   > I scratch-built a trolley with a flat bottom the winch bolts to. That   
   > was the project behind my posting of a few years ago about boring a   
   > recess to press in a bearing. Mostly I use this trolley with a chain or   
   > lever hoist hung from a central eye bolt because the electric winch is   
   > too hard to control precisely. When positioning a log or partly cut cant   
   > on the sawmill I lift it only enough that it can be slid into position   
   > and will stay there.   
   >   
   > The electric winch was good for stacking logs because I could stand   
   > clear in case the pile shifted. Stacking cut timbers with it was a   
   > nuisance because it wouldn't partially support them while I aligned the   
   > stack.   
   >   
      
      
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