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   Message 213,972 of 215,319   
   Jim Wilkins to All   
   Re: Shop Crane Revisited   
   23 Dec 24 13:45:39   
   
   From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vkc84r$1aeas$1@dont-email.me...   
      
   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.   
      
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   Angle iron could connect the winch to the side plates of a purchased   
   trolley. I made a low profile trolley to maximize lifting height and log   
   capacity in a nearly full low roofed storage shed. The tapped mounting holes   
   in the winch are under the trolley side plates and wheels, so installing and   
   tightening the bolts is tedious, more so than if the vertical legs could be   
   bolted to the trolley sides afterwards; mine is one compact unit. With the   
   winch level the hoisting cable winds neatly. I've been replacing steel winch   
   cables with synthetic which is safer to handle.   
      
   The hanging line cord wasn't a problem on 8' of track. The search term for   
   supporting long electrical cables is 'festoon'.   
      
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