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How to get your hands on a winch

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steeze_louise
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Where do people get winches? cant find any online.
Feb 25 2021 2:16PM
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poofartpee
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They build them
Feb 25 2021 4:59PM
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mistaNasty
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Essentially a lawnmower flipped on its side, take blades off and coil rope, when you start the mower and engage the engine it will spin and coil up the rope.

keep lawnmower body on or off depending on ur style
Feb 25 2021 5:51PM
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VT_scratch
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I actually have no idea about this either. the lawnmower conversion sounds probable.

this guy made a tutorial on his

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/995003/Ski-Winch-Tutorial
Feb 25 2021 6:14PM
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Treegrabber
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that old motorcycle you have lying around could work
Feb 25 2021 8:10PM
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isaacwrong
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A few tutorials out there on the interweb..I think most use a honda gx engine. Be prepared to spend some dough tho, build+parts+maintenance...is the roi really worth it?
Feb 25 2021 9:25PM
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GKS
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harbor freight predator motor + angle iron + welder + spool and rope
ez
Feb 25 2021 9:35PM
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cheerio
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https://northpullwinch.com/
Feb 25 2021 9:45PM
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