Todays shop time.

[Sawyer Rob]

I have no way to measure that... BUT it's a 2500 pound winch and with both, the winch and drill in "LO", I've never stalled it.....so who knows??

SR

 

[lennyzx11]

Careful going to bigger wheels which come with bigger mounting plates. You may have to widen your support base to be able to achieve a wider stance. You can end up with the wheels closer to the center of your cart when going sideways, since they will swivel in a bigger circle making it easier to tip. Plus you'll be raising up about 9" in height.

I was thinking of using something like this for the mounting of the casters. The ones on the left.
See if this works.

Black Ice Snowmobile Lift Wheels SNO-158-WHLS | Discount Ramps

 

[4570Man]

I made the drive gear for the winch, and I "handled" a hatchet. This hatchet suffered from design flaw and the slot in the head was too small. I couldn't keep a wood handle in it. I've always liked that hatchet. It chops better than others I have. Otherwise I'd have tossed it in the corner. I'll probably put a rubber hose over it for better grip.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

I made the drive gear for the winch, and I "handled" a hatchet. This hatchet suffered from design flaw and the slot in the head was too small. I couldn't keep a wood handle in it. I've always liked that hatchet. It chops better than others I have. Otherwise I'd have tossed it in the corner. I'll probably put a rubber hose over it for better grip. View attachment 490579 View attachment 490580

That hurts my wrist just looking at it! Hopefully it's jusy my imagination. :drink:

 

[4570Man]

That hurts my wrist just looking at it! Hopefully it's jusy my imagination. :drink:

Probably not one of my best ideas, but it was useless otherwise. I'm going to put something over the handle. I hope I can stretch a piece of rubber hose over it.

 

[countrybumpkin]

Get some plasti dip, and apply to the handle.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Probably not one of my best ideas, but it was useless otherwise. I'm going to put something over the handle. I hope I can stretch a piece of rubber hose over it.

I bet you can figure it out. After all there are lots of steel shanked framing hammers right?

 

[4570Man]

I bet you can figure it out. After all there are lots of steel shanked framing hammers right?

I was going to cut the head off of a steel shanked hammer and weld that handle on. I couldn't find a junk one and a new one was $20. This was a low dollar project. I decided to powder coat it to make it easier to find. A rubber grip like my kindling splitter would be nice.

 

[dragoneggs]

I was going to cut the head off of a steel shanked hammer and weld that handle on. I couldn't find a junk one and a new one was $20. This was a low dollar project. I decided to powder coat it to make it easier to find. A rubber grip like my kindling splitter would be nice. View attachment 490698

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I have used plastic dip on some of my homemade tools such as Pins with a handle, etc. I wonder if you wrapped the handle like an old tennis racket maybe with an old bicycle inner tube and then dipped it? Don't know how the plastic might bond to the rubber but that might make for a softer tacky grip?

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

I have used plastic dip on some of my homemade tools such as Pins with a handle, etc. I wonder if you wrapped the handle like an old tennis racket maybe with an old bicycle inner tube and then dipped it? Don't know how the plastic might bond to the rubber but that might make for a softer tacky grip?

Or similarly wrap with that fiberglass/epoxy tape and then dip it?