---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 05/23/23: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:35 AM - Re: winch (Tim Olson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:35:19 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: winch From: Tim Olson I have also used the harbor freight winch for this, when it's too icy for a tug or pushing the plane in. I got the 120V winch, and strapped a couple steel straps to it to form a "V". I cut a 1'x1' square out of my hangar floor, and dug it a foot deep, and embedded a large turnbuckle with an eyelit into it, and concreted it in. Now I have a removable floor eyelet that I can bolt that tip of the V to. I extend the cable with a rope, so I can start outside the hangar. You can use the built in winch control, but I built an arduino-ish based controller that I can run from my iphone to extend and retract the winch in incremental amounts. Like 10 seconds, or 2 seconds or a few variations. That allows me to have it go a short distance and stop in case something is getting out of whack before I hit the hangar. I attach to the tail tiedown which is plenty strong for a rolling load like this if you keep the area shoveled. I steer with the towbar. It would be pretty easy to cut and extend the control cable if you needed. Actually, to be more precise, I'm not using a winch but a hoist. It is like this: https://www.harborfreight.com/880-lb-electric-hoist-with-remote-control-62854.html I didn't want to deal with batteries for something I rarely need. Tim On 5/21/2023 5:06 PM, Bill Boyd wrote: > Yes. Harbor Freight 12V remote controlled winch attached to floor of > hangar, used to pull plane in tail-first. Started out usinga rope > bridle attached to both steps close to thefuselage penetrations, but > later found the tail tie down ring adequatefor pulling it up a mild > grade and on a level floor. Usinga tow bar to steer the nosewheel > while this is goingon. > > I typically push the plane in backwards by the prop blade roots and > using the Bogart bar, but at times if it's too slippery or I'm > feelingmy age, I drag out the winch and do it the slow but easy way. > > On Sun, May 21, 2023 at 4:22PM dlm wrote: > > Anyone using an electric winch to assist in moving RV10 into a > hangar? If so what have your experiences been? where to attach the > line? etc. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv10-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV10-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv10-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv10-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.