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[avatar tree climber]

home made grcs

[Steve Bullman]

i'm no fabricator/engineer, but those nuts and bolts don't look very manly to me?

Edited December 23, 2012 by Steve Bullman

[Pete Mctree]

Cool. Have you considered a fair-lead to ensure the smooth feeding of the rope onto the winch?

 

What are you using to attach it to the tree?

[avatar tree climber]

yeah mate there is one you just cant see it all

[avatar tree climber]

just two heavy duty ratchet straps works a treat

[avatar tree climber]

i have AN ORIGINAL GRCS and i profer using my home made one the original one is a pain to carry in a bag as i work on the railway gotta walk a fair way !

[silky fox]

Nice work! but like steve said...Bolts don,t look heavy duty enough for the rest of the Rig...welding it may have been a better idea...

[Pete Mctree]

If the winch is the same size, is your mounting plate too small?

 

Not trying to be negative, just what springs to mind

[stoxs]

Nice work! but like steve said...Bolts don,t look heavy duty enough for the rest of the Rig...welding it may have been a better idea...

 

looks like a Ally cast to me, if it is you wont weld it to steel any sense.

 

bolts should be ok, guessing they are original fitting points for winch!

 

takes alot to snap bolts flush fitted like they are.

[avatar tree climber]

ha bolts ? nah mate there 5 8mm stainless its not really got much to do with how big theye are its the friction between the winch and the base plate the sheer strenght of them bolts are more than 10 tone you cant put bolts any bigger in the winch thats the size .pretty much you have to think the winch for the grcs is desighned for sailing. base plate works well i have an original grcs .and to be onest the home made one works better