Winch Project

[Vintage Windmills]

Well, I needed a winch and they are pretty pricey so I decided to build one with spare parts laying around. I built the majority last fall but now I am doing the wiring and polishing up the pull unit itself.

Here is a pic of the wiring so far. I had all these components laying around. The box is cast aluminum and is weatherproof with rubber gasket and stainless latches. It used to hold a temperature logger. This is nice becuase i plan on leaving it mounted on the trailer for loading vehicles and things. I wont have to worry about it getting wet. I included an ammeter to monitor the pull load and weatherproof covers on all switches.