Not answering the questions, but just note that a small 12vdc ATV winch which you can find many places for <$100, could do the same work and they go forwards and backwards under power. Just a thought.phoenixbound wrote:Sorry another bed question. Your bed winch looks like a standard boat trailer winch, great idea. Easy to find and not too expensive. I also liked the idea of shortening the handle for floor clearance. Question, are you able to have control when lowering the bed? I am thinking when raising you would be using the ratchet, but what about going down. Any boat I ever launched we just unhooked it, shoved on it a little bit and let it slide down the rollers. The bed won't be that heavy. Most of the weight on my current setup is lumber, way more that the mattress itself. I am retiring in the spring and I am thinking this would be a good "retired guy" project.
flboy wrote:phoenixbound wrote:Sorry another bed question. Your bed winch looks like a standard boat trailer winch, great idea. Easy to find and not too expensive. I also liked the idea of shortening the handle for floor clearance. Question, are you able to have control when lowering the bed? I am thinking when raising you would be using the ratchet, but what about going down. Any boat I ever launched we just unhooked it, shoved on it a little bit and let it slide down the rollers. The bed won't be that heavy. Most of the weight on my current setup is lumber, way more that the mattress itself. I am retiring in the spring and I am thinking this would be a good "retired guy" project.
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Yep, I can hold the weight of the bed both going up/down with the gear in the neutral position. The handle I knowingly reduced the mechanical advantage of with the understanding that it has a 1500lb capacity, which is way more than I need. The reason being is so that it does not interfere with the cot on that side of the trailer, rather it sits under it. It was only $20, cheap enough for me to experiment with.phoenixbound wrote:Sorry another bed question. Your bed winch looks like a standard boat trailer winch, great idea. Easy to find and not too expensive. I also liked the idea of shortening the handle for floor clearance. Question, are you able to have control when lowering the bed? I am thinking when raising you would be using the ratchet, but what about going down. Any boat I ever launched we just unhooked it, shoved on it a little bit and let it slide down the rollers. The bed won't be that heavy. Most of the weight on my current setup is lumber, way more that the mattress itself. I am retiring in the spring and I am thinking this would be a good "retired guy" project.
Hey Shawn,Bowtie76 wrote:Mike,
Had fun riding with you this weekend. Funny I had read this thread a couple of weeks ago and never realized it was you.
After seeing your trailer I'm definitely ready to get going on mine.
Shawn
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