Winch in a bucket

supersquid

supersquid

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Last weekend I found a warn winch at a yard sale. The winch was in a bucket but it looks like most of the parts are in the bucket. I had a friend that owns an electric motor repair shop test the motor and solenoids and everything works great. I guess I got lucky. Now my question, Can I weld this piece back together? I found a replacement online for 160 bucks. YUCK, anyway thanks as always!
 
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D90DC

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Welding on cast can be done but if you have to ask how your not skilled to do it... No offense intended I used to run several large Navy repair facilities
 
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Might work but it wont handle too much torque... Good Idea, we used to have a industrial version of that stuff. If it was mine I would try that first... A welder that is able to do cast will charge you about the same or more than a new part
 
nosivad_bor

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dont do anything, just bolt it up, there are three good corners keeping it together and that side still has enough shoulder for the head to clamp down on.
 
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nosivad_bor said:
dont do anything, just bolt it up, there are three good corners keeping it together and that side still has enough shoulder for the head to clamp down on.
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That won't work. The part that's broken is the top, not the mounting base. If the top is allowed to flex, it could, and will, bind the motor/drum.

This happened to Enoch Snyder's Ramsey once. He fixed it with all-thread and some fender washers. More-or-less, he used the washers as a "clamp" to sandwich around the broken area..... It was not pretty, but I think it's still holding up.
 
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