Thread: Winching In and Out of a Shed

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello Shane,

Yes - a receiver mounted winch is the way to go. My winch from Kings arrived this afternoon :0) Pretty good service! The C purlins do not inspire confidence do they.

I will be making a wee hole in the back metal cladding wall for the winch cabling to go through. Then rig up a sliding panel that has the outline of the cable or strap cut into it. This will make a snug fit that might keep the rodents from having an access point into the shed. I am on acreage so I do have the option of making a drive through rear roller door at one stage. Nothing has been planted at the back of the shed or water tanks located there to keep my options open. The other anchor point will be in the garden across from the weeds ... lawn located between the front of the shed and the garden close to the house. Since the proposed winch points are just below ground level I may need to make a winch fairlead that gets the winch cable up off the ground - or a turn-buckle - snatch-block - whatever your preferred term is.
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Kind regards
Lionel

Lionel, I don't mean to teach you to suck eggs, but these terms are not interchangeable.

A turn buckle is used to maintain tension on a chain or cable, such as securing heavy machinery to a truck, or preventing a gate from sagging etc., etc.. They come in many sizes.
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Snatch blocks change direction of pull or relief of a rope. These also are available in various sizes and ratings.
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Hopefully this snippet will save you aquiring the wrong gear, particularly if buying online.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Lionel, I don't mean to teach you to suck eggs, but these terms are not interchangeable.

A turn buckle is used to maintain tension on a chain or cable, such as securing heavy machinery to a truck, or preventing a gate from sagging etc., etc.. They come in many sizes.
images (76).jpeg

Snatch blocks change direction of pull or relief of a rope. These also are available in various sizes and ratings.
image.jpeg

Hopefully this snippet will save you aquiring the wrong gear, particularly if buying online.

What does relief of a rope mean when using a snatch block??

I understand change of direction and mechanical advantage…

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello Shane,

Yes - a receiver mounted winch is the way to go. My winch from Kings arrived this afternoon :0) Pretty good service! The C purlins do not inspire confidence do they.

I will be making a wee hole in the back metal cladding wall for the winch cabling to go through. Then rig up a sliding panel that has the outline of the cable or strap cut into it. This will make a snug fit that might keep the rodents from having an access point into the shed. I am on acreage so I do have the option of making a drive through rear roller door at one stage. Nothing has been planted at the back of the shed or water tanks located there to keep my options open. The other anchor point will be in the garden across from the weeds ... lawn located between the front of the shed and the garden close to the house. Since the proposed winch points are just below ground level I may need to make a winch fairlead that gets the winch cable up off the ground - or a turn-buckle - snatch-block - whatever your preferred term is.
I
Kind regards
Lionel

That will be better than a manual winch, as if your winching from outside the shed through a hole, its "blind". If you do this with an electric winch, you can control the car being towed from inside the car with the winch remote ( way better than a manual remote). Just just also need batteries and controllers.

Whatever is easiest for you .... go for it! I hate anything that requires me to buy more batteries.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Lionel, I don't mean to teach you to suck eggs, but these terms are not interchangeable.

A turn buckle is used to maintain tension on a chain or cable, such as securing heavy machinery to a truck, or preventing a gate from sagging etc., etc.. They come in many sizes.
images (76).jpeg

Snatch blocks change direction of pull or relief of a rope. These also are available in various sizes and ratings.
image.jpeg

Hopefully this snippet will save you aquiring the wrong gear, particularly if buying online.

Hello Ian,

The context of the use of turnbuckles was first used in relation to ropes and keeping them taunt between blocks. Therefore, I reckon that the term was used correctly by the first contributor. I made the mistake - during a surreptitious visit to the forum during my work hours - to take a very quick look at their post. I subsequently misinterpreted the context of their use of the term turnbuckle. Right term - correct context - my misinterpretation of how the context was intended. There must be a moral to this story somewhere!

Kind regards
Lionel

Originally Posted by W&KO

What does relief of a rope mean when using a snatch block??

I understand change of direction and mechanical advantage…

Paying out, i.e. lowering a weight. The right words wouldn't come to me, at the time of writing. EOD

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Paying out, i.e. lowering a weight. The right words wouldn't come to me, at the time of writing. EOD

Cools, makes sense now…

Hello Hogarthde,

I meant to write in an earlier reply a thank you for the information about the 40 seconds on and 40 seconds rest for the winch. It is new knowledge to me - so thank you very much for sharing your insight.

Show Day public holiday here tomorrow - so no scrap metal or metal retailers will be open. So - no anchor points. I took some accumulated hours at work. So I have Friday off as wells - which will make it a 4 day long-weekend!

Kind regards
Lionel