winch or hoist
 

i am making a simple gantry and it will only be used to lift 100kgs
max,i intend to use a 12v battery for power as the gantry will be
mobile,i have seen loads of 12v winches at reasonable prices but few
hoists,is it poss to utilise a winch?,many thanks in advance

winch or hoist
 

On 1 Aug, 15:35, bob wrote:
i am making a simple gantry and it will only be used to lift 100kgs
max,i intend to use a 12v battery for power as the gantry will be
mobile,i have seen loads of 12v winches at reasonable prices but few
hoists,is it poss to utilise a winch?,many thanks in advance

How cheap you need, 240V though so might need a meatty inverter to
stop it stalling

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=345534

Cheers
Adam

winch or hoist
 

bob wrote:
i am making a simple gantry and it will only be used to lift 100kgs
max,i intend to use a 12v battery for power as the gantry will be
mobile,i have seen loads of 12v winches at reasonable prices but few
hoists,is it poss to utilise a winch?,many thanks in advance

For 100Kg what's wrong with a block and tackle? 4:1 will give you a
25Kg (ish) pull which should be easy enough.

Andy