For the past six months I have been in car guy’s heaven. I have been able to use my good friend Paul Moore’s fabrication shop to work on my Datsun Wagon race car project. I have had access to his lift, his welders, his tools, but most importantly, access to his talent and his tutelage. For this I am forever thankful.
His shop is getting full with customer cars, so it was time to get my wagon back home. The goon still has no drivetrain, so I had to figure a way to get it into my small garage which is fed by a short, steep driveway. I picked up a $70 DC powered winch at Harbor Freight that is designed for quads, and is optimistically rated at 3000#. After a couple minutes with the hammer drill to mount it to the garage floor, and stealing the battery out of my wife’s car to power it, the winch was ready for action. This winch has 35′ of steel cable and even comes with a wireless remote. It did the job of getting the wagon into the garage, but the 1 hp DC motor is pretty slow when loaded down. I’ll probably mount it on my trailer, and get an AC powered winch for the garage.
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