grcs parts

[sotc]

ok so i broke down mine. first 2 shots show the end play rb was talking about. it didnt go away.
pics 5 and 6 show some slop on lowest gear.

 

[Frans]

are those metal shavings or sawdust?

 

[MasterBlaster]

Sawdust.

 

[No_Bivy]

both mine have some play.....I wouldn't worry... I think Darin had a good idea about covering the winch itself in a bag or old "bowling ball bag"....

 

[Old Monkey]

I just need to find one now.

 

[Frans]

Try a Salvation Army store or thrift store. I have seen them there before

 

[sotc]

yeah, just saw dust, think i have an extra bag lady bag, that might be a good grcs sack

 

[squisher]

Heck I'd just get a duffle or something (if I had a GRCS you elitist snobs!) before I sacrificed a kick ass rope bag.

 

[Old Monkey]

The bag needs to be pretty sturdy to hold the GRCS.

 

[PCTREE]

when you say slop in the lowest gear I presume you mean up and down movement not side to side which would be bad. I am not familiar with the Harken you have but every other NEW winch that I have played with has up and down play in all gears AND drum. All forces should be applied at 90% (or actually 80-85) so this isnt a factor. If you have any side to side it would be bad. As you bearings appear OK I guess it would sudgest the brass tower is deformed.........
Seems unlikely with the way these things are built, man they are nice. Ive been playing around with "solid works" an engineering program and it is so cool to see how forces are distributed around different shapes. Low stress areas Kinda corresponds to where the cutouts are on the winches...... go figure

 

[sotc]

the gear slop seems to be a worn bushing maybe. moves like a lady walking viewed from behind

 

[Frans]

Do you know what a bearing looks like which is 'burnt'?
Look for blueing marks on the roller bearings. Also excessive play in the races (metal holding the bearings)

Take the entire tower apart, and check each fit of the gears as you re-assemble.
It may be that it is something as simple as the final screw inserted into the fairlead not being seated or tightened correctly

Hope this helps

 

[squisher]

The bag needs to be pretty sturdy to hold the GRCS.

Well a heavy duty duffle bag then. Those ropebags are hard to come by is all I'm saying.

 

[sotc]

here ya go darin

 

[Old Monkey]

Thanks Willie I appreciate it.

We broke the pig tail off today in our second day using the GRCS. I had a good size piece of wood almost straight below the block. It was holding on by a hair and I need the guys to crank it up one inch and it would swing loose in a mellow swing. I am not certain what I told them but they both pulled on the rope straight away from the GRCS and bent off the pig tail where it is welded to the frame. I hope we don't break anything else anytime soon.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I hope we don't break anything else anytime soon.

A darn good work ethic!

 

[No_Bivy]

you hit the pigtail? or they put the rope back in the tailer and started cranking? Ooops.....winch head OK?

 

[SkwerI]

It sounds like they 'forgot' that they had a winch and simply grabbed hold of the rope above the GRCS and tried to yank it up by hand, thinking they could 'pull up' the limb.

 

[Old Monkey]

What Brian said they tried to pull up the piece with brute force instead of cranking it up.

 

[lumberjack]

You can yank the tail so long as you're not bending the rope over the pigtail.

 

[Frans]

you can lead a horse to water....

Glad no-one was hurt Darin.