Deer hoist needs re-engineering

[montesa]

Circumventing the crank hoist entirely?

No, just hand crank the pull end and have double pulleys. Really smooth and easy. The line with the red arrow pointing down, run that to the crank.

 

[tynyphil]

I’d say to heck with the multiple pulleys and just use one in conjunction with a smaller 12v winch. I rigged one up on a platform on a trailer ball tube that slides into the receiver tube of my truck plugging into the truck’s electrical system for power.

 

[tynyphil]

I do all my cleaning at a single spot on my 80 acres so I already have a heavy chain between 2 trees for suspension

 

[montesa]

I’d say to heck with the multiple pulleys and just use one in conjunction with a smaller 12v winch. I rigged one up on a platform on a trailer ball tube that slides into the receiver tube of my truck plugging into the truck’s electrical system for power.

That works too but it's just nice to have the simplicity of the pulley and hand crank. If you rig it with two pulleys the deer should feel pretty light. Or triple pulleys if you like. Like bubbaturbo said.

 

[montesa]

Here's a great video on how pulleys work. Can really help out with things.

 

[crapsguy]

You need one more pulley or preferably a double puley in the #1 positon -- If you run your rope through #1 to #2 [as you have] then back to #1 position then out to #3 then to the deer you will achieve your goal

All, looking for some input(preferably useful) in what design changes I need to make on our deer hoist. It's a 4" square tube metal about 8' tall with another 2.5-3' arm cantilevered. There are 3 pulleys on the top with our hand crank winch mounted on the vertical column. My thoughts were the cable would have pressure on the first pulley, not much on the second then the 3rd pulley pressure would be more downward given the weight of the deer and it pulling straight down.

Well, if you look at the picture and zoom in, you'll see the bolt holding the 3rd pulley is bent way towards the column. Why? I would've thought 100 lb deer hanging would've been enough to keep the cable/pressure straight down. The 2nd pulley isn't even touching the cable. For the time being, I just removed the 3rd pulley. Should the 3rd pulley be lower than the 2nd one?

I did the elaborate Paint drawing since my picture doesn't show the entire setup. If you need me to work on a kick-ass diagram or something for a work presentation just let me know! View attachment 539116View attachment 539117

 

[retrieverman]

Here’s two of my hangers, and they both work well. Both have held up 250# animals. Feel free to steal any design ideas that’ll help.