Chain Saw HACK 3 - Capstan Winch

In this video - Chain Saw HACK 3 - Capstan Winch
The main element of this project is 2 HP Chain Saw and a very solid worm gear.
The chain drive may seem like a strange solution, but believe me, the bicycle chain is very durable and resistant to heavy loads.
It is possible to use a V-belt and a pulley. It may be a better solution. Unfortunately, the clutch in my saw did not allow it, so I did a chain transmission.
Sprockets were previously used, but their usage was low so I could use them again.
The drum was made very solid, but it should be more rounded, which would give less rope resistance.
I decided on such a construction and use of a rope instead of a steel rope for several reasons:
- I can use an unlimited length of rope (steel rope always has a limit)
- Safety - Breaking the rope does not pose a threat to the person who is operating the winch.
- Pulling force does not decrease because the rope does not wind on the drum
-To stop the winch you have to let the rope. (It is a very safe method for the user)
- The speed of unrolling the rope is incomparably faster to standard winches.
I am very happy with the achieved effect. The power of the extractor is sufficient for my needs. If necessary, the saw can be unscrewed and used for cutting trees, because it is not permanently connected to the winch.
Of course, this is not a professional winch as in forestry tractors, but for domestic use it works perfectly.
Perhaps I will do a longer test and record a video as it deals with an intermediate roll and larger loads.
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[@MadeinPolandChannel]

Thanks for all the kind words! Please, tell me, would you like to see a longer test of this winch? I have some trees to pull out, there are also heavier ones than those in the movie, but I'm not sure if it will interest you. Let me know :) Consider supporting us on KZbin by using the button "JOIN" or click on this link: kzbin.info/door/8KQ6_RNAvc7a3B5hZ980iQjoin

[@fredopppppp]

test with a car

[@josescandi5082]

Muy bueno!!

[@stevebrown5145]

Use a Pulley system,increase the pulling power.

[@ProlificInvention]

I like it a lot! Yes, please more testing video *Made in Poland*

[@ragibtufek]

Yeah, definitly

[@silvergrizzly316]

I really don't believe there is nothing this guy can't build!!! GREAT BUILD!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@roksanaratkowska2408]

Super

[@TuomasSoikkelijyvaskyla]

Brilliant! Can't say less.

[@highwatercircutrider]

This Reminded me of the ‘Mortar’ mixer on a trailer I fabricated in the winter of 1977-78. I am a Polish American. I built the mixer out of used motorcycle sprockets, a coal furnace ‘stoker’ gear box, an old fuel oil tank and a trailer built on an old 1940’s era car axle, rims and tires. I then went in the cement block and brick laying business. The old homemade mixer ran daily until about 2002 ( still have it and plan to patch it up to run again ) .... Gary in Michigan U. S. A.

[@davidschwartz5127]

Wow, beautiful build and expert craftsmen work. I will be adding this to my "To Build Projects" list for retirement.

[@MrKakabekajerry]

Nice job! Satisfying when it turns out and you fabricated it yourself. Thanks for posting.

[@williamdewarrenne5848]

A first class engineering project,many congratulations to you from Ireland.

[@waynekyle3937]

What a great homemade tool!!! I do a lot of tree work and I am also a metal fabricator. I have never thought of doing this. Im in my garage now doing what this man does. Thank you for your inspirating.

[@WillMatthews]

Mate, this was an awesome build and I enjoyed it thoroughly! Keep up the great work!

[@jrand2631]

A truly amazing build - thanks for sharing.

[@arijarvela9785]

Making this one requires very good technical thinking and understanding. Respect

[@malcytull]

Brilliant idea & you are a real craftsman. Thank you for posting.

[@markw2266]

Very nice build. I have the 4 stroke capstain winch which can be difficult due to having to keep the winch level for oil reasons. As skilled as you are a bearing off the drum end and a attachment point would add to your pulling power and help the life of your ropes. Thanks for posting you have me thinking on making a design of my own.

[@nicolafabris6913]

Great ! Wonderful idea and very appreciated step-by-step video making! Tks NF

[@pellesomethingsomething]

Wonderful video. Inspiring to look over your shoulder in the work shop and to see you create.

[@mxrider2strokebraaap54]

Amazing video! Greetings form the Netherlands:)

[@jorntreitsma2427]

Mxrider2stroke Braaap rt😀

[@familiewenselaar4941]

Mooi kom uit mooie Friesland

[@jorntreitsma2427]

Ikook

[@robbarchigian4503]

If you move the anchor point so it's inline with the capstan spool, it won't go sideways when pulling. Otherwise, I think it's a great build!

[@mihkus]

Robb Archigian Also it needs 2 guides for the rope

[@andrew5792]

Capstan, that's the word I was looking for. Was sitting here thinking, ok so it works like one of those yacht thingies.

[@svenc3338]

Rope needs to roll onto drum from one side to stop a riding turn

[@jenky1044]

@@andrew5792 Yeah that and it's written in the title.

[@jenky1044]

@@svenc3338 And a couple more wraps of rope around that spool so it doesn't slip as much.

[@mateuszpiat8129]

Nie wiem czy ktoś zwrócił uwagę ale w okolicach 7:10 zaczyna się spawanie, które w idealny sposób zgrane jest z rytmem muzyki. Autorze, poza świetną robotą w warsztacie, robisz też świetną edycję z mnóstwem detali! Szczere gratulacje, chylę czoła!

[@marekroszkiewicz3524]

Mateusz Piłat postawiłbym na przypadek😂😂😂

[@mateuszpiat8129]

Marku moim zdaniem widać edycje koło 7:30 choć wcześniej rzeczywiście wygląda przypadkowo :)

[@konraduczak1659]

ja zwciłem uwagę już jak oglądałem

[@tapkichtxkchanel4916]

Mateusz Piłat

[@regsparkes6507]

Now that's mechanical ability put to good use. What a super tool to take with you when you travel off-road. Well done!

[@robertwhite4307]

AWSOME BUILD, Yes please could we see a short video of quite a heavy pull or lift with it. Thanks again for the post and keep up the great work.

[@brissyboy7164]

awesome idea

[@nibaldomartinezpinilla5202]

Brissy Boy vvvhzjkkqeelm

[@rene44646]

You are a real man..!! -A craftsman. Thanks for all the video’s. Keep op the good work👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@georgesmillion3131]

Bonsoir . Toujours de bonnes idées ! Bravo pour cette réalisation . Georges Dobry wieczór. Zawsze dobre pomysły! Gratulacje za to osiągnięcie. Georges

[@1waukesha]

Sweet Video! I love the stuff I can learn from people like you. Great fabrication, cool concepts, Great Ideas! Keep up the good work!

[@Szabi-sl8fj]

Great machine Greetings from HUNGARY

[@zoliposa9542]

Még egy magyar,am a zenecimet tudod

[@gasperajdnik5627]

Greetings from Slovenia 🇸🇮

[@user-eh7ty6kz7j]

Well done man, super machine, Bravo!!!

[@ISTOmaker]

Great build, advanced level DIY

[@mathankumar6473]

Great as usual. Hope to see more projects with that lathe

[@williamdawson3353]

Very ingenious fabrication. Wish we were neighbors.

[@user-vj1hy8si7p]

If you clip a sheet metal 'sled' to the rope just in front of the log, your winch will pull the front of log onto the sled so it won't dig into the earth and cause problems. Nice job and thanks for another great video.

[@Pavement-Prophets]

Just what I need, but way beyond the realms of most people’s skill set. Excellent result though, you e got some amazing ideas and skills keep it up 👍🏼

[@akquicksilver]

You da man! Very cool build. The reducing gearbox was a great score. I would love to find one of those lying around. Looks like you need to modify your anchor to get a straighter pull.

[@valentinprescaru9525]

music a popular

[@Mikhandmaker]

AWESOME , Great Job

[@loganjohnson4584]

interesting homemade set screws, great vid!

[@davelambardo6464]

Crazy amount of skill and knowledge shown in this video

[@LucasRichardStephens]

I was in Krakow this winter, first time in Poland, wonderful country and you are one of the great Poles. Wanted to find some classic boots like everyone wore in Poland a hundred years ago but couldn't find any. You should have some to replace your trainers. Poles need to start making their traditional boots again... sorry off topic, great film, best wishes from Norway

[@zawiasc]

What boots do You mean? Link

[@Mrtonnyfly]

Good, real good! Congratulations!

[@striidy]

Lots of comments saying just buy a winch, most of them seem to refer to an electric powered atv or off-road winch. You have to understand duty cycle. These electric winches and the batteries tied to them cannot work all day long like gas powered. He did a great job, these gas winches usually cost 2-3k. I’m sure he did it for a fraction. Nice work!

[@budgillett9535]

Greetings from Nebraska USA. Very impressive! You sir are a highly skilled fabricator!

[@SekAustria]

Wow very fantastic bro. And nice lathe machine :D

[@veritosaez8580]

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[@rogerhager4521]

Michael Anthony outdoors

[@wilfriedwissmann970]

Sek Austria

[@web1187]

Great video sir ! ✌ from 🇺🇸

[@nikolayk184]

Very nice job. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

[@danidave3781]

thanks very much a brilliant guy please keep it up,

[@nosaltiesandrooshere7488]

👍 Danke fürs Hochladen! 👍 Thanks for uploading! 👍 Very good and beautiful, thank you!

[@ddooby9266]

Ingenius on the fly engineering!

[@Maysin777]

Great invention! Awesome build!

[@robertordewald8678]

Very nice job! Two pins driven into the ground may stabilize the winch.. very well made

[@cmeproone]

Chwilę mnie nie było tu a ominęły mnie ciekawe filmy ;) ale już nadrobione ;) Świetna robota jak zawsze ;) Miło widzieć nadal niezmieniony napis :P hehe ;) Chyba się przyjął ;)

[@hughcarolgibson3717]

cmeprolargestoreboat

[@ryszardszczepanski5366]

P

[@claudiocapi]

Awesome invention! Congrats!!!

[@gateway8833]

Outstanding craftsmanship.

[@irish-simon]

fantastic job and great video thank you for sharing

[@NathanNostaw]

Nice winch. I'm guessing its heavy, but still portable and very handy. I'm thinking the anchour mount may need repositionoing to a better alignment with the spool. Nice touch with matching the welding of the cable spool to the music. :)

[@renoszervopoulos3134]

Completely loco thought and perfect manufacturing.it is always pleasant seeing people that squeeze the brain in order to achieve a goal and make their lives easier... just a thought i have in order to make the machine more solid.wouldn`t be better to support the axle of the drum in two points so not to tire the bearings of the gearbox?i know it won`t be easy to put the roap on the drum but... by the way the drum making is a super idea!thanks for teaching and sharing..very well done and a great bravo from Greece.thumbs up

[@gladheateher4now]

Smart guy. It's great to have a technical mind.

[@sagenfrosch6813]

Very good Project. Cool Video. Thanks for this. Good Men

[@stukyu]

great job M.I.P. !! Suggestion, weld wide piece of angle at rear with hole either side so you can hammer through or screw in temporary ground anchors. Should help keep the winch reel at 90 degrees to the load.

[@scottish4276]

Awesome. Love building stuff also.

[@FourSeasonsNorth4x4]

Great build.👍👍

[@craigspicer2145]

A great well thought out build.

[@ArLexx]

I spend hours watching this kind of video. Congrats on the content of your channel!

[@stolarniakrzysztofszocinsk851]

Prosto do rębaka z tymi kłodami 😁 super film i realizacja projektu Pozdrawiam 😉

[@MakingHuertasstuff]

Awesome, great job

[@southronjr1570]

That's a great idea and I actually have that exact saw with a different brand name on it her in the states. I saw how it was turning when it pulls, maybe build a small frame coming from the base of the reduction box where it is pulling from and wrap it around to meet the front feet. Then have the securing strap pull from directly behind it to keep it from twisting like it does, I can see the drum portion being ripped off if it has a heavy load placed on it and the shafts portion is being pulled in a direction it was never meant to be pulled from. Just a suggestion and I hope to do a similar project myself, just looking for the right sized worm gear box for it.

[@rogerl8488]

Your so smart!!!! Great job!!!!

[@mikehart6708]

very creative and innovative. Like your idea a lot. Nice build!

[@super_slo]

Should update the title to capstan winch. Not many videos on how to make them last I checked, and your setup is sweet. Awesome build!

[@viorsa8200]

Tu si que le sacas rendimiento a la motosierra,que carrera de ingeniería tienes o no duermes de noche pensando como lo vas a hacer,impresionante,magníficos vídeos y Like por supuesto,un saludo desde Naron(Galicia)

[@chiraldude]

Actually surprised not to see more chainsaw hacks. Chainsaws are pretty amazing in regards to power density. A good mid power chainsaw will easily output 6 hp. Amazing since it weighs less that 20 lbs. (even less without the bar and chain)

[@Bryan13402]

Could attach a felt wiper to the auto oiler to keep the chain lubed also. good build!

[@czesawczapski6980]

Pomysł genialny świetnie zrobiony film

[@patricknovakdepaula889]

Muito bom trabalho parabéns amigo

[@andrewarcher880]

Great video and amazing ideas and engineering but I just don't think this is efficient , I could carry the logs out of there quicker than that! Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing your next project.

[@rus5046]

Отличный помощник получился. ОК!

[@mikegregory2535]

Truly amazing, I would expect to see his lathe made from a electric tooth brush and an old coffee can after seeing him make this winch, but it appears to be one he bought not made.

[@MowMud]

Finally! A hack that makes some sense. Too small for anything I deal with though. I don't have a chainsaw to spare neither. I still like the idea. If I get a spare saw, and a reduction box, I'm just might build something like this. In the meantime, the truck or four wheeler can pull little logs like that in a fraction of the time. Nice metal working skills though. I learned something.

[@897473]

Great Video! Very well done.

[@darrenthompson6115]

Impressive build there Bud....👍

[@oscarzt1652]

what an excellent invention

[@ggsmith099]

Wow that'd great now make a way mount it to a stump/tree/ground/truck very cool use of chainsaw and worm gear you have a good imagination!

[@RobertKocian]

Hi Darek. Very interesting idea and DIY making. It would be better to move fixation rope in same axis with reel, I think. Great job ;-)

[@ing.juancarlosmelendezmari5986]

excelente trabajo, i need one for my farm....from costa rica

[@MCsCreations]

Amazing work, man! Really well thought! 😀

[@TheKiler2011]

Świetba robota aż miło oglądać 👍👍👍

[@vansien]

Excellent ingenuity

[@kr4dh4x0r]

Pretty bad ass. I think a second anchor to another tree would stabilize it easily.

[@pawelaco]

Super jak zawsze, pozdrowienia z Polski. Pozdrawiam

[@marcinurban5633]

Cholera ale ty pomysłowy jesteś. Szacuneczek

[@ARVISS007]

Awesome !! You are great !! New subscriber from India !

[@TheWielebny44]

You are the best with ever interesting ideas .

[@patrioticamerican3495]

Nice. Experience pays!

[@firstname6208]

Need to offset the anchor strap so it is inline with winch drum. Nice build.

[@houndsmanone4563]

Nice build.

[@leon0139]

Potrzeba matką wynalazku Mistrzostwo świata!!!

[@elliotslotemaker5059]

great creation love it. great video.

[@roberto.h.g.3591]

Coooooooooool 👌MASTER👊

[@avrel820]

Amazing as always :-)

[@southernshop8424]

Great work!

[@user-rd6fx5tt9d]

Золотые руки! Как обычно - все отлично!

[@buczo102]

Genialna maszyna! :) I jak już ktoś przede mną zauważył, tworzysz tez coraz lepsze filmy, właściwie dobierasz muzykę, ujęcia, a to nie mniej ważne jak sama treść! Brawo! Pozdrawiam i jak zwykle czekam na więcej! :)

[@TroyBlass]

+1 for timing the welds to the music!