Motorized Trailer Dolly V2, The Drive Motors

The first part of a multi episode series on fabrication of a motorized trailer dolly or mule, to move a travel trailer without a vehicle.
This Episode begins the series by showing a step by step process to modify a small electric winch, converting it into a drive motor with a 15 tooth #40 Chain Sprocket.
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[@mrpete891]

Nice work retrofitting the sprockets. Thanks for sharing your approach to "making it work" 🙂

[@cam4592]

Currently building a powered trailer dolly myself, this was exactly what i needed to better understand modifying the winch spool. Thanks a ton!

[@papasfixitshop7982]

Thanks! Your comments are what make this endeavor worthwhile!

[@leiframbjor8462]

After I watched this video I went out to the barn and found an old atv winch and made a chain drive lift for my sawmill. Thanks, I was going to use a dump truck tarp motor, but this saved me like 150 bucks

[@x2wheelthrottle253]

Or if you can weld or know someone who does. Do what I did. Purchase a used snowblower. $100. Get rid of blower discharge chute and auger. Modify and weld plate for interchangeable balls, on upper part of snow intake,and two heavy duty 360 casters to lower front of blower snow intake. Fabrication, cutting and welding is all, and a little “shop time”. Cost me less than $200 total, with 8hp blower. Trailer dry weight- 5500 lbs . Been using it a few times a year for 5 years.. Good luck .

[@Lotusfourteen14]

Thanks for the great video. I had been looking around on KZbin for a few hours looking for a gear reduction, torque increasing mechanism to build a metal fatigue testing machine for my work. I looked a Makermoter gear drives, wiper motors, electric window mechanisms and right angle grinder gear boxes, but this hack of a winch motor and planetary drive is by far the highest torque and cleanest solution that I have seen. Decision is made. This is what I am doing. Thanks again.

[@papasfixitshop7982]

Thanks for your kind comments, good luck with your project!

[@WilliamSmith-xm2kx]

Fantastic video learned a lot

[@themachinist6578]

Amazing stuff. I am going to make one of these motivators.. Excellent project. Thank you.

[@laerciomarques1043]

Great video! Very detailed. Good job!!

[@papasfixitshop7982]

Thanks!

[@fredpruitt5264]

Awesome video definitely gave me a lot of tips. You didn’t mention what the bore size of the sprocket? If you did i must have missed it.

[@compassprecision]

Great video. Looking forward to watching more from your channel!

[@papasfixitshop7982]

Compass Precision thanks for watching!

[@papasfixitshop7982]

@Dien Lam my source is Martin Sprocket in Texas

[@marianodiaz461]

great video,

[@ElectricPictureCo]

"you could use a Dremel or something but I have a mill!"

[@daveprototype6079]

Good video New subscriber Cheers

[@bflaka2898]

Hello Sir. would you by any chance have a ** part number ** for Martin 40H15H sprocket ??? I can't find it on Martin's website, thank you

[@netinfluencer]

From one father to another, thanks for the smart solution with two winches. How do you get them on the trailer then? What video is it when you mount them or have I misunderstood you?

[@papasfixitshop7982]

All the Videos of it are in the play list “The Motivator Project”. As for loading it, I drive it up ramps into my pickup.

[@narigueta007]

great video!! have you made part 2 yet? any link? im so eager to see it

[@papasfixitshop7982]

It’s in the playlist “The Motivator Project”. Thanks!

[@enkhbayarganzorig537]

10:26 how smooth was that transition

[@patricklacson]

I saw your earlier build for a motorized dolly/mule. Is this winch powerful enough to pull a 5k trailer?

[@papasfixitshop7982]

Yes it is.

[@juliomichiles5926]

Manda para o Brasil?

[@stevendreiss98]

Do you have the part numbers for the hub bushing and the tapered gear?

[@papasfixitshop7982]

Absolutely my Friend, The Sprocket part number is "40H15H" and the Tapered Hub is part number "H 1 1/4". A simple google search will locate multiple vendors. I sourced the sprockets from Martin Sprocket & Gear and the hubs from Amazon.

[@jayrodgers2473]

🥃

[@arealmaintenanceandrepairl1103]

Will these be strong enough to move a 8k lb rv

[@papasfixitshop7982]

It moved my little 5K lb trailer okay. It’s flat here so I can’t say about uphill. Battery life was my problem, two winches use a lot of power.

[@rubensalais1502]

Wonder if won't be easy Direct drive for someone with no milling machine

[@papasfixitshop7982]

It won’t be easy without a Mill to be sure. The old school method is to carefully lay marks on it and drill a series of small holes in lines and then trim it with a Dremel tool. It takes patience and a bit of skill as well as time. I think about the fact that sometime in the past a skilled craftsman with basic tools built the first functional Lathe! If someone did that in pre-Roman times, it’s certainly possible now! Thanks for the comments!

[@rubensalais1502]

@@papasfixitshop7982 I got it, definitely can be done like you mentioned patience and few good tools, I wan to try something like yours just want to get all I need and then sit and start working on it Thanks for you reply and more important thanks for taking the time to show us you projects.

[@rocodelaofloressiguenza1392]

Solo un fabor no se olvide delos seguidores latinos ya que sabemos muchos que no entender su idioma suijiero que sutulo en español estarilla perfecto solo es mi umilde opinion

[@papasfixitshop7982]

Gracias por su amable pregunta. Mi Espanol es muy limitado. No se escribir Espanol para subtitular el video. Aprecio su atencion y buscare en un breve futuro como poner en accion su sugestion. KC

[@christosvolikakis1523]

What kind of metal lathe are you using?

[@papasfixitshop7982]

It is made by ANMEC, 13” X 30” Gear Head model BL330E. I purchased it from Toolots.com. There are several videos about it on my page. Short story is that I love the lathe! The vendor is non-existent for after sales support.

[@christosvolikakis1523]

@@papasfixitshop7982 Thank you for the quick reply. This will be my first metal lathe So thanks for the heads up about the after purchase support

[@951mobster]

any chance your taking orders i would totally purchase one from you i really want to make one but clearly don't have the assortment of tools you o as far as laths and what not.

[@papasfixitshop7982]

Thanks for asking! If you lived here it would be a possibility, but the one I made in this video series would be too expensive when considering labor, material and shipping. My cost of parts and materials for this build was close to $900! And the thing weighs over 200 pounds. Even the one I built for a customer last year was over $500 in materials and $200 labor and weights 110 pounds.

[@951mobster]

@@papasfixitshop7982 what about just the drive motor that seems like my biggest obstacle

[@papasfixitshop7982]

@@951mobster That would be easy, send me the winch and the gear and I can modify it and send it to you for $35 labor and whatever the shipping is..

[@papasfixitshop7982]

@@951mobster Actually, I only need the spool from the Winch so you could get a winch and just send it and the split gear, way less postage

[@jacknelson990]

Any chance I could get the same thing done? Love your video, I just moved and don't have access to a lathe or mill right now. Would you want to email me or text me

[@kevinthemayor]

Parts list and links please

[@kevinmcghee7697]

Why isn’t the engine already running on that helicopter lol let’s go

[@papasfixitshop7982]

I appreciate you joy but this is not the place for political comments.

[@thuss5162]

I found replacement motors for winches much easier

[@netinfluencer]

Where?

[@borrisfatboy878]

F.Y.I . 0.185 = 0.0025 LESS THAN 0.1875 and 0.1875 = 3/16" (the average hair is about 0.002" to 0.003") that's 2 to 3 thousands of an inch thick. To give you an idea, 0.125 = 1/8" (0.125 thousands of an inch)

[@papasfixitshop7982]

You haven’t seen the hairs that grow on my back! But thanks for the comment, much appreciated!

[@kevinmcghee7697]

Welcome home Joe and Kamala

[@user-wr8go9ee2n]

"You can do all this with simple tools." Fast forward to 9 minute mark. Lathe in operation. I stopped watching.

[@netinfluencer]

Who gives a shit when you stop watching? Use your imagination. He had a lathe which makes the job easier but he also told you if you had finished looking, what other tools normal guys have in their garage. Of course, This video doesn't go to men with their thumbs in the middle of their hand. Do you feel hit?

[@user-wr8go9ee2n]

@@netinfluencer Fair enough, my loss I suppose.