winch ????

[-SCXD90-]

Originally Posted by johnnyh66

I think he's screwing with us...
If not, a servo winch and a "scale" winch are worth the same -2 points.

If you have a dummy winch and a servo winch with the line going through the dummy to make it look like the dummy is real, would it count as -4?

[johnnyh66]

no... I don't think so. You could put the dummy on the back or something and get -1 scale accessory point for it.

[Meatwad]

Originally Posted by -SCXD90-

If you have a dummy winch and a servo winch with the line going through the dummy to make it look like the dummy is real, would it count as -4?

No, -2 is for a functional winch.

[mwe-maxxowner]

Soooooo how does one make a servo go round and round instead of only back and forth within a certain range?

[Crank]

Originally Posted by mwe-maxxowner

Soooooo how does one make a servo go round and round instead of only back and forth within a certain range?

Another servo winch building tutorial

[-SCXD90-]

Originally Posted by mwe-maxxowner

Soooooo how does one make a servo go round and round instead of only back and forth within a certain range?

There are constant rotation servos on the market. No modification needed.

[forty2]

Originally Posted by -SCXD90-

There are constant rotation servos on the market. No modification needed.

All the standard size continuous rotation servos I've ever seen are very low torque, less than 50 oz/in. Too low for winch duty IMO. Hitec 645MG is about the lowest I'll go for a servo winch.

[Slicks56]

Okay so now I have done my research. And understand why people buy a scale winch. Servo winch "big ugly and costly" but effective. Scale winch looks good works like it should. I'm still not buying one though.

[johnnyh66]

Most servo winches are under the body and out of sight, just a fair-lead showing.

In order to get a normal servo to spin round and round, you remove a pin that sticks into the pot and the electronics and then solder up the winch controller. Easy.

Biggest advantage over a scale winch is strength... they are way stronger (depending on servo used).
I use old steering servo's that have gone bad. So I just have to by the controller which is cheap and it has 480oz of torque.

[heli0]

Well, I now have a servo winch front and rear - freakin love it!

Little lost on the points side. I have a fairlead showing front and rear - what points would I get? Any? Or do you have to have a scale warn case showing to get full points?

[War Pig]

Originally Posted by heli0

Well, I now have a servo winch front and rear - freakin love it!

Little lost on the points side. I have a fairlead showing front and rear - what points would I get? Any? Or do you have to have a scale warn case showing to get full points?

You get -2 for each working winch. -1 for one fairlead under "functional items".

[heli0]

Awesome, thanks.

Quick video showing winch in action to get over a difficult rock...

https://youtu.be/A7EU1T4Gm5M
https://youtu.be/4Xshe_YFrvY
Blooper https://youtu.be/WV2YxXyZJOg

[Slicks56]

And what scale is that hook?

[heli0]

Originally Posted by Slicks56

And what scale is that hook?

That's a home-made pull pal of sorts - hook connects to it. I am using it a bit out of context - may or may not be legal in a competition - good question.

When 1:1 crawling, we had all kinds of welded up goodies to help us get out of crazy situations!

[mwe-maxxowner]

Mini pull pal.....AWESOME!

[johnnyh66]

There's a lot of guys making Pull Pals (and similar anchors) but what's really cool (imo) are the snatch blocks!
The Rogue Elements is by far the coolest.

[Slicks56]

There is one thing i have learned in the vary short time i have been doing this hobby, if it looks cool it is going to cost you.