Normal winch torque and speed
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Normal winch torque and speed
I just bought a motor for my custom made winch and clocked the gear reduced motor at 50 RPM and 850# torque. I was wondering if this is in the range of most winches. I know they rate them at feet/Min, but I'm wondering what the standard RPM is and 850# of torque seem like a lot and was thinking it might better to double the speed and half the torque.
I've seen the 46:1 gear reduction on a 12,000# winch that uses a 1.8HP motor, but I can't relate torque to HP, and don't know the HP rating on the motor.
Anyone have info on rating electric motors, I understand HP is torque over time, so higher RPM = higher HP, but a winch motor really needs torque not HP.
I've seen the 46:1 gear reduction on a 12,000# winch that uses a 1.8HP motor, but I can't relate torque to HP, and don't know the HP rating on the motor.
Anyone have info on rating electric motors, I understand HP is torque over time, so higher RPM = higher HP, but a winch motor really needs torque not HP.
