i am about to start building a brick wall on top of a two storey
> dwelling in a remote area.i need to take up half a ton of bricks to
> the roof.i brought the bricks in my 2.4 litre diesel nissan pickup >
> i am wondering if anyone has ever used his car as a winch? i have an
> old wheel rim which i was going to cut a slot into to tie a rope which
> i would sling thru a pulley at the roof.
>
> i reckonned that i would only need to jack the winch wheel as the
> differential will keep the opposite wheel from moving.
>
> if i wiegh the van down with 200lb of bricks how large a load should i
> be able to winch up vertically?
>
>
> thanks,
> Sam
Saw it done on scrapyard challenge, well, similar anyways.
May not be applicable, but think H&S would go postal if they saw you. If its a private job, then I look forward to seeing you in the Darwin awards[1]
Should work providing you get a clear rope run from the wheel, whatever the top support is made from is sturdy enough, the rope is sound, there are no obstructions, you can control the load, you can swing the load onto a platfrom when its at the top etc etc. Are you -sure- you thought this through.
Surely its only 10 loaded hods, or 20 half loads?.
[1]Sounds like a fun way to waste a morning though!