How does the winch/hook work? My almost three year old wants to be able to "rescue" a small person from a lake
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It's manual - there is a small dial next to the crane / winch & you have to crank it down to lower then crank back up but the hook is big - the string is strong - this is a really solid / well built toy - my son is 7 now and still plays with it
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In the few months that I've got it, the "hook" has never unhooked itself during use. Not even once. Hope this helps!
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It can be a bit tricky. But once you get it figured out it will be a breeze. Lets see if i can help. First off make sure you have the rope and pulleys set up correctly. Look at the photo on the package, it helped me as i got mine all messed up. It also works best with a load on it. Hard to lock and unlock with out a load. With some weight on it you should be able to pull up on rope, when you want to lock it just pull into narrow groove on locking pulley bar. the bar will then raise up and lock. To release pull down on rope and slowly lower load while you keep rope in locking bar in the larger part of bar. It works best for me to keep pulley and hoisting rope facing the same direction. If you are at an angle or off set, it wants to lock. Built in safety feature i guess. I use one of these for a deer hanger and i also use two for hoisting my kayak up to the ceiling for storage. Just practice a little with some weight on it and watch how it all works together. You will get it.. Hope this helps
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I have had 0 issues with the winch. Make sure you put the winch on free spool and pull the rope out. Never use the winch out button unless absolutely necessary.
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The winch handler you are talking about has extra holes drilled and it matched up fine with the 4500 lb winch I bought at tsc. even if it didn't, it would be easy enough to drill a couple holes to make it work fine. This handler has gone up a little compared to what I paid for it a month ago. it is still less expensive than buying off the shelf. if you have to pay shipping then it will just about be a wash.
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The winch will work fine off the stern as long as you have 17 inches from the edge of the boat to whatever you have mounted on the rear ie. fencing, fuel tank batteries etc.The winch is roughly 16.5" long and 10" wide.
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I'm a 5'5" 64 year old woman...and when it's not waterlogged I can pull it up on shore by myself. But...it does not have a sealed hull and so once it's water logged it moves very slowly through the water and takes 3 men to flip it We did just purchase a small manual pump...that we are hoping will work to pump it out when this happens. The plug for draining is not in a convenient unless you are pumping it out.
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The Minnecota deckhand has a quick release bracket. So you can take it on and off and a remote or you can place anywhere in the boat and control The anchor from there
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I use the winch that I bought for that purpose and it does not given me any problems but regarding its safety I think I am in no position to answer that .. Check the manual
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Ok I just went out and looked at then D rings, they look strong enough to hold a 5lb. anchor and will hold you and the float tube in a brisk wind. I should get an anchor myself as I had a couple of issues last season on our lake where I had to peddle fairly hard against a breeze to get back to shore. I'm considering a small extended propeller I can operate with and battery powered drill. On the main bladder question. I used my compressor and blower attachment with the rubber tip. Pressed it in to the valve stem and pressed the release and blew it up in seconds. The compressor was at 75lbs. I hope this helps. Ok I just went out and looked at then D rings, they look strong enough to hold a 5lb. anchor and will hold you and the float tube in a brisk wind. I should get an anchor myself as I had a couple of issues last season on our lake where I had to peddle fairly hard against a breeze to get back to shore. I'm considering a small extended propeller I can operate with and battery powered drill. On the main bladder question. I used my compressor and blower attachment with the rubber tip. Pressed it in to the valve stem and pressed the release and blew it up in seconds. The compressor was at 75lbs.... » Read More Ok I just went out and looked at then D rings, they look strong enough to hold a 5lb. anchor and will hold you and the float tube in a brisk wind. I should get an anchor myself as I had a couple of issues last season on our lake where I had to peddle fairly hard against a breeze to get back to shore. I'm considering a small extended propeller I can operate with and battery powered drill. On the main bladder question. I used my compressor and blower attachment with the rubber tip. Pressed it in to the valve stem and pressed the release and blew it up in seconds. The compressor was at 75lbs. I hope this helps. « Show Less
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On my gator it lifts the bucket about 16" off the ground, but I did not put the hook from the winch in the eye on the bucket.I used a small schackle.
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I attach mine from the side of the kayak and paddle just slow enough that water does not flow over top. trolling at the same time makes it worth it. When I need to paddle faster I pull it inside the kayak first.
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I used paddles for about a month before getting a trolling motor, and it's plenty doable.Just make sure you get yourself telescoping paddles becuase the sides of the boat are a little high. With shorter paddles you will have to lean over a bit more.Windy days are a little tricky becuase the boat is flat bottom and will get blow around, so be prepared to paddle on back.
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The recover vehicle will usually have an open hook on the winch end. As for your vehicle, either loop about trailer hitch, or before hooking to winch, thread throgh clevis/shackle and loop the other end through itself
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My friend has a pontoon boat, not sure the length and motor size, but it pulled it just fine. Our boys are younger, <8, so we don't just go wide open, but it pulled the tube fine.
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Yes, there is a manual crank on side of winch. Takes a long time to pull boat upramp but works very well.
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There is a bolt that you insert to keep the handle from falling out. Twist the handle to one side (the right I think) and start pumping. If the jack doesn't start to raise, twist the handle to the other side and pump. To lower the jack twist (slowly) the handle back to the starting position. I found this video on Youtube that you may find helpful. Skip to 6:00 where he has take it out of the box. http://youtu.be/yESlS408mJo