Ted,
I had the same problem so I bought a 12 inch piece of galvanized strap steel
at the hardware store. You know the kind with four countersunk holes already
drilled. I screwed it to the floor where the ramps attach. When the car is
at
the bottom of the ramp and the cable is at its maximum angle it skids over
the
galvanized steel until the car comes up the ramp enough. Works great and
doesn't get in the way of anything. I haven't seen any ware on the cable
either
so it has proved to be a simple solution. I probably spent $4.00 with screws
and took less then ten minutes to screw down.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: Ted Rodgers <Rodgers356@email.msn.com>
To: vintage <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 4:22 PM
Subject: Winch cable support
> When I'm winching my racecar into my trailer the cable scrapes on the
floor
> at the open end until the car is sufficiently up the ramp to bring the
cable
> more level. I'd like to install some kind of roller or ? to support the
> cable, but can't seem to find anything that would fill the bill. I could
> install a pulley as a guide, but then the cable wouldn't have any lateral
> movement.
>
> Does anyone have any better solution or just what I might use for the
> support?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ted Rodgers
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