Electric Winch Needed to Open 200 lb Trap Door
Updated 01/24/2012 | Published 01/20/2012
Question:
I am looking for an electric winch to open a 200 lb floor trap door. some of your smaller winches look very interesting, except for their linear speed. do you know if this can be changed or do you know of other model I could look at. I would like to close the door within seconds, not minutes.Thank you for your help.
asked by: Patrick P
Expert Reply:
It sounds like what you are really looking for is a crane or hoist winch like the Buffalo Tools Electric Hoist, part # BTEHOISTUL. The hoist will have a sufficient capacity to open a 200 lb trap door.
The Buffalo Tools model has a line speed of 33 feet per minute when used in single cable configuration (mounted above the door) or 16-1/25 feet per minute when the hoist is floor-mounted using a pulley block like part # BDW20004 (not included) attached overhead above the door. The Buffalo Tools Hoist is powered by 110 volts AC.
