What winch setup to crank up heavy deer feeder?
Got me a 55 gallon feeder, and figure I will get a pulley for it to mount to a branch extending out from the tree. But I will also need a winch mounted to the bottom of another tree to crank it up. I noticed that the boat winches' crank handles would hit the tree and not work and wanted tips on how to do this. I could lag a 2x8 to the tree with its edge hanging past the side of the tree, and bolt the winch to the 2x8 portion that is at the tree's edge so the crank would work. Or is there another type of crank available, and where could I get one? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I don't have a four wheeler to pull the feeder up via the pulley.