Winch with 'bucket' - looking for ideas

[TonyRPH]

We need to transport several boxes down four floors.

The staircase is kind of spiral and there is plenty of space down the middle of it. (enough for a lift!!)

We came up with the idea of using a winch (hand operated would do) - all this winch needs is a reliable method of maintaining a slow descent.

There won't be a great deal of weight - probably 20kg max (if that).

Securing it won't be an issue as the guard rails are very sturdy.

The 'bucket' would need to be rectangular, ideally no larger than 50cm x 50cm.

Any suggestions?

[Doofus]

[Andeh1]

Big 75L type builders bucket would be ideal...

https://www.toolstation.com/red-gorilla-flexi-tub-...

Edited by Andeh1 on Thursday 11th August 19:44

[Darumvej]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuRgiZVMUO0

[pidsy]

Got one of these - it does the job - provided you can fix it to something. Modified ours with hook clamps so it fits on a scaff bar.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/hilka-pro-craft-250kg-e...

[richs2891]

Or some thing along the lines of these

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/c/hand-winches/

[swisstoni]

How did the several boxes get up the four floors in the first place?

[Arnold Cunningham]

Have a look at some of the ratchet blocks used on sailing dinghies. 20kg is nothing, so a simple setup like a ratchet block with a cleat could be all you need

[Cold]

Just be aware that not all hand winches have a controlled lowering function.

[Doofus]

swisstoni said:

How did the several boxes get up the four floors in the first place?

They're the boxes that the self-assembly staircase came in.

[swisstoni]

Doofus said:

swisstoni said:

How did the several boxes get up the four floors in the first place?

They're the boxes that the self-assembly staircase came in.

Am I due a parrot?

[Davie_GLA]

By the time you’ve figured it out and built the solution the boxes could have been transported.

Get a few mates and form a human conveyor belt?

[Riley Blue]

This how to do it - or perhaps not...

[Doofus]

swisstoni said:

Doofus said:

swisstoni said:

How did the several boxes get up the four floors in the first place?

They're the boxes that the self-assembly staircase came in.

Am I due a parrot?

Not as far as I am aware. It was a joke.

[shirt]

20kg and 50x50cm doesn’t sound like it’s worth bothering with, can you not ask a friend or neighbor to help if you can’t lift it?

[SSBB]

Do you need a lifting bucket? Why not just sling the boxes?

[paulwirral]

Box on shoulder , like a real man !

[Simpo Two]

TonyRPH said:

The staircase is kind of spiral and there is plenty of space down the middle of it. (enough for a lift!!)

For 20kg just lower them on a rope. Newton is your friend.



And yes I thought of that comedy sketch too!

[Evanivitch]

paulwirral said:

Box on shoulder , like a real man !

Seems only option for several boxes...

Might even do you/someone some good...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC36010...

[ewanjp]

Find a friend who does trad climbing with a rope and gear. This would be trivial to rig up with a few crabs and a belay device.