I’m sure I weighed it at about 10. 20 would be beyond my capabiliies. But, it is heavy
Carl Linkinhoker
NS26C, 146, Break of Day
Mayfield, NewYork
OK, guys -
Here is what i wrote in 2017 -
Around the beginning of June, I hurt my shoulder grinding my halyard winch. Bursitis, plain and simple. It improved and my doc told me to find a “mechanical assist for winch grinding”. All of you guys gave me various insights into a “WinchRite” and a Milwaukee 28 volt drill with a Winch Bit. No one recommended a powered winch or a bigger winch. They would have bankrupted me, anyway, and I don’t like powered winches. I am in Toronto, using Canadian Monopoly money. The WinchRite costs $1300.00 up here, seems to average 4 years before a time-consuming and costly repair and produces around 1140 inch-pounds of torque. It does a fine job but…
The Milwaukee drill is heavy as all-get-out and big. It and the Winch Bit would cost around $900.00 up here. It produces almost the same amount of torque. I ended up with a hi-quality h-torque HILTI drill. It’s small, very well-warrantied, built totally for the trade and the whole she-bang cost me, with the Winch Bit, $500.00 up here. You purchase this stuff in a HILTI store. It produces 1062 inch-pounds of torque. It came with a 110 volt charger, a fully-adjustable handle and a “small” battery. I have used it 12 times and the battery still displays “FULL”. No recharges yet. It gets the new, stiff sail on my N22 up in 9 seconds, with a very TIGHT luff.
This drill is a pure drill - not an impact drill or a hammer drill - just a drill. BTW - This purchase gives me a wonderful drill as well as a winch grinder. and, it’s safe - it will stop upon meeting too much resistance and not spin around the winch.
The product is a HILTI SF 10W - A22.
Also, a buddy of mine welded me up a HUGE extension winch handle, giving me a 26" handle. Ungainly, yes, but wonderful when you need a hard, half-turn. The drill is called “The Enforcer” and the extension handle, “The Persuader”. These toys make a big difference to slightly older shoulders (and backs and necks).
Ernie A. in Toronto
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So … that’s what I wrote in 2017 and I still stand by the Hilti but … y’all may have to do a bit of research cuz i’ve heard that this model is discontinued. It’s a gorgeous high-quality tool that, due to the torque, was used to mix small batches of cement, day in and day out. GOOGLE Hilti and start checking these things out - the main thing is the torque.
Ernie A. in Toronto
I love my Milwaukee M28. I have made some modifications that eliminate a little weight, a little height, and the reverse problem. I bought a " wincher" bit, had it drilled and tapped 1/2"-20, and the shank cut off.Then I removed the chuck from the drill and replaced it with the modified bit set with red Loctite.
Reverse is no problem although I almost never need it.
Paul M
NS30U #211, Sandpiper
Cowichan Bay, B.C.
