Walk in Cooler Deer Hanging Ideas

[Dale Moser]

I've no doubt you have it sized up.

[Texastaxi]

I got it, I got it, I got it.

TWO pipes. One higher than the other, and your boat winch, on the wall.
On the top pipe, a roller to move along the length of the pipe. You'd also need some kind of brake, to keep it from wanting to move to the winch.
Pull the deer up, and use the hooks, on the lower pipe.

Or the eyebolts you already have plus a pipe below them, but I know, like me, you face those vertical challenges and you'd have to get a stool to move the winch cable from eye to eye.




Or, you could just put a cleat on the wall, for each eyebolt, and run a cheap block and tackle on each one.

[AntlerCollector]

Or just exercise you wimp and throw those Bucks up there!





JK. Some good ideas on here. I too have struggled hanging a few in my cooler. I'm thinking an electric winch from harbor freight may work better than a hand crank.

[Husker]

If you went with a pipe, corded pullsall, and a anchor in floor or bottom of wall to avoid trip hazard you could winch up with existing I-bolt, hang on pipe then use winch with golf ball under hide to winch the hide off. Issue would be sturdy enough pipe that you don't pull the whole thing down.

[Sticks&Strings]

I've got an idea I think you may like. Let me see if I can draw it up. I can email or text you. We have a walk in cooler so I know your issues. I think you will like it.

[Russ81]

Good idea too! I looked at the barn door track and rollers and they are proud of them. Do they make the strut cheaper somewhere else or for different applications? I looked at these at McCoys.

The barn track I used in the barndominium was under $40 for the track and two rollers. It was at TSC and is considered light duty door hardware.

Downside of barn track is its a back-forth movement, if you look at a butcher shop they use flat steel that can be curved to maximize space in the cooler.

The plus side is with y'alls connections in petro-chem someone that welds ought to be able to fashion some hooks for where the bolt that attaches the door goes

[Aggie PhD]

Matt,
In my in-laws butcher room they have a hand crank winch. The cable runs to the ceiling in an eye-bolt then across the ceiling to another eyebolt. The cable then goes to the gambrel.

They use a cart instead of the pipe, so they can wheel it in into the walk-in.
I know the cart part is not what you want, but that is how they do it.

I think your solution of the moveable pulley and the extra chain on the gambrel will work just fine

The in-laws use the winch a lot when they butcher hogs. I know we routinely butcher ones that are 300# plus live weight. And we gut them after we raise them with the boat winch

One word of advice is on the handle of the winch. The nut that holds the handle is loose (hand tight) so that when we are done we can turn the handle around. That way it isn't sticking out and will catch some unsuspecting sole in the back......

[Sticks&Strings]

Matt, please send me your phone number or email. I can't post pics on here.

[Stolle]

I got it, I got it, I got it.

TWO pipes. One higher than the other, and your boat winch, on the wall.
On the top pipe, a roller to move along the length of the pipe. You'd also need some kind of brake, to keep it from wanting to move to the winch.
Pull the deer up, and use the hooks, on the lower pipe.

Or the eyebolts you already have plus a pipe below them, but I know, like me, you face those vertical challenges and you'd have to get a stool to move the winch cable from eye to eye.




Or, you could just put a cleat on the wall, for each eyebolt, and run a cheap block and tackle on each one.

That sounds like a jungle gym Not a fan of the pipe idea.

Or just exercise you wimp and throw those Bucks up there!





JK. Some good ideas on here. I too have struggled hanging a few in my cooler. I'm thinking an electric winch from harbor freight may work better than a hand crank.

Strength is not the issue! Its the vertical challenges that are giving us the trouble

If you went with a pipe, corded pullsall, and a anchor in floor or bottom of wall to avoid trip hazard you could winch up with existing I-bolt, hang on pipe then use winch with golf ball under hide to winch the hide off. Issue would be sturdy enough pipe that you don't pull the whole thing down.

We already have 2 electric winches in right out side in the skinning area. Just wanting something simple that can help us get them hung in the cooler.

The barn track I used in the barndominium was under $40 for the track and two rollers. It was at TSC and is considered light duty door hardware.

Downside of barn track is its a back-forth movement, if you look at a butcher shop they use flat steel that can be curved to maximize space in the cooler.

The plus side is with y'alls connections in petro-chem someone that welds ought to be able to fashion some hooks for where the bolt that attaches the door goes

I like the track idea because I could mount it to the ceiling and would not loose hanging height to get the axis bucks hung with the hide and antlers still on. My original idea was to have hooks facing left and right parallel with the track to slide into the hind quarters, but the rollers at McCoy's were pricey. I would need 6-8 of them. Still not counting this idea out.

Matt,
In my in-laws butcher room they have a hand crank winch. The cable runs to the ceiling in an eye-bolt then across the ceiling to another eyebolt. The cable then goes to the gambrel.

They use a cart instead of the pipe, so they can wheel it in into the walk-in.
I know the cart part is not what you want, but that is how they do it.

I think your solution of the moveable pulley and the extra chain on the gambrel will work just fine

The in-laws use the winch a lot when they butcher hogs. I know we routinely butcher ones that are 300# plus live weight. And we gut them after we raise them with the boat winch

One word of advice is on the handle of the winch. The nut that holds the handle is loose (hand tight) so that when we are done we can turn the handle around. That way it isn't sticking out and will catch some unsuspecting sole in the back......

I like the handle idea. Leaning towards building a mounting bracket for the wall to mount the winch and will make sure we can turn the handle like your in-laws do.

Matt, please send me your phone number or email. I can't post pics on here.

PM sent.

[Aggie PhD]

From looking at your set up, I would put the bracket for the winch behind the door, or on that wall. That way it is out of the way most of the time, and it isn't near all of the coolbot/AC wiring. I figure just a simple "L" shaped bracket would suffice. The L sits flat against the wall and the winch sits on the base of the "L." Then when you turn the handle around it should sit underneath the bottom of the bracket

[RodinaRanč]

These guys are in Yoakum & are proper villian. Run a straight trolley from the winch into the cooler to a "u" shape. No lifting & keeps the center of the cooler clear for panned meat carts,etc

http://www.ktcoolers.com/meat-trolley-rail-system.htm

[hogmess]

We have this set up in three of our walk in coolers.

[Stolle]

From looking at your set up, I would put the bracket for the winch behind the door, or on that wall. That way it is out of the way most of the time, and it isn't near all of the coolbot/AC wiring. I figure just a simple "L" shaped bracket would suffice. The L sits flat against the wall and the winch sits on the base of the "L." Then when you turn the handle around it should sit underneath the bottom of the bracket

That is my plan. The winch will be mounted in line with the eye bolts on the side wall opposite of the AC unit.

These guys are in Yoakum & are proper villian. Run a straight trolley from the winch into the cooler to a "u" shape. No lifting & keeps the center of the cooler clear for panned meat carts,etc

http://www.ktcoolers.com/meat-trolley-rail-system.htm

Looks out of my price range

[Stolle]

Got the brackets welded.

[dozer]

Stolle, just pick em up and hang em Sister!