Problem 9.68
The portable winch shown consists of a rotating motor-powered drum that is
attached to a skid. Winches such as this were once used in logging operations
to move logs and to lift them onto trucks and railcars. To move the winch to a
new location, a worker stands on the skid and wraps a rope
ABCD
around the
drum. End
A
of the rope is attached to a fixed object, portion
AB
of the rope
is horizontal, and the rope makes less than one full turn around the drum. The
skid, drum, and worker weigh
800 lb
with center of gravity at point
G
, and the
drum has 10 in:radius.
(a) Assuming the skid does not tip, determine the smallest force the worker
must apply to portion CD of the rope so that the skid will slide.
(b)
Determine if the assumption in Part (a) that the skid does not tip is correct.