Thanks, Kent. I have a 12,000lb Warn winch on the front of my one ton
dually Dodge 4x4. I have used it a few times to raise and lower towers
with no problems but... there was a little "pucker factor." A good gin
pole helps soothe the nerves. Oh and P.S. the rear mounted class
5(14,000 lb rated hitch (for 2 1/2 inch drawbar) was secured to the base
of a good sized tree.
If a tree or other substantial object isn't available then a properly
sized/rated Danforth anchor is a good item to use.
Patrick NJ5G
On 10/13/2017 11:03 AM, Kent Olsen wrote:
Ivan
I kind of agree with Patrick. That type of winch is not designed for what
you are going to do with it.
I have an expensive Warn winch on the front of my Jeep with the same specs
as the one you are looking at. I'm sure the winch will raise and lower the
tower but the thing that concerns me is raising the tower when you let off
the power the winch continues on, if it goes to far it could damage the
tower.
Thanks
73
Kent
NC6B
On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 4:43 AM, WK1W-Ivan Shapiro <WK1W@ivanshapiro.com>
wrote:
Jeff N0ost wrote: I
I'm looking at a SuperWinch Tigershark TS-9500 pound winch for lowering my
tower down to a horizontal position. I have the US towers heavy duty
raising and lowering fixture. I would
like to replace the handcrank winch with something motorized . I know the
winch would be able to handle the load what concerns me is the braking
system they call it a proportional brake system. Seems that I have read
where these can let the tower fall pretty fast until the weight on the
cable
reaches a certain point where the brake will begin to slow it down, that
makes me a little nervous... Does anyone have any experience with this
winch
or can elaborate on a proportional braking system for use with the tower.
Thanks in advance. Jeff, N0OST
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Jeff: I followed the example of W7QR and purchased from Harbor Freight a
12,000 pound "Badlands" winch and associated bracket. Works great. Up and
down. Same as hand crank up and down, except no effort. I can post
pictures
here. Supporting diagonals tom the bracket added because of weight--- 150#
bracket and winch. Email me off-list. I can send you pictures.
73 Ivan Shapiro WK1W
WK1W@ivanshapiro.com
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