I did the same thing (thanks Rick). However, I used
a Milwaukee "Super Hawg" (pn 1680).
At 13A, it is the most powerful drill I could find.
An ebay seller "CPO Outlets" had/has the best price
on a refurbished unit. If I don't stop, it takes
only a few seconds to tilt/telescope my UST TX472.
Photos & text on my Flickr page:
http://www.tinyurl.com/wa7prc-tower
vy 73,
Bryan WA7PRC
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Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 08:18:22 -0700
From: Rick N6RK
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] N0OST post Winch for UST layover and raise
On 10/12/2017 5:17 PM, Jeff Draughn wrote:
> I have the US towers heavy duty raising and lowering fixture. I would
> like to replace the handcrank winch with something motorized .
>
> Jeff, N0OST
Here is what I did:
http://www.n6rk.com/boat_lift_hoist_tilt_over_tower.pdf
Rick N6RK
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