Hi Tom and all;
Check your cable. The test: Grab cable and run your hand down it. If it cuts
your hand replace it.
You are right about the cost of winch. A friend of mine came up with a great
idea. Buy a 12VDC HD winch from Northern Tool. Use a Marine deep cycle 12VDC
battery from Wal-Mart. A small Battery charger and up and down the tower
goes for about 1/3 of the tower system. Not only is it rated better and of
higher quality, but it is fun to sit in a lounge chair and watch it go up
and down. The best feature of crank ups is, when the weather becomes bad,
you can retract it for safety.
Bill KC4UZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Scott" <tomrscott@sterlink.net>
To: "'Tower Talk List - Postings'" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 3:38 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] US Tower MARB550 Raising Winch
> Some more questions:
>
> How often do folks routinely change the cable? Is it insufficient to
inspect
> it for fraying or wear? Do you really need to change it routinely whether
it
> looks bad or not?
>
> Am I the only one that thinks US Tower's prices for the electric winch and
> remote control box (MDP750 = $1500, and RMC1000 = $1000, for a total of
> $2500) are awfully steep? That's about twice what I paid for the entire
> tower. Nevertheless I'm beginning to think that's the only way to
> conveniently keep it in the air, that is, if I can also get it down
easily.
> Winds can come up pretty quickly and I'm not going to want to go out to
> manually crank it up and down everytime I get on the air.
>
> Does anyone treat their galvanized steel with anything to help protect
> against corrosion?
>
> What about lubrication for the bearings and such given frequent light
rains
> here?
>
> Thanks!
>
> - Tom Scott, eEngineering
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