5,000 lb winch on a 48 foot BX series works well if your winch pole is at least
10 feet tall and at least 15 feet from the tower. (Pivot at base of tower).
Don’t know about the weight of your Tristao.
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> On Jun 8, 2023, at 1:28 PM, w6rgs <w6rgs@cox.net> wrote:
>
> Bruce,You can upgrade the winch. For example, my tower (from an SK) came
> with a 1500lb winch.I swapped it out for a new 2500lb winch. Much, much
> easier to crank, although a little more cranking needed. I asked about the
> fixture because the 2500lb winch will fit on the same mounting plate. I use
> a 2500lb on both the tower and tiltover fixture.Bill
> -------- Original message --------From: w6rgs <w6rgs@cox.net> Date: 6/8/23
> 10:04 (GMT-08:00) To: BRUCE FORD <ks9u@aol.com>, TowerTalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Winch Hi Bruce.Do you have the fixture that,
> depending on your choice of set-up, will either tilt it at the base of the
> tower or about 8 feet up?Bill W6RGS -------- Original message --------From:
> BRUCE FORD via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com> Date: 6/8/23 09:41
> (GMT-08:00) To: TowerTalk@contesting.com Subject: [TowerTalk] Winch Can a few
> people let me know the size of winches they are using to fold their towers
> over. My Tristao has the 2 way mounting fixture and I have always hand
> cranked over to the horizontal position to work on things but having back
> surgery next week that will straighten out the issues but NO strenuous stuff
> for a few months so I need to ad a winch…….sorry so longBruce
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