Chris, I'm not going to drag my views out. ..their just my views. And yes, I
can see issues with using a winch (better to use a WENCH) to do the lifting.
Trouble is that some folks will buy a winch rated at blah blah pounds. The
difference between PULLING a weight and LIFTING a weight can be substantial.
Caveat emptor... -Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 9:46 AM
To: Mike Ryan
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com reflector
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Erecting tower sections solo
Yeah...can you imagine a Harbor Freight (Horror Freight) winch doing this?
Yikes!
Chris
On Dec 4, 2015, at 7:03 AM, Mike Ryan wrote:
Chris, I have read a number of these posts from 'supermen' who have put
their towers up solo. Personally, I think it is not only risky but kinda
silly. Why take the risk...ANY risk for the sake of this hobby? If you
can't find someone to help you pull up a section of ROHN 25, then don't do
it on FLAG DAY, or GROUNDHOG'S DAY or whatever...wait for a day when you
have some help. That way when you need to have the NEXT section sent up,
there is someone down there to tie it on and you don't have to CLIMB BACK
DOWN to do it. Sure a lot less work when you think about it ... and safer
to oot. -Mike
-----Original Message----- From: Chris
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 10:10 AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com reflector
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Erecting tower sections solo
What scares me about using a winch with a remote control is having the
remote break, get stuck, or otherwise fail to stop winding in cable. Then
the tower gets pulled down with you on the top!
Chris
KF7P
On Dec 2, 2015, at 10:16 PM, Ken K6MR wrote:
Using a small electric winch has a safety advantage over other methods:
if something gets stuck they will stall rather than break the lifting
cable (or worse yet, pull the tower over). If you pay attention to the
noise it makes you can detect a problem almost instantly and stop before
something bends or breaks.
Ken K6MR
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