- 1. [TowerTalk] Electric foldover winch (score: 1)
- Author: KC2TN <kc2tn@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 10:06:59 -0500
- Has anyone replaced the hand crank on their foldover tower with an electric version? I have a new TX472MDP from US Tower and am thinking of replacing the stock "Foldover Raising" winch. Thanks, Joe K
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-12/msg00182.html (10,854 bytes)
- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] Electric foldover winch (score: 1)
- Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:46:25 -0500
- Hi Joe. While a few of us have removed and totally replaced our up/dn hand winch with an electric but I'm not sure I've ever cataloged anyone replacing their fold over winch. I'm sure that there's on
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-12/msg00192.html (12,565 bytes)
- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] Electric foldover winch (score: 1)
- Author: Mike <nf4l@att.net>
- Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:36:22 -0500
- Interesting scheme for a foldover. http://heightstowers.com/fold_over_kits.htm 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-12/msg00198.html (13,943 bytes)
- 4. Re: [TowerTalk] Electric foldover winch (score: 1)
- Author: Mike N1TA <n1tangoalpha@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 17:46:49 -0500
- Interesting that they say "tower climbing is risky and expensive". I don't know, other than the belt, climbing my tower doesn't cost anything. As for that motor, is anyone out here using one of these
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-12/msg00199.html (15,731 bytes)
- 5. Re: [TowerTalk] Electric foldover winch (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry stowell" <lclarks@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 17:56:25 -0500
- This has been around for quite awhile, Jerry K3BZ has one with a Steppir on it 73 Larry K1ZW --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On B
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-12/msg00201.html (16,457 bytes)
- 6. Re: [TowerTalk] Electric foldover winch (score: 1)
- Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:22:53 -0500
- Thanks for the post, Mike. I stand corrected. I've seen that site before. It's a great means of precisely controlling the movement of the tower without a concern about a cable snapping but boy, that'
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-12/msg00202.html (14,954 bytes)
- 7. Re: [TowerTalk] Electric foldover winch (score: 1)
- Author: "Nelson Wittstock" <k8djc@zoominternet.net>
- Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:39:17 -0800
- I've had one of those towers for over 40 years. Mine is seven eight foot sections. My hinge is 16 feet up. At the top there is an A4 with a two meter beam below that. Up until a couple of weeks ago I
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-12/msg00203.html (8,976 bytes)
- 8. Re: [TowerTalk] Electric foldover winch (score: 1)
- Author: Richard Solomon <dickw1ksz@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 17:46:35 -0700
- Looking at the picture of the worm gear, I was wondering if there was any engineering reason why the pivot point could not be higher up the tower. It would make getting at the antenna a lot easier. A
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-12/msg00204.html (16,636 bytes)
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