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1. [TowerTalk] Motorizing a TX-472 (score: 1): Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 17:01:45 -0700 (PDT); Ok.... i just hand cranked my TX-472 up, its 80F and 60% humidity and am now soaking wet... i am also a little overweight , lazy and short on cash . so whats the most economical way to motorize this; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-08/msg00011.html (7,706 bytes)
2. RE: [TowerTalk] Motorizing a TX-472 (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Adam" <n9iww2@verizon.net>; Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 19:45:55 -0500; You need a gear reduction box two would be great but not to slow somewhere in the 30 rpm then you need shafts 1 1/2" for cable bearings make your own winch if your good at find these Here is what you; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-08/msg00012.html (8,699 bytes)
3. RE: [TowerTalk] Motorizing a TX-472 (score: 1): Author: "Dan Hammill" <kb5my@starband.net>; Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 19:01:14 -0700; I once used a BIG concrete drill on an HDX-572. Took off the crank handle, chucked it up, and let it spin at slow speed. Worked great. Dan KB5MY/6 Ok.... i just hand cranked my TX-472 up, its 80F and; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-08/msg00015.html (8,574 bytes)
4. RE: [TowerTalk] Motorizing a TX-472 (score: 1): Author: "Michael A. Urich" <mike@ka5cvh.com>; Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 07:26:38 -0500 (CDT); Oh so you're experiencing a cold front are you? What are you going to do when it gets hot AND humid? Mike Urich, KA5CVH LaPorte TX http://ka5cvh.com _______________________________________________ S; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-08/msg00016.html (8,018 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Motorizing a TX-472 (score: 1): Author: "W1GOR" <W1GOR@Maine.RR.Com>; Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 09:37:03 -0400; Dan, A low speed electric drill having a chuck capacity large enough to fit the (crank) shaft will allow you to raise and lower the tower. When not being used as the tower motor, it can be kept insid; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-08/msg00020.html (9,348 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] Motorizing a TX-472 (score: 1): Author: "Paul Playford" <w8aef@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 21:32:46 -0000; KI7NF wrote an article "Motorizing Your Crank-up Tower Isn't Difficult" which appears to be exactly what you want. Sorry, I do not know which magazine it was published in or the year (maybe 1997). Al; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-08/msg00037.html (8,604 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] Motorizing a TX-472 (score: 1): Author: "Don Bozarth" <drboz@pacbell.net>; Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 15:59:56 -0700; The KI7NF article appears in the ARRL Antenna Compendium - Volume 6. Don W6DRB web. them Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FL; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-08/msg00038.html (10,466 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] Motorizing a TX-472 (score: 1): Author: Joe Giacobello <k2xx@swva.net>; Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 11:13:11 -0400; Has anyone ever motorized the tilt-over winch on an LM-470 or similar tower? If so, I'd be interested in knowing how you did it. I know a friend of mine once fabricated his own tilt tower that was pe; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-08/msg00052.html (10,537 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] Motorizing a TX-472 (score: 1): Author: "Julio Peralta" <jperalta@tampabay.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 16:02:30 -0400; I have an 89' UST tilt over crank-up. I use a 1/2 DeWalt drill motor that I bought from Home Depot for less than $100. The drill has an approx. 1HP motor and when coupled to the shaft that the hand c; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-08/msg00060.html (12,475 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] Motorizing a TX-472 (score: 1): Author: "Al Williams" <alwilliams@olywa.net>; Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 15:47:52 -0700; Be careful not to compare apples to oranges here. My 15 yr old tilt raising fixture for the UST 89' tower uses three pulleys for mechanical advantage. My 3 yr old LM-470 tilt raising fixture uses onl; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-08/msg00068.html (10,319 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] Motorizing a TX-472 (score: 1): Author: Joe Giacobello <k2xx@swva.net>; Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 09:59:57 -0400; OK, al and Julio. Thanks for the input. I have recently reinstalled a late vintage LM-470 here and upgraded the tilt winch to a K2550. Al, did you place the three pulleys on the LM-470 in the general; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-08/msg00088.html (13,751 bytes)

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