Any thoughts on using a Harbor Freight winch for a U.S. Tower 55 ft crankup?? I think the one sold by U.S. Towe is around $1200 versus $150 for the Harbor Freight model. Mike W8TRN __________________
I have a 52-SS I am putting up here and it has an AC winch on it. Thinking about switching to a DC winch, so I am interested in responses regarding possible winches. Michael Goins, k5wmg Professor, W
"Jeep" winches have a very low duty cycle and wouldn't be suitable for sustained operation to raise/lower a tower. They are only designed to get a jeep of a "holler" or maybe get a boat in and out of
Mike, I would look at the 1300 lb rated "Hoist" from Harbor Freight. It uses wire rope not chain and is designed for overhead lifting. Several people in the Phoenix area have fixed these to crankup t
Don't forget that is double pull rating. Single pull is 650. Another winch manufacture is Dutton-Lainson. 73 Larry K1ZW --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-b
Here's a 2k version http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200328855_200328855 Chris KF7P in well. SKU _______________________________________________ ________________________________________
You might consider a worm gear winch. It won't spin out of control if your hand sides off the handle. It's also very simple to hook up a 1/2 or 3/4 hp motor. http://www.fastenal.com/web/products/deta
Thats the winch I put on my tower. Very smooth and easy to crank. Well worth the $70. 73, Gil WA1LAD _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ To
Can you please explain the simple way to hook up a motor? I have spent a lot of time looking at this problem and all of my solutions are pretty complicated. Maybe you thought of something I didn't. R
DO NOT!!!! buy the Harbor Freight version of that winch! Total garbage, won't last a week. The worm gear will wear the teeth right off the lousy unhardened ring gear. Just ask AB7E if you want a seco
Remember guys, There is a big difference between a winch and a hoist. Most winches have a "freespool" feature, and believe me, you do NOT want that on your crank up tower! That invites disaster! N6RK
Rick, A friend of mine, AF9Y, used this wench with a 1/2 hp, 136 RPM motor. He has an aluminum tower ~80ft and says that it is enough motor, but there is little reserve. It is mounted on a plate that
If I piss (technical term) someone off I apologize in advance! I my humble opinion H.F. makes disposable tools.... Use them a few times and throw them away.... Great prices on many things beating the
Click the link. Its for FASTENAL not Harbor Freight. The link shows the winch I got for my tower from Fastenal. Harbor Freight sells one like that, maybe not as good though. My 2 cents...... http://w
Yes you are correct Gil. There is one practically identical (but it's black) at HF and I was warning everyone that it's junk. (The HF one). Here it is, the bad one: http://www.harborfreight.com/2000-
It amazes me that people would even consider using this junk stuff as a winch on their towers, I guess that is the sad part about the cheap ham radio guy's, with tower etc. you want the best gear not
Yeah ... that's the one. I built a mast raising fixture with it a couple of years ago, and as Chris says the worm gear (which appeared to be hardened steel) just plain ground off the teeth on the rin
It seems like two different questions are being answered. Is the wench for extending the tower to it's total height, or to raise a tower from horizontal to vertical? I use a cheap 8000lb Jeep Wench t
It seems like two different questions are being answered. Is the wench for extending the tower to it's total height, or to raise a tower from horizontal to vertical? I use a cheap 8000lb Jeep Wench t
I have thought of the same idea but disregarded it as a possible SAFETY PROBLEM. The winches sold by Harbor Freight are limited for pulling rolling stock (ie cars and trucks, etc) and are specifical