Author: "WK1W Ivan Shapiro" <WK1W@ivanshapiro.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:24:10 -0500
Sure would like to put a motor on the winch of my US Tower. I have the raising (and lowering) heavy fixture, which I have left in place because there is always more work to do. So.if any respondent t
Hi Ivan, Rick N6RK (http://www.n6rk.com/) shows a simple & inexpensive way to modify manual winches to accept a slow speed (high torque) right-angle drill. I use a Milwaukee Super Hawg that works
Ivan, I have used that mod (N6RK) and it works very well. Recently I changed my winches to the 2550 model and now I think I could handle the tower with a battery powered drill in place of the large M
With my HDX-689 I just upgraded the W2550 winch to the W3000 worm gear. N6RK has this as well on his HDX-5106. I bought a Harbor Freight High Torque Right Angle drill that was on sale I think for $50
Two things: 1. Those Milwaukee drills don't stop turning when whatever you are spinning in their chuck does stop and will wrap you up and jam you into the trigger so you can't let go and can hurt you
I personal have no working knowledge of the W3000 worm gear but my only concern is it design be driven by a drill motor. I use a Thern worm gear 4WM2 motor driven and it is designed for this kind of
On 1/1/2013 7:19 PM, Eugene Jensen wrote: I personal have no working knowledge of the W3000 worm gear but my only concern is it design be driven by a drill motor. I use a Thern worm gear 4WM2 motor d
On 1/1/2013 7:19 PM, Eugene Jensen wrote: I personal have no working knowledge of the W3000 worm gear but my only concern is it design be driven by a drill motor. I use a Thern worm gear 4WM2 motor d
I think the point to remember is that drill motors are not designed for continuous duty, not even the heavy duty ones. I burned up a brand new, heavy duty Dewalt hammer drill, drilling 3/4" holes in
I think the point to remember is that drill motors are not designed for continuous duty, not even the heavy duty ones. I burned up a brand new, heavy duty Dewalt hammer drill, drilling 3/4" holes in
the correct motor/winch/worm-gear assembly for "laying-over" my US Tower HDX 589. I would want to mount it to the rasing-lowering fixture, which I have left on the base ad tower. For sure I would on
Just for info, what works for me is a 24vdc wheelchair motor and controller powered from 2 12v gel cell batteries. It has tons of torque and only just gets warm. I burned out a brand new DeWalt drill
Yikes! That's what that squeeking sound is. I have been studying the www.w4abc.com/drive.html site and I see where they have boat hoist winches with 12 inch ring gears with 96 teeth. They mention "no
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:45:48 -0500
Hi Rick. I don't know if I have it listed on my page or not, but I found this gem a few months back and had it saved in my favorites: http://www.boatliftdistributors.com/Motors/Gear-Units-Flat-Plate-
That would make a pretty nice antenna rotor too! 73 Jim W7RY --Original Message-- From: Jon Pearl - W4ABC Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 2:45 PM To: richard@karlquist.com Cc: towertalk@contesting.c
Thanks, that's great. I'm sure glad I didn't buy brand X that self destructs. But I still need the "drum winder" or whatever they call it that this machine turns. Is it possible to use an off the she
There seems to be a "6 inch drive drum" model 240 that various vendors sell to go with this, but there are no ratings shown for it. Any idea how many pounds this is good for? Rick N6RK ______________