I bought a integral motor/gear reduction unit off of ebay for $120 bux
shipped that was brand new.
It took a little ingenuity and fabrication to adapt it to the tower but
does work wonderful!
Can take some pix of it if you're interested.
73 Dwight NS9I
wayne chapman wrote:
> Good Morning Gentleman,
> I am brand new to tower talk and to my TX-455, so please excuse me if this is
> a duplicate question from a past entry.
> In the process of my TX-455 installation I found it necessary to raise and
> lower it a couple of times, not being Arnold Swartzenager I also leaned very
> quickly its not something I want to do too often.
> So, My question is, has anyone found success with a generic 110v winch that
> would replace the hand crank unit and be far less costly than the US Tower
> $1500+ power unit?
> I also have the razing fixture but I am not concerned about it as I do not
> believe it will be necessary to tilt over the tower as often as I may want to
> raise and lower the unit.
> Thank You in advance for any help you may be able to provide,
> Wayne, W7WAC
> _______________________________________________
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> TowerTalk mailing list
> TowerTalk@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
>
>
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
|