Dunno if the specs are good for a tower, but HF does offer a hoist (as opposed to a winch). http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result/?category=&q=hoist 73, Mike NF4L ________________________
My HF rules are - 1. never buy anything with a Chinese motor. 2. buy their iron tools, they are cheap and reasonably good. That said, the quality gets better every day - check out the $9.99 digital c
Grant I have to be careful type with my call and yours!!!! I use a Dutton-Lainson SA9000ac on my 75ft tower, It has a 120vdc motor with a full wave bridge. You can order i9t with out the clutch so no
I would like to know too as I bought the Harbor Freight several years ago and have just never gotten around to installing it as high up on house and as close to the nested height (25 ft) of a 50 foot
Is there a duty cycle spec? Consider that 12V@90A = 1.08 kW. At 0.67 hp, that's 50% efficiency. Gonna heat up in a hurry. Rick N6RK _______________________________________________ ___________________
Tower weighs 80-95 lbs, then there is the rotator 25-30, A3S 27 lbs, Boomer 8 lbs, mast 6-10 lbs (guess), throw in another 20lbs for coax assemblies. But I also know the weight and moment forces incr
You are really in for a new experience when you tie that all into your studs. I was using a front end loader to lower a 30' windmill a while back, a very light weight tower with a 150lb mill on top.
Has anyone used the Harbor Freight winches? They have a 2000 lb electric that is priced nicely at the moment on sale. Mike, k5wmg _______________________________________________ _____________________
HI Mike, I have not used a H.F. winch. However I have used a few of their products and consider them disposable. It's one of those things that you need now and then but don't bet your life on them. I
I can't speak for all Harbor Freight winches, but the manual worm gear winch (rated at 2,000 pounds) I bought for occasional duty to lift my mast/antennas (total weight about 300 pounds) out of the r
Pretty much what I thought, guys. I've never bought any of their stuff but reviews here have always been pretty bad. Mike, k5wmg * * _______________________________________________ __________________
In HF's defense, I must say that their products are designed to a price and while not the "Cadillac" of the industry, it does do a job. I have a bench top drill press that gets used about once a mont
This subject has turned up before on TT. And as my father once said, you PAY for what you GET. Two other schools of thought come to mind. In my case, I am big into OVERKILL. If something is rated for
There is an engine hoist that goes at 33 fpm. I stripped the cable and used it as a capstan winch. Put up two AB-105 towers and 7 large yagis with just myself and 2 guys on the ground. About $140. 73
Some of their products are not of the same quality as those sold at Lowe's, Home Depot or perhaps Sears. That said, I have several electric powered tools that were purchased years ago from HF and sti
Take a look at W4ABC's web site. He uses a Harbor Freight "Hoist". He goes into detail describing how he set his up. I bought a Northern Tool 2000# hoist for my W51 crank up. It has a heavier (longer
Okay, I've learned a few things as I've spend a boatload of cash at this place over the years. Some of their stuff is perfectly fine. Hand tools, sockets (not the ratchets though, get those at Sears!
I have been using the W200-5 for about 32 years without any problems to tilt over 80' Rohn 45 with up to 300 lbs. of antennas on top with a 32' mast - 24' sticking out of the tower. I use a very larg
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:09:03 -0500
Hi Mike. Are you going to be lifting tower sections or pulling rolling stock? As you might imagine, winching rolling stock is different from lifting dead weight. I've included some of the differences
I've bought A LOT of HF tools over the past 15 years and have the following rules of thumb - (IMHO of course) The quality improves every year, so what used to be marginal may now be acceptable. Anyth