Bob,
I would not personally use a power winch for any kind of tower work or for
raising a crank up tower. The reason is safety. If something binds while the
winch is in use, the operator may not become aware of it until after the damage
has been done. With a hand winch you have constant feedback about the
state of the load and can easily stop and fix a bind or other problem before
causing harm.
73,
Mike, WA4BPJ
On 1 Mar 2001, at 12:14, Bob Fowler wrote:
> I have a Tri-Ex WT-51 (51 ft) crank up tower. I am
> considering replacing the hand winch with a power
> winch. I would like to use the 12 volt, 1000 lbs winch from Northern. This
> winch is power in/out with a brake that holds the load with power off, and
> no freespooling. Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you, Bob
> fowlerbob@hotmail.com
>
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