In a message dated 3/1/01 9:50:48 AM Pacific Standard Time,
wa4bpj@nina.pagesz.net writes:
> 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.
Better take note - this is from MURPHY!
Cheers, Steve K7LXC
Tower Tech
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