Thanks Jon. I'm going to mount the winch on the pole tomorrow and give it a
try. Wish me luck!
73, Vince K4JC
On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 6:35 PM, Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com
> wrote:
> Hi Vince,
>
> I just realized that I got distracted by the wife coming in the house and
> commandeering me for a while till I got back to your email and responding
> to it.
>
> I totally missed the part about your *already having a worm drive in your
> possession.* Since you're not hauling a huge amount of weight to the
> ground, I'd bet you're going to do all right with the worm drive you've
> already got. Grease it well. They're a different animal.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
>
> Jon Pearl - W4ABC
>
>
>
> On 4/19/2016 2:37 PM, Vincent Weal wrote:
>
>> I have a 45 ft. tilt-over tower of unknown manufacture (possibly homebrew)
>> that has been up for about 3 years. The tower itself weighs maybe 200 lbs
>> and supports a Mosely CL-33 tribander and a rotatable dipole for 12 and 17
>> meters. It was originally raised with the help of my neighbor and his
>> tractor; unfortunately that option is no longer available for me to get
>> the
>> tower tilted down. The rotor is broken and there is other maintenance
>> needed, so I will have to use a winch to lay it over. My question is, how
>> hefty of a winch do I need? I have installed an old utility pole next to
>> the tower, and back guyed the pole for added stability. I plan to mount
>> the
>> winch to the pole, run 1/4" wire rope through several eye bolts up the
>> side
>> and across the top of the pole, then hook the end to an existing
>> attachment
>> point 12 ft. up on the tower. I already have a Harbor Freight worm gear
>> drive winch that claims to be good for 2000 lbs. Should that be sufficient
>> or do I need to look for something more heavy duty? I don't plan on
>> raising
>> and lowering the tower frequently, only when repairs or maintenance may be
>> needed.
>>
>> Thanks and 73,
>> Vince K4JC
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