Possibly the demise of the KW3000 is not a big loss. IMHO, it
isn't all that great because it has a spur gear instead of a
true worm drive and has a problem with overheating and friction
(probably related). I had one that I had to retire because
the bearings failed.
I currently have a MUCH larger worm gear winch that I would
say is merely "adequate", but not bulletproof. Details can
be seen at:
http://www.n6rk.com/boat_lift_hoist_tilt_over_tower.pdf
Rick N6RK
On 7/27/2020 2:23 PM, Ron Gorski wrote:
I also tried locating a 3000-4000 # worm winches and see nothing offered for
less than 10X what the Fulton had originally cost. The 3000# worm drive
winch had been sold by Grainger and McMaster-Carr. No idea why they stopped
selling.
Ron N9AU
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