Jim,
The problem I have encountered with the cheap (imported) units is
the ease-of-use and safety factors. It seems to me that the ones I
have tend to be difficult to manage with one hand or using gloves.
I really don't like all the fumbling with sticky latches, snagging
cable pay-out, and binding of parts because of slop in machining.
What I got at Harbor Freight was of a quality expected at the low
price.
Special thanks to Kimo Chun, KH7U for the lead on a 1,500lb
capacity unit from Lug-All. This unit appears to be a well built
unit with close tolerances and repairable. Their site is:
http://www.lug-all.com
73 bill n4lg
At 03:18 PM 8/9/2007, you wrote:
>I'm not sure I understand the problem. Your run-of-the-mill "Typical"
>come-alongs are rated at 4000 pounds and start at about $20
>depending on
>what color you want. I have seen "new" ones that use something
>other than
>the steel cable they all used to use so I do not know about them. I'm
>talking about the two hanging in my garage and the two I sold a
>few years
>ago. Don't know if the rating if "guaranteed", but you wouldn't
>be using it
>at anything even close to that.
>
>73, Jim
>
> > On 8/9/07, Bill Cotter <n4lg@qx.net> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I would like to purchase a come-along for the lifting a 22ft
> cr/mo
> > > mast (loaded with antennas: 250lbs+) inside the top sections of
> > > Rohn-45. After attempting to search the reflector archives
> without
> > > any luck, I figure this topic had been discussed sometime in the
> > > past. I would appreciate suggestions for a high quality come
> along
> > > for this task.
> > >
> > > Suggestions?
> > >
> > > 73 bill n4lg
>
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