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Re: [TowerTalk] Regarding Worm Gear Drive Winches

To: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Regarding Worm Gear Drive Winches
From: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:03:23 -0400
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Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
> Dennis Vernacchia wrote:
>
>   
>> After agonizing over many Spur and Worm gear winch details and even
>> considering a JET 2000N for $750
>> ( moment of insanity ! ) I decided on the *Fulton  KW3000* and a powerful
>> half inch drill motor
>> that turned low revs ( like the 300 RPM of a *Milwaukee Hole Hawg* Drill
>> Motor )
>>     

Most of the 1/2" and 5/8" variable speed drills will turn less than 60 
RPM, but you need one that has a motor up to the job.  I have 4. 2 
Lithium battery powered and 2 AC powered. I have burned up the motors in 
three. One was actually blowing flames when I was drilling 3/4" holes in 
1/2" thick, 4 or 5" I-beams.

73

Roger (K8RI)
>> which I am now eyeballing as I could use a nice drill like that around the
>> home jobs !
>>
>>     
>
> I have the Milwaukee right angle drill.  It has variable speed.  I
> like to be able to turn at less than 300 RPM; that's 5 times a second.
> The winch will overheat at 300 RPM.  It probably has less torque than 
> its big brother Hole Hawg, but that drill is NOT variable speed.
> Tradeoffs tradeoffs.
>
> Rick N6RK
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