[TowerTalk] 120V AC Electric Winch

[Kevin Adam, Webz By design]

It will lift the tower plus 225lbs of antenna and rotator.

N9IWW
Kevin Adam
1239 W. Till Rd.
Fort Wayne IN. 46825
219-490-7312
http://www.fortwayneradioclub.net/n9iww
n9iww@mail.com


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
[mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com] On Behalf Of antipode
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 4:16 PM
To: J. Kincade
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 120V AC Electric Winch

Jerry,

I believe what they are concerned about with lifting is use in a
elevator application.  Many times people want to use these winches for a
people-lift application which can cause all kinds of problems if one
fails (lawsuits etc.).  Maybe there is some other issue at work here,
but it seems to me the limiting factor in raising a tower section(s) is
not only its lifting capacity, but its ability to safely brake/lock once
the sections are in place at a given height.

Bill Sievers
W5IQJ





"J. Kincade" wrote:
> 
> All the electric vehicle and boat winches I've ever seen, including
Warn,
> SuperWinch, and others, come with numerous and emphatic red-letter
warnings
> about not using them for hoisting. I'm certainly not a rigging
engineer, but
> isn't there some significant difference between dragging 2700 lb of
> rolling/sliding weight out of a mudhole, and lifting 2700 lb of dead
weight
> and holding it up indefinitely? Especially regarding the brake and
cable
> design required? Maybe I'm just chicken, but I'd sure recommend being
> careful around that thing. I've already heard enough horror stories
about
> crankup towers, which I guess is why I'm going through the hassle of
putting
> up 45G instead.
> 73, Jerry W5KP
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kevin Adam, Webz By design <n9iww2@verizon.net>
> To: 'Paul McInnish - K4BET' <k4bet@bellsouth.net>; 'Ed Wolf'
> <n3ue@arrl.net>; 'K7HPH' <k7hph@xmission.com>; 'TowerTalk'
> <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 12:05 PM
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] 120V AC Electric Winch
> 
> > Its the 7/32 cable I just measured it and came out to 7/32" so that
size
> > is just fine u=you notice that it has 2700 lb pull so lift 1500
easy.
> >
> >
> 
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