[TowerTalk] Tower power-winch recommendations

Ed Wolf n3ue@arrl.net
Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:27:29 -0400


I have been using the "SuperWinch AC-2000
for 2 years now with NO problems. It is on
my US Tower 472


Ed Wolf - ars:N3UE - NA40+TR.PA
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
[mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Dave Kaiser
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 4:35 AM
To: talk
Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower power-winch recommendations



The 110-volt electric winch, that has been on my
60 foot aluminum tower has rusted away. Amazing
that the tower outlasted the winch.

Can anyone recommend a good manufacturer or a
similar winch that could be used to lift tower
sections?

The winch I have now was boat winch I rigged up a
long time ago to do the job -- it has lasted over
20 years! It was made by Power Winch, in
Hamilton, OH. I noted that, at the school gym,
where my son plays basketball, they use a TWI 
TW1000, > h.p., 115 volt winch (to pull the
basketball stancion up and down. This winch looks
like it would hold just about anything! I went on
the Internet, looking for either of these two
companies and couldn't find them.

I would appreciate comments from anyone (lazy
like me) who has or knows of an electric winch
that could be used to raise and lower a tower
with a fairly heavy beam. I have a TH-11-DXX on
my aluminum tower.

73
Dave Kaiser, AL7HG


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