[TowerTalk] Cheap Winch

[va3pl at cuic.ca]

One more think against Fulton winch.
Try to raise crank up tower at night in the quiet neighborhood. That
ratcheting click resonate through the tower like machine gun and you can
hear it for a mile and you have more complaints then from TVI. Same goes
with my HAM IV rotor. I just hate that kerchung with a passion.
Cheers
Andy - VA3PL

----- Original Message -----
From: <va3pl at cuic.ca>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 9:40 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Cheap Winch


> > With the type of winches that use a ratchet lock (pawl) I have seen
> > things get out of hand (literally) and whack the operator hard enough to
> > break bones.  Not to mention the sudden acceleration of the tower
> > and then the even more sudden deceleration.
> >
> > --John
> >
> >
> Thats the reason I sayed that Fulton winch is not the best choice for
crank
> up towers.
> Rachet on mine broke for the very same reason as John mentioned above.
> Cheers
>
> Andy - VA3PL
>
>
>
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