[TowerTalk] Re: [Antennas] US Tower MARB550 Alternate Winch Questions

[FireBrick]

http://www.thern.com/products.htm

I've used one of their Worm Gear Hand Winches fitted with an chuck adapter
to a Milwaukee Hole Hawg right angle drill.
Works like a charm.

They have their own version with a different brand drill.


My old Wilson, forerunner to US Towers, doesn't have positive pull down.
So I must use caution if it's windy during retraction.

PS. Hole Hawg Drills go for $350 at Home Depot or thereabouts.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Scott" <tomrscott at sterlink.net>
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Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 4:56 PM
Subject: [Antennas] US Tower MARB550 Alternate Winch Questions


> I've got a US Tower MARB550 tower (tubular mast 55' crank-up, tilt-over)
> and a couple questions.
>
> I'd like to add a winch to crank it up (and down when iced), but the US
> Tower winch seems awfully pricey (~$1700 for the winch, $1100 for a
> remote control package, and another $500+ for limit switches, for a
> total of ~$3300 !!!).
>
> I can't help but think that a comercial winch or simply a gear motor
> added to the existing hand-crank winch could be implemented entirely
> satisfactorily for a lot less money (maybe a few hundred at most).
> Anyone know of a particularly good source for same? Or has anyone done
> this on a 550 or similar?
>
> Thanks!
>
> - Tom Scott
> 27005 SW Neill Rd
> Newberg, Oregon 97132
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