[TowerTalk] Motorizing a TX-472

[Julio Peralta]

I have an 89' UST tilt over crank-up. I use a 1/2 DeWalt drill motor that I
bought from Home Depot for less than $100. The drill has an approx. 1HP
motor and when coupled to the shaft that the hand crank goes on will stand
up the 89' UST very nicely.

Julio, W4HY

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Giacobello" <k2xx at swva.net>
To: "Paul Playford" <w8aef at worldnet.att.net>
Cc: <towertalk at contesting.com>; <N8DCJ at YAHOO.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Motorizing a TX-472


> Has anyone ever motorized the tilt-over winch on an LM-470 or similar
> tower?  If so, I'd be interested in knowing how you did it.  I know a
> friend of mine once fabricated his own tilt tower that was perfectly
> balanced around the pivot points so that he could tilt it by just
> manually pulling up on the base and pushing it into a horizontal
> position.  Maybe counter weighting the LM-470 so it was more balanced
> might allow a motorized winch to do the same thing easily.  Just curious
> what you mechanical gurus have done on this front.
>
> 73, Joe
>
> Paul Playford wrote:
>
> >KI7NF wrote an article "Motorizing Your Crank-up Tower Isn't Difficult"
> >which appears to be exactly what you want.
> >
> >Sorry, I do not know which magazine it was published in or the year
(maybe
> >1997).  All I have is it starts on page 151.
> >
> >Perhaps a google search will lead to where the info may be found on the
web.
> >The .TIF files come to a little over 4 Mb and if necessary I can email
them
> >to you as attachments.
> >
> >de Paul, W8AEF
> >
> >The .TIF images come to about 4Mb so
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Dan Bookwalter" <n8dcj at yahoo.com>
> >To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> >Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 12:01 AM
> >Subject: [TowerTalk] Motorizing a TX-472
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Ok.... i just hand cranked my TX-472 up, its 80F and
> >>60% humidity and am now soaking wet... i am also a
> >>little overweight , lazy and short on cash . so whats
> >>the most economical way to motorize this thing... i
> >>have access to a 1HP motor , maybe even one a little
> >>bigger.
> >>
> >>Any Ideas ??
> >>
> >>Dan N8DCJ
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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