[TowerTalk] motorizing the hand winch on a US Tower MARB550

[Richard Williams]

I have a US Tower HDX 555 and a MARB555 (which I just sold).  Motorized the 
HDX 555 (the tower, not the tilt over) using a Dayton Winch model 4Z327B. 
It works fine on the HDX and I don't see why it won't work on the MARB.

It is a hell of a lot easier pushing a button and watching the tower go up 
and down than turning the winch crank for 15 mins!  The only caution is 
don't push the brake release button when the tower is up; otherwise the 
tower will come down faster than a ballet dancer getting out of a mosh pit.

Dick K8ZTT
Franktown, CO

PS  A ballet dancer not liking a mosh pit is an assumption on my part; the 
tower retracting "faster than a speeding bullet" is fact.