[TowerTalk] Electric Winches

[kd4e]

John Cowan wrote:
> I have been cranking my tilt-over Rohn 25 tower up and down with a manual boat winch for over a year now. 
> 
>  Dutton-Lainson StrongArm 120V AC Electric Winch — 4000-Lb. Capacity
> 
> I have seen these electric winches advertised at Glen Martin. I am wondering if this would not be a suitable replacement for my manual winch. I need power in/out. 
> 
> Anyone have any experience with these electric winches?
> 
> John

Can you power it when you lose 120vac?

If not you may want to go for a 12vdc winch so
you can operate it from a vehicle battery in an
emergency.

Just a thought!

Living in the country and where storms sometimes
come up quickly and can knock out power one thinks
about these things -- may want to operate during an
approaching tropical storm as long as possible then
lower the tilt-over ... a big problem if AC is lost
and one lacks the necessary inverter to produce it
quickly!

-- 

Thanks! & 73,
doc, KD4E
... somewhere in FL
URL:  bibleseven (dot) com