[TowerTalk] Electric Winches

[john at kk9a.com]

Why would you want to tilt your tower over during a storm?  The surface area
is the same and it seems that it would be in a weaker position then
vertical.

John KK9A



To: towertalk at contesting.com
From: kd4e
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:50:55 -0400


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 â 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!