[TowerTalk] Come-along recommendation needed

[jeremy-ca]

I own several comealongs as I use them for a variety of projects, tower and 
non tower related.

My advice is to buy American if possible. I  have one I bought over 30 years 
ago and it is still in excellent condition. Price would probably be over $75 
these days. This is the one Ive used for lifting 20-22' 1/4" wall steel 
masts all those years.

Ive bought and trashed several imports over the years but the Chinese 
quality has greatly improved. I have a regular 2 ton and a pair of 3 hook 4 
ton ones that have served me well for 4-5 years. The cables show no signs of 
strand breakage, the mechanism works well and overall material quality is 
very good. I havent stressed them anywhere near their full ratings so cant 
comment on that part; in the past they would fail at half their rating or 
less. If buying an import go to a store you trust.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy" <k1afc at k1afc.net>
To: "Bill Cotter" <n4lg at qx.net>
Cc: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Come-along recommendation needed


> While I've never used one on a tower, the "More Power Puller"  by the
> Wyeth-Scott Company is a heck of a beast. It may actually be too heavy
> duty for your application, as they are typically used for heavy
> equipment/logging operations. It's the only come along I've ever used
> where I have not worried about it going to pieces on me under load. No
> affiliation with the company, just a happy owner of one of their
> pullers.
>
> http://www.wyeth-scott.com/
>
> Best,
>
> Andy K1AFC
>
> On 8/9/07, Bill Cotter <n4lg at qx.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> I would like to purchase a come-along for the lifting a 22ft cr/mo
>> mast (loaded with antennas: 250lbs+) inside the top sections of
>> Rohn-45. After attempting to search the reflector archives without
>> any luck, I figure this topic had been discussed sometime in the
>> past. I would appreciate suggestions for a high quality come along
>> for this task.
>>
>> Suggestions?
>>
>> 73 bill n4lg
>>
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