[TowerTalk] Come-along recommendation needed

[Roger (K8RI)]

I have two I purchased at Lowe's. One is a simple, inexpensive one that I've 
used on on to 1000#. The other is a compound with two pulleys and heavier 
cable that I've used on loads up to a ton (IIRC it's rated for 2 tons) and 
again IIRC it cost around $60. Both have worked well in their design range 
over the last 8 years. I don't remember the brand names. The good one is up 
on the tower and the other is in the shop so one of these days I'll get the 
names.

73

Roger (K8RI)

> P.S. That's the difference between a come-along and a real hoist for
> lifting.  And the difference between a 1 and two ton come-along is that 
> the
> latter has the hook on a pulley going back to the wratchet so there is a 2
> to 1 ratio on the pull.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <sabrams at nycap.rr.com>
> To: "jeremy-ca" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>; "Jim Miller"
> <JimMiller at STL-OnLine.Net>; "TOWERTALK Reflector" 
> <TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 8:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Come-along recommendation needed
>
>
>> If you read the materials that come with the come-along you will see that
>> the rating is for pulling dead weight; i.e. dragging 2 or 4 thousand
>> pounds.
>> The force on the come-along is the coefficient of drag/friction needed to
>> move the object.  It is NOT rated for lifting those weights where the 
>> full
>> force of the 2 tons is on the cable.  73  Saul  K2XA
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "jeremy-ca" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
>> To: "Jim Miller" <JimMiller at STL-OnLine.Net>; "TOWERTALK Reflector"
>> <TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 4:13 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Come-along recommendation needed
>>
>>
>>> The "problem" is believing the ratings. Many of the 4000# rated dont 
>>> look
>>> one bit different than the 2000# ones.
>>> I had 2000# imports fail when simply used as hold downs on the axles of
>>> my
>>> race car; the load could barely have been 500#.
>>> When lifting a 250# mast thru a tower the load is a heck of a lot more
>>> than
>>> 250# due to the angle you're forced to use plus friction thru the thrust
>>> bearing(s).
>>>
>>> The last thing I would do is buy a used one or a new import at a flea
>>> market.
>>>
>>> A true 4000# unit has thicker cable which makes it somewhat unwieldy and
>>> at
>>> 100' plus its no time to find out problems.
>>>
>>> Carl
>>> KM1H
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Jim Miller" <JimMiller at STL-OnLine.Net>
>>> To: "TOWERTALK Reflector" <TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 3:18 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Come-along recommendation needed
>>>
>>>
>>>> I'm not sure I understand the problem.  Your run-of-the-mill "Typical"
>>>> come-alongs are rated at 4000 pounds and start at about $20 depending 
>>>> on
>>>> what color you want.  I have seen "new" ones that use something other
>>>> than
>>>> the steel cable they all used to use so I do not know about them.  I'm
>>>> talking about the two hanging in my garage and the two I sold a few
>>>> years
>>>> ago.  Don't know if the rating if "guaranteed", but you wouldn't be
>>>> using
>>>> it
>>>> at anything even close to that.
>>>>
>>>> 73, Jim
>>>>
>>>>> 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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