[TowerTalk] Tower pictures

[KT2Q]

All:

Received quite a few requests to see the tower 
after the winch failure, so I posted a few on the 
web at http://tim-tom1.magix.net/ . To get a 
closer look, click on Tower Pictures and then the 
full-screen icon at the bottom of the picture 
window.

Thankfully, the tower didn't exactly free fall or 
bottom out. I guess there was enough resistance 
left on the winch and pulley system to slow it 
down. Everything on the tower looks straight and 
damage-free.

Will tilt it over and inspect it thoroughly before 
cranking it back up. It looks like the winch 
failed because the crank shaft moved enough to one 
side to put the sprocket out of alignment with the 
pawl. Looks like a bearing / bushing issue.

Thanks to everyone for their generocity and 
guidance and inspect that winch if you have a 
crank up!

73, Tony KT2Q