[TowerTalk] Winch Recommendation for Tramming Antennas Up/Down

[ac9s at mchsi.com]

I don't think the jeep is too far off.  We use a hydrostatic garden tractor.  
My wife usually drives and I am up the tower.  If available we generally keep 
one person with their hand on the pull line at the tractor end just to stay in 
synch with anything hanging up.  Sometimes, if the load isn't too great we 
will have a couple of guys physically pull, backed up by the tractor.  That 
gives us hand feel and the security of the tractor.  

I don't understand how a single person at the top of the tower could do the 
job, even with a winch.  We usually have a couple of guys on the ground 
manning tag lines to keep the elements aligned, especially as the antenna 
approaches the top of the tower.  The tram works great and with the tractor 
there is little muscle involved - other than me trying to get u-bolts around a 
weather vaneing antenna and mast.

Keith
AC9S

"A jeep in 4wd-low.

David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ed Muns
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 15:43
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Winch Recommendation for Tramming Antennas Up/Down
> 
> What is your favorite winch for tramming antennas up/down a tower?  Power
> or
> hand crank?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ed - W0YK
> 
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