[TowerTalk] Speaking of winches... Fulton K2550 vs. K1550

[Dino Darling]

>AA6PW and I just replaced his K1550 with a K2550 this week on his 
>TX455, when the K1550 failed causing the tower to collapse suddenly.
>
>The K2550 is a little larger and the holes will line up just 
>barely.  More cranks are required to raise the tower, but much less 
>effort is needed!  The plate on the TX455 was not designed for the 
>K2550 so we had to shim it and flip the drum bolt over.  I'll get 
>some pictures of it and post them on my website.  I'll post a 
>message when they are uploaded.
>
>I say, GO FOR IT!
>
>Dino - K6RIX
><mailto:dino at k6rix.com>dino at k6rix.com


>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Speaking of winches... Fulton K2550 vs. K1550
>From: Alan NV8A <nv8a at att.net>
>Date: Wed, January 02, 2008 10:07 am
>To: towertalk reflector <towertalk at contesting.com>
>
>Has anybody replaced a K1550 (as used on some US Tower models) by a
>K2550? The mechanical advantage of the latter is much greater, so
>operation should be much easier. Is the arrangement of mounting holes
>the same?
>
>72 and Happy New Year
>
>Alan NV8A
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