[TowerTalk] tower raising winch

[Mark Robinson]

agreed......I wouldn't put it on the roof...it will just rip the decking out 
if you let the pulling angle get too acute

Mark N1UK

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From: "K1TTT" <K1TTT at ARRL.NET>
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Sent: Sunday, 28 June, 2009 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] tower raising winch


>A 1000lb winch on the roof a your house?  Must be some hefty roof!
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> David Robbins K1TTT
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Jones [mailto:djetc at yahoo.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 18:36
>> To: towertalk at contesting.com
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] tower raising winch
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>>
>> I have a Tri Ex 588 tower I am looking to add a winch to raise my winch
>> and tilt it up right. I am looking at a 10,000 pound winch to attach to
>> the roof of my house for raising and lowering it from to ground to 
>> install
>> antenna and do maintenance. My question is that the winch is for 12 volt
>> operation wiith automatic braking. I know that a hoist is more suitable
>> for stable holing power for in and out cable pull. Can the winch be used
>> safeely for the raising and lowering since it has automatic braking? I 
>> was
>> hoping it would work since the total pulling power is way over the limit
>> needed to raise the tower since the whole tower only weighs less than 500
>> pounds.
>> Thank
>> Dave
>> KB0CVV
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