[TowerTalk] Anyone Using a Fulton KW3000 Winch with Powerful 1/2 inch Pistol Drill for tower tilting ?

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

Alan NV8A wrote:

> How heavy is that tower? Is it any heavier than the HDX555? I replaced 
> the original K1550 on my HDX555 by a K2550 and don't find tilting it up 
> or down by hand too bad at all. I have a 3-el. SteppIR near the top of a 
> 20ft mast with about 3ft down in the tower.
> 
> Alan N8A

It's all in the weight.  My HDX5106 with MonstIR is much heavier than
your tower.  The K2550 brake overheated on the way down.  Also,
raising/lowering by hand is an athletic event.

Rick N6RK