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

[Alan NV8A]

How did you go about doubling the number of pulleys?

73

Alan NV8A


Al Williams wrote:

> I have a question on overheating winch brakes.
> 
> I replaced the K1550 on my LM470 tiltover fixture with the K2550 and that 
> eliminated the very loud squealing when tilting the tower down.  I also 
> added two more pulleys to the arrangement for a total of four as does the US 
> tower HDX572.  It takes a lot more cranking with four pulleys but it is also 
> much easier.  I assume that the load on the winch
> is less--but is it?  I use a drill to turn the winch when tilting.
> 
> I have been intermittently stopping when lowering the tower to let the brake 
> cool off but I wonder if that is necessary.  Is the load on the brake winch 
> less now that I have four pulleys instead of two in the cabling system so 
> that it won't heat up as much?