[TowerTalk] Harbor Freight WInch

[Larry WA9VRH]

If I piss (technical term) someone off I apologize in advance!

I my humble opinion H.F. makes disposable tools....   Use them a few times 
and throw them away....

Great prices on many things beating the heck out of anyone's prices... There 
is a reason for that.

They are great for the very casual user but to risk your $3000.00 to 
$5000.00 investment (or more) for your tower,
rotor and antenna's on a cheap winch is ludicrous.

Remember "You get what you pay for"

Me.. I prefer to pay the price for the investment that I have!

73 Larry WA9VRH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EZ Rhino" <ezrhino at fastmovers.biz>
To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Harbor Freight WInch


> DO NOT!!!!  buy the Harbor Freight version of that winch!  Total garbage, 
> won't last a week.  The worm gear will wear the teeth right off the lousy 
> unhardened ring gear.  Just ask AB7E if you want a second opinion.  :-)
>
> Chris
> KF7P
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jul 12, 2010, at 16:15 , Gil Woodside wrote:
>
> Thats the winch I put on my tower. Very smooth and easy to crank. Well 
> worth
> the $70.
>
> 73,
> Gil
> WA1LAD
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Wolf" <jbwolf at comcast.net>
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 5:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Harbor Freight WInch
>
>
>> You might consider a worm gear winch. It won't spin out of control if 
>> your
>> hand sides off the handle.  It's also very simple to hook up a 1/2 or 3/4
>> hp
>> motor.
>>
>> http://www.fastenal.com/web/products/detail.ex?sku=0501555&ucst=t
>>
>> Jim, KR9U
>
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