[TowerTalk] Harbor Freight WInch

[Gil Woodside]

Click the link. Its for FASTENAL not Harbor Freight. The link shows the 
winch I got for my tower from Fastenal. Harbor Freight sells one like that, 
maybe not as good though.

My 2 cents......

http://www.fastenal.com/web/products/detail.ex?sku=0501555&ucst=t

73,
Gil
WA1LAD


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry WA9VRH" <wa9vrh at dishmail.net>
To: "EZ Rhino" <ezrhino at fastmovers.biz>; "Tower and HF antenna construction 
topics." <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Harbor Freight WInch


> 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
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> TowerTalk mailing list
>> TowerTalk at contesting.com
>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
>
> _______________________________________________
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> TowerTalk mailing list
> TowerTalk at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
>