[TowerTalk] Harbor Freight WInch

[brahmangou at aol.com]

It seems like two different questions are being answered. Is the wench for extending the tower to it's total height, or to raise a tower from horizontal to vertical? I use a cheap 8000lb Jeep Wench to lay my tower over, but would never attemt to extend a tower with one.

Marty ab5gu






-----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: Mon, Jul 12, 2010 5:33 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 
nd throw them away....
Great prices on many things beating the heck out of anyone's prices... There 
s 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,
otor 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 ----- 
rom: "EZ Rhino" <ezrhino at fastmovers.biz>
o: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk at contesting.com>
ent: Monday, July 12, 2010 6:44 PM
ubject: 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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