[TowerTalk] old TowTec electric winch

[Jon Pearl - W4ABC]

Hi Jim.

This may be of help...

http://www.w4abc.com/drive.html



73,


Jon Pearl - W4ABC



On 3/3/2011 9:39 AM, Jim Spears wrote:
> Anybody remember these winches?  They were somewhat popular maybe 15 years
> ago but went out of production.
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> I have one short the electric motor.  I purchased a used crankup tower and
> the winch was included in the package.  It worked fine for a couple years
> but eventually the motor failed.  I attempted to get the motor repaired at a
> local electric shop but they claimed it was not repairable and somehow the
> motor got away from me.
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> As a result, I have a winch consisting of the gear train and yellow plastic
> cover less the motor.  Does anyone have a suitable motor or can help me
> design a motor assembly?  As I recall, it was a reversible 120 vac motor
> with a gear welded or brazed onto the motor output shaft.  And as I recall,
> the motor was held in the unit by stainless steel hose clamps, nothing
> complex or custom made.
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> As I get older, the tower ups and downs don't get any easier and I would
> like to address this before it becomes a real problem.  The alternative is a
> new US Tower MD-75 unit at roughly 1.5 kilobucks or equivalent from
> TashTowers.
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> My tower is a TriEx (TashTower) LM-254E.  I currently use a manual winch,
> K2550 as I recall.
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> Jim/N1NK
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