[TowerTalk] winch adapter

[Wayne Crawford]

 Thanks for the info. John. I'm glad I made the right choice.

73

Wayne C.


Message: 7
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:37:40 -0700
From: John Ammeter <jammeter at cablespeed.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] winch adapter
To: towertalk at contesting.com
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I have the TX472 and have been using a Milwaukee Hole Hawg to raise and 
lower it for a couple years now.  I replaced the winch with a worm gear 
style winch to avoid the potential problem of damaging the brake on the 
Fulton Winch.  I raise the tower on low speed and lower it either on low 
or high speed...  The drill easily  handles the torque.  I merely hold 
the grip in my right hand and the weight of the drill is almost 
sufficient to keep it in that position.  If the tower starts to bind I 
can easily feel it and let off on the trigger instantly.

John
KE7JA