[TowerTalk] winch adapter

[John Hudson]

I'm thinking about mounting a hoist on the tower and just wanted to know why
you guys who bought the HOLE HOG opted for that instead of mounting a hoist.
The use of the hi torque drill is not an issue but the ease of pushing a
button up or down seems more appealing, especially if the XYL would have to
lower it if I'm gone! A lot of folks use the HD harbor freight hoist but I'm
thinking about the Northern Tools since it states it'll handle more weight
and from my calculations the Harbor Freight would real close to the limit.
I've got a TX-455, 4 Element SteppIR (30/40) 22' chrome molly and will be
adding a Diamond Dual band vertical and a 10 element 2m beam.

I had a 55' Triesto crankup with a Pro-57 and I used a 24v cordless for a
long time but burnt that drill up ;). But the Hitachi 7amp 120v worked well
but it won't budge the TX-455. It's got to be at least 200 pound heavier
than the Triesto

Just wanted some input why others choose what they choose

Thanks

73
John
KO4XJ

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[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Crawford
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 4:45 PM
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Subject: [TowerTalk] winch adapter


 

 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
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