[TowerTalk] Tilt-over tower: TILT WITH MOTOR instead of hand winch

Richard (Rick) Karlquist richard at karlquist.com
Thu Aug 1 22:10:24 EDT 2013


On 8/1/2013 5:21 PM, Ivan Shapiro (machinegundealer.com wrote:
> I would like to tilt-over to the horizontal position my US Tower HDX589.
> The raising fixture works well, but a motor to drive the winch would be a
> nice addition.  So I am asking whether anyone reading this reflector has
> done this.  If yes, I sure would appreciate any advice, anything you could
> share.  Pictures, specs of motor and gearing/chain/etc would be very
> helpful.  Pitfalls to avoid?

> WK1W
>


See:

http://www.n6rk.com/boat_lift_hoist_tilt_over_tower.pdf

email me with any additional questions.

Rick
N6RK


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