[TowerTalk] Motorized Winch for US Tower

[Jon Pearl - W4ABC]

Hi Rick.


I don't know if I have it listed on my page or not, but I found this gem 
a few months back and had it saved in my favorites:

http://www.boatliftdistributors.com/Motors/Gear-Units-Flat-Plate-Boat-Hoists/c24_75/p557/BLD-Over-ride/product_info.html



I don't know if you'd already seen it or not - I've been busy digging up 
my sewer line, so not paying a great amount of attention to all the 
details of the conversation, right now! ;>)




73,


Jon Pearl - W4ABC
www.w4abc.com


On 1/3/2013 4:56 PM, Rick Karlquist wrote:
> Rob Santello wrote:
>
>> winch. I tried replacing it with a Fulton 3000 worm gear winch but as
>> Rick points out, it over heats and then start spinning one of the worm
>> gear bushings. I went back to the 2550. Don't know what a used
> Yikes!  That's what that squeeking sound is.
>
> I have been studying the www.w4abc.com/drive.html site and
> I see where they have boat hoist winches with 12 inch ring gears
> with 96 teeth.  They mention "no steel to steel contact".
> These things make the W3000 look like a toy.  I think it should
> be possible to drive one of these winches with a drill since
> the gearing is 96:1 instead of 50:1 as with the W3000.  Certainly,
> these boat hoist winches will NOT overheat.  Also, I always have the
> option to buy the bolt on motor if I don't want to use a drill.
> Another nice thing is that I can get a weather cover for the whole
> gadget for a small amount additional.
>
> The old 2550 actually worked fine going up; the problem was the
> braking on the way down.
>
> Rick N6RK
>
>