[TowerTalk] Tilt winch article

[Mike Reublin NF4L]

Thanks, Earl.

That's the direction I'm leaning. I must admit I don't know why the direction of pull matters.  How do the winch/hoist know? 

Mike NF4L

On Feb 3, 2014, at 1:16 PM, Earl Wesner <earlw1 at verizon.net> wrote:

> I would recommend taking that DC /winch /back to HFT and trade it for one of their /hoists/ and make a bracket for it then mount it upside down with the cable running up. The hoists are designed for lifting, whereas the winches are designed for pulling horizontally, like an SUV or boat.
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> HFT sells a couple that run on 110volts and have a hand control (no doubt you saw them). There is a ham which I'll provide the link to who did just that.
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> Earl    N4XK
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