[TowerTalk] Drill motor

Bryan Swadener bswadener at yahoo.com
Fri Feb 21 21:51:18 EST 2014


I may not be quite correct about the length of time but,
whatever it is, it ain't much. Because I'm using the Hy-Gain
HD300 rotator, the top section of the TX472 won't _QUITE_
crank all the way down.  IIRC, the tower is 28' tall when
nested.  The VERY heavy 15' L x 1/4" wall x 2" OD steel
mast protrudes out of the top of the tower approximately
11 feet, with my F-12 C-4XL just above the tower. I have
my Cushcraft AR10 adapted to fit the top of the mast,
adding another 16 feet.  Even with all that above the tower,
The Super Hawg doesn't flinch AT ALL. I necessarily need
to hang on, and make certain nothing is in the way because,
it's a monster!

vy 73,
Bryan WA7PRC
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On Fri, 2/21/14, Mike NF4L wrote:

 Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Drill motor
 To: Bryan WA7PRC
 Cc: towertalk reflector
 Date: Friday, February 21, 2014, 6:35 PM
 
 Bryan -
 
 That's fast! I have been trying to figure out how much
 hassle it would be to adapt the TRX80HD to the HyGain tower.
 If it's even possible.....
 
 Mike
 
 On Feb 21, 2014, at 9:20 PM, Bryan WA7PRC
 wrote:
 
 > Hi Mike,
 > 
 > Mine does that, too... tilts up/down in about 30
 seconds or so.
 > I have US Tower's HD "raising fixture".
 > 
 > An additional benefit of using the Super Hawg is, I can
 also bore
 > holes... in just about ANYTHING.
 > 
 > vy 73,
 > Bryan WA7PRC
 > --------------------------------------------
 > On Fri, 2/21/14, Mike NF4L
 wrote:
 > 
 > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Drill motor
 > To: Bryan WA7PRC
 > Cc: towertalk reflector
 > Date: Friday, February 21, 2014, 6:15 PM
 > 
 > Thanks Bryan -
 > 
 > My application will be making the tower lie down and
 sit up,
 > so the load would be a bit different ..... maybe. I
 talked
 > to a local big name Milwaukee dealer here today. He
 thought
 > a Super Hawg was a Harley.
 > 
 > I'm looking at wheelchair motors also, and a Fulton
 KW3000.
 > 
 > 73, Mike NF4L
 > 
 > On Feb 21, 2014, at 8:52 PM, Bryan WA7PRC
 > wrote:
 > 
 >> IIRC, my US Tower TX-472 + Force12 C-4XL goes
 up/down
 > in
 >> a little over 30 seconds, using a Milwaukee Super
 Hawg
 > (pn
 >> 1680-20) that runs at 450rpm.  It pulls 13A
 at
 > full load and
 >> should not be confused with the smaller Hole Hawg.
 The
 >> tower uses Fulton K-2550 winches.
 >> 
 >> The only issue with taking my tower up/down in 30
 > seconds is,
 >> I have several feedlines hanging off the tower,
 along
 > with two
 >> wire antennas.  I HAVE TO stop periodically
 in
 > order to keep
 >> things from tangling. So far, it runs stone cold.
 >> 
 >> I found the Super Hawg as a factory refurbished
 unit on
 > eBay
 >> for a little over $200 shipped.
 >> 
 >> vy 73,
 >> Bryan WA7PRC
 >> --------------------------------------------
 >> Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:04:40 -0500
 >> From: Roger K8RI
 >> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Drill motor
 >> 
 >> On 2/20/2014 9:55 AM, Mike NF4L wrote:
 >>> I ran across the DeWalt DWD460 drill. It draws
 11
 > amps,
 >> and has continuously variable speeds in 2 ranges( 0
 300
 > and
 >> 0 1300 RPM). Seems like that would get away from
 the
 >> overheating problem in the worm-gear winches.
 >> 
 >> There are rating and there are ratings. Most drill
 > motors
 >> are rated for 
 >> intermittent duty with short run times and long
 > cooling
 >> cycles.
 >> 
 >> I purchased the largest Dewalt that Lowe's carries.
 
 >> Drilling 3/4" holes 
 >> in 1/2" thick I-beam, I burned it up in less than
 5
 > minutes
 >> and I had 
 >> just purchased it.
 >> 
 >> Drill motors for mixing as have been listed on here
 may
 > be
 >> rated 
 >> differently, or with a larger reserve/safety
 factor
 > than
 >> those for 
 >> drilling holes.  IOW two motors rated at 13A
 with
 > one
 >> for mixing and one 
 >> for drilling may not have the same ability to raise
 a
 >> tower.
 >> 
 >> I've not found a correlation in the ratings. 
 > From
 >> experience, I've 
 >> found a drastic difference in ratings for drill
 motors
 > rated
 >> for long 
 >> run times VS the typical short run times for
 drilling
 >> holes.
 >> 
 >> I'd limit my purchases to a motor rated for long
 run
 > times
 >> such as mixing.
 >> 
 >> Caveat Emptor
 >> 
 >> 73
 >> 
 >> Roger (K8RI)
 
 


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