[TowerTalk] Recommendations for an electric foldover winch?

[Ralph Bolt via TowerTalk]

To: Fredric Serota <fserota at msn.com>
Cc: towertalk reflector <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Recommendations for an electric foldover
    winch?

I use this gear motor on a home-brew frame to raise my Texas Tower TMM 541.  It's slow but effective.  I simply put a chain sprocket on the motor and on the Fulton crank handle, built a frame to attach it to the tower and it works fine.  RPM is ten with 500 inch-pounds of torque.  The motor is 110AC and is reversible.

At the website, see gear motor VW100 and I used the model with a 162 gear ratio, 4-pole

Google for chains and sprockets or email me and I'll dig up a reference..

http://www.vonweise.com/ProductsVW.PDF




Ralph, K0HML