[TowerTalk] Which Winch do I Want?

[Jon Pearl - W4ABC]

Hi Vince,

I just realized that I got distracted by the wife coming in the house 
and commandeering me for a while till I got back to your email and 
responding to it.

I totally missed the part about your *already having a worm drive in 
your possession.*  Since you're not hauling a huge amount of weight to 
the ground, I'd bet you're going to do all right with the worm drive 
you've already got.  Grease it well.  They're a different animal.



73,


Jon Pearl - W4ABC


On 4/19/2016 2:37 PM, Vincent Weal wrote:
> I have a 45 ft. tilt-over tower of unknown manufacture (possibly homebrew)
> that has been up for about 3 years. The tower itself weighs maybe 200 lbs
> and supports a Mosely CL-33 tribander and a rotatable dipole for 12 and 17
> meters. It was originally raised with the help of my neighbor and his
> tractor; unfortunately that option is no longer available for me to get the
> tower tilted down. The rotor is broken and there is other maintenance
> needed, so I will have to use a winch to lay it over. My question is, how
> hefty of a winch do I need? I have installed an old utility pole next to
> the tower, and back guyed the pole for added stability. I plan to mount the
> winch to the pole, run 1/4" wire rope through several eye bolts up the side
> and across the top of the pole, then hook the end to an existing attachment
> point 12 ft. up on the tower. I already have a Harbor Freight worm gear
> drive winch that claims to be good for 2000 lbs. Should that be sufficient
> or do I need to look for something more heavy duty? I don't plan on raising
> and lowering the tower frequently, only when repairs or maintenance may be
> needed.
>
> Thanks and 73,
> Vince K4JC
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