[TowerTalk] [Bulk] LM470 Winch

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

At $158 it's certainly worth trying. That's a lot less than the dayton.
The nice thing about the Dayton was you could let go of the handle with 
no worry.  The Fulton with the brake?
It's still worth a try.  However, as the tower is vertical, I think I'll 
use the Dayton to tip it down and then try the fulton to raise ir and 
compare the forces. I think thats the safest approach.

As far as exposure a cover is easy to build for a winch like that..

I still need to get the rotator, mast and tilt plate installed as well 
as the control box for extending and lowering the tower when it's 
vertical.  Because of the tower placement, I'll need to extend the tower 
8 to 10 feet when tilted over.  I think two tilt plates with the C19Xr 
plus the WARCt might be a bit much for this tower

Thanks es 73

Roger (K8RI)


On 5/24/2016 Tuesday 10:53 PM, Grant Saviers wrote:
> The Fulton 2550 is rated 2500# and was ok where I used 4 of them. Two 
> stage gearing.  Some bronze bearings.  However, with any brake winch I 
> would protect it from the elements.  The brake pads can deteriorate.
>
> $158 at 
> http://www.carid.com/fulton/brake-winch-2500-lbs-mpn-k2550-0101.html?gclid=CIji_o6a9MwCFQeRfgodmcMFhw
>
> If still too hard to turn, get a Milwaukee Hole-Hawg drill to drive it.
>
> Grant KZ1W
>
> On 5/24/2016 18:31 PM, Roger (K8RI) on TT wrote:
>> I think I posted something similar last fall, or Summer, but didn't 
>> have the Dayton rebuilt.  I was a bit surprised to find that instead 
>> of bronze bushings, they are simple steel bushings.
>>
>> I've rebuilt the Dayton winch and it works well, but I don't think 
>> it's quite up to the task of raising and lowering the tower initially 
>> and it takes too much physical effort to turn the crank even with a 
>> snatch block attached to the tower providing a 2:1 reduction.
>>
>> Whats a good winch to replace it that is considerably easier to 
>> turn?  I can purchase commercial, 2 stage worm gear reducers, but in 
>> that range they are expensive.
>>
>> Either manual, or 120VAC. No battery powered and no huge, heavy 
>> winches, but it needs to lift (or pull) about a ton and remain out in 
>> the weather..  That eliminates about everything I could find.
>>
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