[TowerTalk] N0OST post Winch for UST layover and raise

[Patrick Greenlee]

I would avoid like the plague anything like what you describe. The only 
electric winches I would consider for my use or recommend to others 
would be worm drive units with a sufficient reduction ratio to ensure 
they lock up when not driven under power, raising or lowering. No 
braking system to fail.

Best of luck to you.  Be safe.

Patrick        NJ5G

On 10/13/2017 6:43 AM, WK1W-Ivan Shapiro wrote:
> Jeff N0ost wrote: I
>
> I'm looking at a SuperWinch Tigershark TS-9500 pound winch for lowering my
>
> tower down to a horizontal position.   I have the US towers heavy duty
> raising and lowering fixture. I would
>
> like to replace the handcrank winch with something motorized .  I know the
> winch would be able to handle the load what concerns me is the braking
> system they call it a proportional brake system. Seems that I have read
> where these can let the tower fall pretty fast until the weight on the cable
> reaches a certain point where the brake will begin to slow it down, that
> makes me a little nervous... Does anyone have any experience with this winch
> or can elaborate on a proportional braking system for use with the tower.
> Thanks in advance. Jeff, N0OST
>
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> Jeff: I followed the example of W7QR and purchased from Harbor Freight a
> 12,000 pound "Badlands" winch and associated bracket.  Works great. Up and
> down. Same as hand crank up and down, except no effort.  I can post pictures
> here. Supporting diagonals tom the bracket added because of weight--- 150#
> bracket and winch. Email me off-list. I can send you pictures.
>
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>
> 73 Ivan Shapiro  WK1W
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> WK1W at ivanshapiro.com
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