[TowerTalk] N0OST post Winch for UST layover and raise

[Kent Olsen]

Ivan

I kind of agree with Patrick. That type of winch is not designed for what
you are going to do with it.

I have an expensive Warn winch on the front of my Jeep with the same specs
as the one you are looking at. I'm sure the winch will raise and lower the
tower but the thing that concerns me is raising the tower when you let off
the power the winch continues on, if it goes to far it could damage the
tower.

Thanks
73
Kent
NC6B

On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 4:43 AM, WK1W-Ivan Shapiro <WK1W at ivanshapiro.com>
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.
>
>
>
> 73 Ivan Shapiro  WK1W
>
> WK1W at ivanshapiro.com
>
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