[TowerTalk] Manually crank down a motorized tower

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

You do NOT remove the chain.  Instead you remove the
rubber belt.  You then turn the PULLEY not the
gear box sprocket.   UST sells an accessory crank that you can
clamp onto the pulley to expedite the hand cranking
process.

73
Rick N6RK


On 3/20/2019 4:40 PM, Robert Harmon wrote:
> 
> I have a US Tower HDX589MDPL with the motorized drum.  I was wondering what I would do in the event that something failed in the control box and I needed to crank it down.
> The gearbox has a worm gear and I believe I could temporarily take off the chain and turn the gear box sprocket by hand.  I would have to turn it until the cows come home but I think I could crank it down.  Am I correct about this ?  Have any of you had to crank down your motorized tower by hand ?
> 
> Bob
> K6UJ