[SADXA] New winch for tower

[Ron Jones]

A friend did a similar thing forb his 55 ft tower.  He used a Harbor
freight ATV winch, cost less than $100.  It works perfectly.  He powers it
with a car battery, for no more often than he actually lowers the tower he
saw no need for a permanent power connection.


On Thu, Sep 2, 2021, 1:49 PM D Dismachek via SADXA <sadxa at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> Hi all,
> just upgraded my tower to electric winch from manual. It is a 50 foot
> Tashjian WR-51 tower with 1/4 inch or 7/32 inch cable. Here is what I'm
> using
> AmazonSmile: AC-DK 3500 lb. Electric Steel Cable ATV Winch Kit, 12V Winch
> for Towing ATV/UTV Off Road Trailer, IP67 Waterproof Winch with Wireless
> Remote Control Mounting Bracket(3500 lbs Winch) : Automotive
>
> It does have a "free-spool" capability, which I have added a pipe clamp at
> the bottom of the lower tower crank up section, so that it can't be screwed
> with. I will need to remove that clamp if lowering and move it up if
> raising. This winch allows me to stand on the roof and adjust the cables
> and dipole lift while raising and lowering the tower. I was also able to
> control the tower winch out at the end of my 80-6 meter dipole.
> ...Dennis / N6ITY
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