Jerry,
I believe what they are concerned about with lifting is use in a
elevator application. Many times people want to use these winches for a
people-lift application which can cause all kinds of problems if one
fails (lawsuits etc.). Maybe there is some other issue at work here,
but it seems to me the limiting factor in raising a tower section(s) is
not only its lifting capacity, but its ability to safely brake/lock once
the sections are in place at a given height.
Bill Sievers
W5IQJ
"J. Kincade" wrote:
>
> All the electric vehicle and boat winches I've ever seen, including Warn,
> SuperWinch, and others, come with numerous and emphatic red-letter warnings
> about not using them for hoisting. I'm certainly not a rigging engineer, but
> isn't there some significant difference between dragging 2700 lb of
> rolling/sliding weight out of a mudhole, and lifting 2700 lb of dead weight
> and holding it up indefinitely? Especially regarding the brake and cable
> design required? Maybe I'm just chicken, but I'd sure recommend being
> careful around that thing. I've already heard enough horror stories about
> crankup towers, which I guess is why I'm going through the hassle of putting
> up 45G instead.
> 73, Jerry W5KP
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kevin Adam, Webz By design <n9iww2@verizon.net>
> To: 'Paul McInnish - K4BET' <k4bet@bellsouth.net>; 'Ed Wolf'
> <n3ue@arrl.net>; 'K7HPH' <k7hph@xmission.com>; 'TowerTalk'
> <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 12:05 PM
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] 120V AC Electric Winch
>
> > Its the 7/32 cable I just measured it and came out to 7/32" so that size
> > is just fine u=you notice that it has 2700 lb pull so lift 1500 easy.
> >
> >
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