Tom, this is the reason to have a pull rope attached to the top tower
section when using a W-51 or any single-cable ("gravity retraction") design
telescoping tower!
Tie a strong rope at the top of the top section, let it drop to within reach
when tower's all the way extended, and tie it off down low. Check condx of
the rope periodically and replace when needed. Pull as needed during tower
retraction on windy day!
Works fine.
WB2WIK/6
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Anderson [mailto:WW5L@gte.net]
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 3:18 PM
To: Al Williams
Cc: David Greer; towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [BULK] - Re: [TowerTalk] Fulton winches
Fellow DXers:
I didn't have a seizure problem with my Fulton 1550, but several months
ago in a high wind I decided to lower my TriEX WT51. As I started
lowering it, I noticed the cable was going slack, but the tower wasn't
lowering so I quickly took up the slack before the tower had a chance to
starting coming down without any supporting cable holding it.
Apparently the wind had caused a bind in two of the sections that caused
it to hang and not lower. I don't know how much cable I might have
cranked off had I not noticed the slack and the winch suddenly crank
down without tension. With the slakc I wasn't going to take any changes
on two of the sections coming straight down.
Tom, WW5L
Al Williams wrote:
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "David Greer" <davidgreer73@yahoo.com>
>>73, N4KZ
>
>
>
>>After having my brother-in-law, the mechanical genius,
>>over for a July 4th cook-out, he determined the
>>winch's clutch had malfunctioned causing the winch
>>brake pads to seize. >
>
>
> I have long wondered how the brake clutch works. perhaps
> you could get Mike to explain its operation. Also what
> exactly malfunctioned? I have two Fulton winches, a k1550
> which was supplied along with the "Triex" tower tilting
> fixture from Paragon Mfg. That winch complained so loudly
> that I replaced it with their k2550 which is quiet and much
> easier to crank.
>
>
>>BTW, Mike says he's not too impressed with the Fulton
>>boat winch on the tower and recommends we consider
>>installing a more heavy duty winch in the future.
>
>
> Fulton's website does not classify any product as a
> boat winch. They classify poultry winches, 1 & 2 speed
> winches, worm gear, and automatic brake winches.
> The smallest listed is the k550 with only a 600 lb rating
> vs the k1550 with its 1500 lb rating (which complained).
> I have been concerned not with the brake seizing but
> instead suddenly losing its grip. Perhaps you can get
> Mike to detail why he is not impressed with Fulton "boat" winch?
>
> 73 k7puc
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