I do not know the prices but some good quality come-alongs we use are from
Lug-All.
www.lug-all.com <http://www.lug-all.com/>
The ones we have may have been military surplus unless they paint all their
product olive-drab green. I believe the housings are cast aluminum alloy
(thick) with a tubular aluminum arm-handle riveted on the ratchet. It has a
large swivel hook on the housing with a similar one on the cable. I own and
have used imported units. This one is nicer. Its body is larger than the
imports and affords you a little more room for your fingers on the controls.
Of course, they all generally do the job. However, if you want to buy
American.
We did manage to break one recently but I wasn't there and don't recall what
we did to break it.
Check it out on line. I have no affiliation with them or their distributors.
Aloha, 73
Kimo Chun, KH7U
At the KH6YY contest station. Aka KH7X.
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 11:29:16 -0400
From: "jeremy-ca" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Come-along recommendation needed
To: "Andy" <k1afc@k1afc.net>, "Bill Cotter" <n4lg@qx.net>
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
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I own several comealongs as I use them for a variety of projects, tower and
non tower related.
My advice is to buy American if possible. I have one I bought over 30 years
ago and it is still in excellent condition. Price would probably be over $75
these days. This is the one Ive used for lifting 20-22' 1/4" wall steel
masts all those years.
Ive bought and trashed several imports over the years but the Chinese
quality has greatly improved. I have a regular 2 ton and a pair of 3 hook 4
ton ones that have served me well for 4-5 years. The cables show no signs of
strand breakage, the mechanism works well and overall material quality is
very good. I havent stressed them anywhere near their full ratings so cant
comment on that part; in the past they would fail at half their rating or
less. If buying an import go to a store you trust.
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy" <k1afc@k1afc.net>
To: "Bill Cotter" <n4lg@qx.net>
Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Come-along recommendation needed
> While I've never used one on a tower, the "More Power Puller" by the
> Wyeth-Scott Company is a heck of a beast. It may actually be too heavy
> duty for your application, as they are typically used for heavy
> equipment/logging operations. It's the only come along I've ever used
> where I have not worried about it going to pieces on me under load. No
> affiliation with the company, just a happy owner of one of their
> pullers.
>
> http://www.wyeth-scott.com/
>
> Best,
>
> Andy K1AFC
>
> On 8/9/07, Bill Cotter <n4lg@qx.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> I would like to purchase a come-along for the lifting a 22ft cr/mo
>> mast (loaded with antennas: 250lbs+) inside the top sections of
>> Rohn-45. After attempting to search the reflector archives without
>> any luck, I figure this topic had been discussed sometime in the
>> past. I would appreciate suggestions for a high quality come along
>> for this task.
>>
>> Suggestions?
>>
>> 73 bill n4lg
>>
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