I may not be quite correct about the length of time but,
whatever it is, it ain't much. Because I'm using the Hy-Gain
HD300 rotator, the top section of the TX472 won't _QUITE_
crank all the way down. IIRC, the tower is 28' tall when
nested. The VERY heavy 15' L x 1/4" wall x 2" OD steel
mast protrudes out of the top of the tower approximately
11 feet, with my F-12 C-4XL just above the tower. I have
my Cushcraft AR10 adapted to fit the top of the mast,
adding another 16 feet. Even with all that above the tower,
The Super Hawg doesn't flinch AT ALL. I necessarily need
to hang on, and make certain nothing is in the way because,
it's a monster!
vy 73,
Bryan WA7PRC
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On Fri, 2/21/14, Mike NF4L wrote:
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Drill motor
To: Bryan WA7PRC
Cc: towertalk reflector
Date: Friday, February 21, 2014, 6:35 PM
Bryan -
That's fast! I have been trying to figure out how much
hassle it would be to adapt the TRX80HD to the HyGain tower.
If it's even possible.....
Mike
On Feb 21, 2014, at 9:20 PM, Bryan WA7PRC
wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> Mine does that, too... tilts up/down in about 30
seconds or so.
> I have US Tower's HD "raising fixture".
>
> An additional benefit of using the Super Hawg is, I can
also bore
> holes... in just about ANYTHING.
>
> vy 73,
> Bryan WA7PRC
> --------------------------------------------
> On Fri, 2/21/14, Mike NF4L
wrote:
>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Drill motor
> To: Bryan WA7PRC
> Cc: towertalk reflector
> Date: Friday, February 21, 2014, 6:15 PM
>
> Thanks Bryan -
>
> My application will be making the tower lie down and
sit up,
> so the load would be a bit different ..... maybe. I
talked
> to a local big name Milwaukee dealer here today. He
thought
> a Super Hawg was a Harley.
>
> I'm looking at wheelchair motors also, and a Fulton
KW3000.
>
> 73, Mike NF4L
>
> On Feb 21, 2014, at 8:52 PM, Bryan WA7PRC
> wrote:
>
>> IIRC, my US Tower TX-472 + Force12 C-4XL goes
up/down
> in
>> a little over 30 seconds, using a Milwaukee Super
Hawg
> (pn
>> 1680-20) that runs at 450rpm. It pulls 13A
at
> full load and
>> should not be confused with the smaller Hole Hawg.
The
>> tower uses Fulton K-2550 winches.
>>
>> The only issue with taking my tower up/down in 30
> seconds is,
>> I have several feedlines hanging off the tower,
along
> with two
>> wire antennas. I HAVE TO stop periodically
in
> order to keep
>> things from tangling. So far, it runs stone cold.
>>
>> I found the Super Hawg as a factory refurbished
unit on
> eBay
>> for a little over $200 shipped.
>>
>> vy 73,
>> Bryan WA7PRC
>> --------------------------------------------
>> Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:04:40 -0500
>> From: Roger K8RI
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Drill motor
>>
>> On 2/20/2014 9:55 AM, Mike NF4L wrote:
>>> I ran across the DeWalt DWD460 drill. It draws
11
> amps,
>> and has continuously variable speeds in 2 ranges( 0
300
> and
>> 0 1300 RPM). Seems like that would get away from
the
>> overheating problem in the worm-gear winches.
>>
>> There are rating and there are ratings. Most drill
> motors
>> are rated for
>> intermittent duty with short run times and long
> cooling
>> cycles.
>>
>> I purchased the largest Dewalt that Lowe's carries.
>> Drilling 3/4" holes
>> in 1/2" thick I-beam, I burned it up in less than
5
> minutes
>> and I had
>> just purchased it.
>>
>> Drill motors for mixing as have been listed on here
may
> be
>> rated
>> differently, or with a larger reserve/safety
factor
> than
>> those for
>> drilling holes. IOW two motors rated at 13A
with
> one
>> for mixing and one
>> for drilling may not have the same ability to raise
a
>> tower.
>>
>> I've not found a correlation in the ratings.
> From
>> experience, I've
>> found a drastic difference in ratings for drill
motors
> rated
>> for long
>> run times VS the typical short run times for
drilling
>> holes.
>>
>> I'd limit my purchases to a motor rated for long
run
> times
>> such as mixing.
>>
>> Caveat Emptor
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Roger (K8RI)
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