[RE-wrenches] tower lifting winches

[R. Walters]

We use a 9000 lb Super Winch mounted to our truck front bumper via a  
receiver hitch. I thought about smaller winches, but we used this to  
raise a 100 ft Bergey XL.1 and we were not wishing for a smaller winch.
My biggest complaint about the Superwinch is it keeps going for about  
a ft after you disengage the switch. Could definitely lose a finger.
I used a Ramsey 8000 Lb winch as well. It stopped when you let off  
the switch.
The Warn is probably the best made. A wireless remote would be great  
for tower hoisting too.
Also, we mount everything on 2" receivers, so that we can pull the  
winch off the truck, use it on other trucks, our trailer, front or  
back, etc.
We've even used it to (with a boom arm) to lift batteries.
I wouldn't put up towers without one. Also handy if you get stuck on  
those remote sites....

Ray Walters
ray at solarray.com

On Nov 25, 2008, at 9:14 AM, Nicholas Ponzio wrote:

> Wind Wrenches,
>
> I'm shopping for an electric winch for raising tilt-up towers  
> (small turbines and anemometers). What do you use? Would you buy  
> something different if you had to do it again?
>
>
> Thanks,
> -Nik
>
>
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R. Walters
Solarray.com
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