It should be noted that the tower is so balanced that initially I have to assist it by pulling at the bottom of it to start in going over. Additionally, there is so little weight against the cables that I have to be sure to keep the cable tracking in the pulleys until there is sufficient weight to keep them in the tracks. When I raise it the wench assumes greater torque at a point where the ratcheting mechanism finally begins to engage so that I have to adjust the ratchet trigger to the proper setting. The whole process is weightless and easy to do for the user.