I've got a 70' Rohn 25G tower with a tilt over base. Let's just say, I
won't do that again! Very scarry when that thing is going up. The tower
looks like it's about to buckle at about the 45 degree angle with all the
weight on it. Even though is has a tilt over base I always hire someone or
rent a man lift if I need to go up there. I can't imagine what a Rohn 55G
would look like when trying to raise or the forces involved for that matter.
Since you don't have room for guys, I'd go with a freestanding tower and
take all that money you were going to spend on the heavy duty wench system
and invest it into hiring someone to put it up for you if you don't want to
do it yourself.
Just my .02.
73 Matt
W5LL
----- Original Message -----
From: <K7LXC@aol.com>
To: <regates@kingwoodcable.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] "House" Method of Raising a Tilt-Over Tower
> Hi, Bob --
>
> First, congratulations on your new QTH! Woo woo!!! Pretty exciting
> having
> a blank sheet of paper.
>
> Secondly, HOLY CRAP! Unless you're a REALLY CLEVER engineer and
> fabricator, please don't do it. The pucker factor involved in the
> operation of this
> structure is HUGE! I've seen 25G/45G tiltover towers that were DESIGNED to
> be
> titled up and down broken many times due to unforseen circumstances. Yes,
> I've
> seen the falling derrick stuff but I personally would never try it. Call
> me old
> fashioned but there are a couple of really good and safe ways to build
> what
> you want and none of them include a moving tower and antenna system.
>
> While you admitted that you can't climb, why don't you hire someone to
> do
> it? Once it's "professionally" built, there's no reason why you should
> have
> to climb it again for a long time.
>
> Have you ever spent much time on a big tower handling big tower loads?
> If
> not, you have no idea of the forces involved.
>
> Just my opinion.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
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