I lived with the orginal mechanism for abt 10 years very happily. The
only thing I would caution you on is to make sure there are no
galvanizing bumps or bent crossbars as the clearance around the tower
is only abt 1/4 inch so if there are any bumps, etc that it can hang
on, it will and usually when you really don't want to climb up and
free it. I worked one day with a hammer to bang anything that could
stick out and hand it into shape.
Otherwise, I loved the thing. It has a bad rep with some people but I
wouldn't own a 25g tower without it!
Neal Campbell
Abroham Neal Software
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On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Doug Snowden<dougn4ij@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was lucky enough to get several sections of Rohn 25, and included
> was a homemade Hazer.
> I have never seen Hazer up close, but from the pictures of the Glen
> Martin Hazers, that look
> like they are bolted together, this one appears tp be superior in
> construction to them, as it
> is made of welded steel plate, and flat bar stock that is probably 1/4
> inch think. It weighs about
> 50 pounds. The pulley at the top is also constructed of plate and
> clamps to the tower legs, not
> the z bracing. Anyway, I have quite a bit of surface rust removal to
> do before I even attempt to
> put the Rohn 25 up. Combined with lots of arthritis to deal with, that
> will take a while.
> But never mind - my question is - what is the best safety mechanism to
> keep the Hazer up ?
> I have seen the spring loaded mechanisms that click past the tower
> rungs as the thing is raised.
> Since you are right under this while cranking up, I would like to be
> really sure it will stay up there.
> I saw one post somewhere where a guy said he put a 4X4 across the
> tower to stop the fall.
> My thoughts are: a quality stainless cable that is over-rated and good winch.
> Maybe another rope or cable that somehow hangs from the top to be a safety.
>
> Ideas?
>
> Doug, N4IJ
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