On 3/8/2015 11:23 PM, Roger (K8RI) on TT wrote:
Easily,
I've walked a 40' 25G steel tower up by my self when in my mid 60' and
at 5' 7", I weighed less than 165#. The one arm/hand rests momentarily
while the other holds, then both hold, giving both a bit of a rest
holding half the weight each. the part after the maximum weight gets
lighter rapidly.
However it works, the 40 footer was a relatively easy lift while it took
a "bunch" to do the 50 footer.
Roger (K8RI)
That doesn't add up. Rohn 25G weighs 40 lbs per section for
a total of 160 lbs. Multiply by 1.7 and that's 272 lbs. Since
you are shorter than the 6 feet I assumed, we need to add
another 10% bringing the total to 300 lbs. Almost twice your
weight. Maybe easy for you, but certainly not for most people.
Rick N6RK
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