I am another solo installer. Please be careful! Erecting towers and
antennas solo can be very hazardous. I don't recommend it. That said...
I have erected 100 foot 25G towers by hanging a weight almost equal
to the weight of a tower section on the rope below the gin pole. I
am able to either climb the tower with the weight hanging from my
climbing harness or pull up the weight using a rope separate from
that in the gin pole. For anything much heavier, I would probably
have to use more than one weight to make it manageable (bringing up
one at a time).
While on the ground I pull the section up 10 or 20 feet and tie off
the rope -- enough so that when I climb to the top and hang my
weight on the rope below the gin pole, the tower section will reach
the top just before the weight reaches the ground. If the ratio of
tower section weight to counterweight is correct, the section is
very easy to manipulate into place.
I keep saying I'm going to build a reversible, remote controlled
winch for jobs like this, but I never seem to get around to it.
Paul N1BUG
On 12/02/2015 04:22 PM, Zivney, Terry wrote:
I seem to recall a thread a long time ago about how Bill, KM9P, put up his
towers without any assistance. But, except for posting where he
stated he did so, I cannot find any details about how he did it.
In particular, once the tower section is hauled up with the gin pole
how is the tower section moved up and down as needed to seat it
on the existing tower?
Terry N4TZ
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