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Re: [TowerTalk] Calculating Forces for Tilting tower

To: Dave Tipton <dave@w5dmt.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Calculating Forces for Tilting tower
From: Stan Stockton <wa5rtg@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 03:11:29 -0500
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Dave,

Not that a big concrete base is needed if you are going to guy the tower, but 
if you are digging a big hole and pouring concrete I would put another 25 feet 
of 25G in concrete, bracketed to the building absolutely as high as possible, 
and use that as a gin pole to pull your tower up.  Would have a rope attached 
at the top of that going over the building to a tree or other sturdy attachment 
when you are raising or lowering it.  

At first thought of pulling the wall of the building down and how that might be 
prevented, it's probably time to think about how to go higher, forget about 
calculations which don't yet include two coaxes, rotator cable or two guy 
bracket assemblies, and do something you know will work. I don't think it is a 
good idea to even entertain the idea of pulling that tower up from the 10 foot 
level with attachment to a 2x4 wall.

73... Stan, K5GO

> On May 29, 2019, at 8:37 AM, Dave Tipton <dave@w5dmt.com> wrote:
> 
> I have a 40 foot Rohn 25, with a tilt base section.   It will be sitting next 
> to a detached framed (not block) garage with siding.
> 
> I can attach a winch to an extra guy bracket I have at the ten foot level.
> 
> There will be roughly 50 lbs at the top of the tower.  (Rotator, Hex Beam, 
> GP3)
> 
> How much is the maximum force required to raise this from a cable at the 10 
> foot level?  
> 
> Thanks,
> Dave, W5DMT
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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