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Re: [TowerTalk] Rope for free hand lifting

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rope for free hand lifting
From: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2022 06:16:12 -0400
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Thanks for all of the suggestions!

I wonder how those recommending pulleys are doing it? I find a pulley attached to a tower leg or mast to be impractical, as it causes the load to scrape or bang against the tower and quite often get caught up on a tower rung, guy wire or other hardware. It's great if you are working with ground crew but when working alone I have not found it useful.

What would be really nice is some sort of bracket that could be quickly clamped to a tower leg with an arm extending outward at least a foot from the tower face with a quality ball bearing pulley on the end. Ideally this would use captive hardware with some quick method of attaching/removing from the tower leg, perhaps similar to a mini version of a gin pole clamp. I know of no such product on the market. If there is one, please point me to it!

I still have a few suggestions to look at but I am leaning toward 1/2" rope from KF7P. It has received several recommendations and is less expensive than most alternatives.

73,
Paul N1BUG

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