One thing I discovered that works really well when you are on the tower is
to use a heavy (like 3 in) ratchet strap. Just put it around the section
that needs to be squeezed a bit and start cranking on it. When the tension
is just right the tower section will slide right on. This was extremely
helpful to me when putting both my RH25 and RH55 together.
-NN5K
On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 1:55 PM, <Cqtestk4xs@aol.com> wrote:
> Slightly "off" 25 is easy to handle. If the problem is the legs are
> slightly too far spread apart, a few "moderate" whacks with hammer (steel
> or
> rubber) will bend the bottom cross rung upward slightly and will "pull"
> the
> legs together. Too far apart? Bend the bottom cross rung down to pull
> them
> together. After hammering, inspect the joints for any cracks and spray
> any
> chipped galvanized. Moderate is the key word here. If you band the snot
> out of them, you will get splits in the weld joint...not a good thing.
> Rohn 45 and 55 may require using a car jack on the ground to spread the
> legs a
> bit. Moderate hammering will not work on them very well.
>
> Before erecting I always put the tower sections together on the ground and
> mark one leg with tape so that the two taped pieces are easily mated in the
> when putting them together on the tower.
>
> 73 Bill KH7XS/K4XS
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