Steve,
> There are two methods of mast installation. The first is done when the
>tower is finished and the mast is pulled up to the top and lowered into the
>tower. The challenges are the typical mast weight (GRUNT!) and the length of
>the aforementioned piece of metal. A 12 foot Rohn ginpole is not rated for
>anything heavier than 45G (70 pounds) and doesn't give you enough headroom
>for a 20-24 foot mast. Both problems are solved by using a ginpole such as
>the WB0W model. It's a very nice professional-type piece of equipment plus
>you can use a 15 foot ginpole mast with it. That way you've got enough
>headroom to handle those big masts. Now all you have to do is get over the
>large pucker factor when you have a BIG mast dangling over your head as
>you're trying to install it. Sword of Damacles, anyone?
>
> The second method is to install the mast after you've put the first two
>sections together and then pull it up inside the tower after the tower is
>finished.
What makes the second method any easier than the first? You still have to
get the mast up high enough to get it into the tower, either way -- you're
just closer to the ground when you do it the second way (though the
difference between getting conked on the coconut with a mast from 20' or
200' probably isn't worth mentioning!).
And, you still have to haul the mast up to the top, regardless.
Thanks,
Steve Zettel KJ7CH
Libby, MT USA
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