Why would you never climb a crank-up when nested? I'm considering putting up a tower, and your comment made me curious. Thanks, Ken Al, I have a UST HDX-589. It tilts from the base. I installed my Or
I've done it but don't recommend it. First, all sections must be fully bottomed out....you don't want something shifting and trapping a foot. The main issue is that all the braces are Z-braces. There
Climbing a W braced crank up (Tri-ex/Tashian) is no different than any of the W braced fixed towers like T-15/T-20/T-26. Weird yes, but with climbing boots its not a problem. Just put some big pipes
Ken, Crankups are notorious (or at least used to be) for settling to their own weight when cranked down, then settling just a little more with added weight of someone climbing on them. Tends to chop
I have also climbed crank-up towers using the method K6MR described and to me it seemed easy and safe. Tilting can get complicated, especially with a large HF beam on top and even worse if the sectio
John, Interesting. I like to tilt over my tower to have full access to all the elements and hardware of my DB42 while standing on the ground. I can even run back to the garage if I forgot a tool! If
Yep, I know it can happen. I knew a kid that had that happen just after getting his new crank up. We always called him Fingers from there after. I was in the antenna business (worked for a TriEx deal
Hey, we ALL have to be lucky to be still here. Yep, I know it can happen. I knew a kid that had that happen just after getting his new crank up. We always called him "Fingers" from there after. I was