Any recommendations on how to take a crankup tower off the delivery truck and transport to the back yard without a crane or 10 strong men? They are heavy and need support on both ends and the middle
You may be able to locate/rent a forklift/cherry picker with turf tires that will fit in a 7 foot gate. 73, Keith NM5G Any recommendations on how to take a crankup tower off the delivery truck and tr
Two furniture dollys, one under each end of the tower. Lay down plywood in advance along the route (on the ground) so the dolly wheels rotate smoothly and don't sink into the yard. When back end of r
Thanks. That sounds like it will work. Now, how do you get the tower off the delivery truck without damaging it? (and without 10 strong men :-)) _______________________________________________ See: h
The trip to the backyard will be across a combination of concrete, stamped concrete, and pavers. The last 10 or 15 feet to the tower base is grass. _______________________________________________ See
I haven't figured out how to pour the concrete yet, but if necessary I could have it pumped. Yes, I know you wind up with some waste concrete but if that's what it takes...so be it. _________________
If the crankup tower requires support on both of its ends and in the middle, how will it withstand the wind? Build a wheeled dolly or borrow a nursery plant wagon to support one end and use a tractor
Kelly, Possibly a forklift, but probably a crane. I have found two cost effective crane sources 1). Sign company...they love to keep their little cranes busy when not putting up signs. 2). Lumbar com
Yea, I was thinking about an engine hoist myself, but I was concerned about supporting the tower only in the middle. I've been told in the past that these things are so heavy that supporting them onl
On the occasions I had to remove a 1.5 ton tower from a tractor trailer I had to use an automobile wrecker with an articulating boom. I guess it would depend on how much the tower weighs. Some weight
I second the motion for the furniture dollies. I've got two that I moved my LM-470 from the backyard to the driveway and back again. Just use the plywood to lay in front of the dollies path and roll
-- You can use three short lengths of 2" pipe to roll the tower around on. They don't roll very well on grass, but the friction between the pipes and the tower is low enough that two or three people
I haven't ordered the tower yet so I can't be totally sure, but it is almost certainly going to be a 54/55 footer made by Tashjian Towers or US Tower. It will be an HD lattice model OR it will be one
Don't pump your concrete. A lot of cement contractors have a mobile buggy that is gasoline propelled. I had concrete poured that way a couple of times. The cement truck stays on the edge of the highw
Real similar to what Steve described, What I did with mine was wrestled if off the trailer onto 55 gallon steel drums laying on their sides(about 5 I think). The drums cost me 10 bucks each from a lo
HMMM /..a suggestion ... do you have a buddy that is heavily involved in hot rods, etc? Might have a vehicle dolly set -- my son in law does ... that he uses to move the car around the shop wherever
Kelly: Around here (DC area) that's known as a Georgia Buggy. But be careful. I rented one for my tower and found that it bounced around pretty much when empty. Never needed it for the pour (truck dr
We had 3 concrete buggies going for my last pour(22 yards). I was about 350ft from the concrete truck with the hole. It went smooth, just had to be careful. I wouldnt be afraid to use them(my second
and transport to the back yard without a crane or 10 strong men? They are heavy and need support on both ends and the middle to prevent damage. There is less than 10 feet (probably closer to 7 or 8 f
I took delivery of a US Tower 555hdx last November. I used a front loader (neighbor had one) to get it off the truck and move it to a pad. I did not have to deal with width constraints. I would not w