A few weeks ago, my 68' tiltover tower failed in a huge wind from a microburst that came through. One guy failed and the tower was helpless against 100+MPH winds. I was disassembling the base section
I wouldn't fix it. It's complained to you loud and clear about the overload. I'd call it "weakened". 73, Guy. helpless and be the moist loam had been you whole in the few out and
You drill a 3/4 inch hole through the bottom of a Rohn 25 section and you sure don't have much left over. It will just balloon worse when you load it up. Rohn 45 maybe you might get away with this, b
Interesting information.......good job you investigated the problem....over here, in the UK, my Strumech P60, a 60 foot three section, galvanised, self supporting, wind up, tilt over tower, has a piv
Ford, Perhaps I missed something ... You have/had a Rohn 25G "foldover" tower setup there. That "tilts" at the mid-way point ... Now ... are you also saying that at the BASE, as in right above the co
As long as I didn't cut it down, it's covered. Just the weight of the tipover must have been too much for the base. I try to "hire the handicapped" whenever I can. In this case, I hired an engineerin
A Mechanical Engineer friend built a tilt mechanism for a 70 ft R25 Tower using VERY HEAVY DUTY material. I *think* the basic R25 Tiltover mechanism is meant for 40 ft or less. Tom N4KG _____________