Two words. Tower jack!!!! Mike K9MI You know how 25G legs get compressed by overtorquing the bolts? Well a professional showed me how you get the sections seperated.. you pull the bolts then climb up
Author: "K8RI on TowerTalk" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:03:45 -0400
I use two boards and an old automotive scissors jack. I said, old. I think the new cars now come with them as they have no bumpers to hold a jack. Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member) N
Ever wonder why there are so many "tower accidents"? I can think of other ways I would rather die. 73, Jim You know how 25G legs get compressed by overtorquing the bolts? Well a professional showed m
TT: As I've said here before, on towers as in driving a car, ther are no such things as accidents. (Rocking the upper towers sections loose like that has got to be the ultimate in lunacy.) 73 de Gene
Even a screw type jack and a couple of short 2x6's to push the sections apart is better than climbing an unbolted section of tower. I would not shake an unbolted section like that no matter how high
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- Actually, I am surprised how few there are considering the number of hams and towers in the country. -- Bill, W6WRT _____________________________________________
Well when you think about it... 1- you have to be smart enough to pass your test, most hams with A tower are at least generals.. 2- you have to have money to pay for the tower or figure out a way to
Ever wonder why there are so many "tower accidents"? I can think of other ways I would rather die. 73, Jim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are bold tower climber
This tread was resurrected after four years. It must be a slow day on towertalk. Two words. Tower jack!!!! Mike K9MI You know how 25G legs get compressed by overtorquing the bolts? Well a professiona