I seem to recall a thread a long time ago about how Bill, KM9P, put up his towers without any assistance. But, except for posting where he stated he did so, I cannot find any details about how he did
Dont know how he did it but I use an electric winch with a remote control. Im another of the solo installers. Ken K6MR I seem to recall a thread a long time ago about how Bill, KM9P, put up his tower
I am another solo installer. Please be careful! Erecting towers and antennas solo can be very hazardous. I don't recommend it. That said... I have erected 100 foot 25G towers by hanging a weight almo
Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 18:00:54 -0400
With Rohn 25, and a gin pole is not really required, it is very easy to just lay the section around the base of the tower you have walked up up like 3 sections. (Preferably guyed) and clip yourself o
Hi Terry I have installed and dismantled Rohn #25 and 45 as a one man band. I use 3/8 in rope. The Gin-pole is raised to the top of the tower section. make sure the top pulley head is pointed away fr
I have used a counterweight to install Heliax up the side of the tower and it does work well when working solo. For tower sections and antennas, my XYL pulls them up to me using an SUV. John KK9A I a
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 17:30:20 -0500
With a 25G, or clone, I used a Nylon rope rated at far more strength than needed.It's quite springy. I'd raise the section via gin pole until the base of the section being lifted was between the two
Herb's method is certainly much faster than mine. I did three sections that way before deciding it wasn't the right approach for me personally. That's when I switched to the counterweight. Paul N1BUG
We erected 80' of Rohn 25 solo. First section was in the concrete base. We used a hand-cranked boat winch, 1/8" steel cable, which attached to the tower side tubes, with two u-bolts, anywhere desired
Fortunately for me I've never needed to work solo, but if I did, I'd be thinking along these lines (if the load is more than you can comfortably handle with brute force): Pull your load almost up to
I have put up 6 towers over the years, solo. Up to 100 ft. My last 2 were 70 ft 45G about 6 years ago. Used a gin pole. A pulley at the bottom. A pick up to haul the section up to height. Just a coup
I do use the same, any tower work is done by myself. The winch is permanently installed at the main tower and with the remote control connected to my belt I can activate it from any position on the t
Thanks for all the suggestions so far. Steve K8LX's suggestion to use a rope grab may be along the lines that I fuzzily recall. What is the functional difference between a rope grab (probably OSHA ap
Terry, Rope grabs aren't all that expensive. The lower priced ones are usually not favored by climbers because they often don't travel downward very well of their own accord. Such as the top item at:
Author: Chris Wynn via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2015 02:35:30 +0000 (UTC)
I just stacked 100 feet of rohn 25 solo. I also erected a U.S. Tower TX-472 this past summer completely solo, with the exception of the concrete truck. For the first 40 feet, I stacked the pieces wi
This topic reminds me of a story.... Dear Sir: I am a bricklayer by trade. On the date of the accident, I was working alone on the roof of a new six-story building. When I completed my work I discove
Author: Kevin Kidd <kkbroadcastengineering@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 21:03:45 -0600
This reminds me of a local fly-by-night tower guy that built an FM broadcast tower for a former client. He enlisted his elderly semi-deaf father to drive a small truck to lift the Rohn 55 tower secti
I have always tied a loop in the rope to attach the come-a-long. This is not always easy if there is a load on the rope. I was never aware that rope grabs existed. It seems like a rope grab would be
I used to stack 25 by myself by pulling it up, standing it up on the cross braces, then lifting it onto the tubes. I always felt I could drop a section if I got into trouble. When I tried it with two
Using a small electric winch has a safety advantage over other methods: if something gets stuck they will stall rather than break the lifting cable (or worse yet, pull the tower over). If you pay att