I keep seeing references to not being able to install 20 ft mast with a gin pole. My question becomes...Why not. With a long enough gin pole and care it should be easily accomplished. First, the bala
The problem most people have is that the pole is just barely tall enough, especially on a tube top rohn top where you can't clamp the gin pole at the very top. This means that if you can just get the
With my just 2.5m height of the gin pole above the tower I inserted 6m long masts easily. I just added enough intermediate weight to the lower part of the mast to keep it vertical. 73 Peter The probl
Fine, as long as the ginpole can be counted on to handle the extra weight. As others have implied, there is no good substitute for adequate headroom, yet just getting a longer 2" aluminum tube isn't
As others have implied, there is no good substitute for adequate headroom, yet just getting a longer 2" aluminum tube isn't a panacea either - the sight of a ginpole folding over is a bad sight to be