I am looking for suggestions on rope. I often do tower work alone and use a rope to pull up items such as buckets of tools, rotators, equipment boxes, etc. I attach one end of the rope to the item wh
Check regional sporting goods stores for braided climbing rope, sold by diameter, and length, by the foot, or in hanks, and recently, I bought "arborist rope" for working with trees, here are some ex
The 1/2 found here is perfect for this: https://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/Dacron_Rope.html <https://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/Dacron_Rope.html> Chris KF7P _______________________________________________ ____________
Small diam Samson braid is very good and kind to the hands. - John Owens - N7TK _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list
You should be able to find 1/2 and 5/8 braided nylon rope at Home Depot and Lowes. It is relatively soft and easy on the hands as well as fairly low stretch. 73, Jon KD5SFA __________________________
I've ordered a lot of different stuff from Chris KF7P and have never been disappointed. If he says that rope fits the bill, it will. You might want 5/8" double braided polyester if your grip is bad,
You might want 5/8" double braided polyester if your grip is bad, but 1/2" will lift anything a human can pull up. I'd also suggest, that if the "pull up" is difficult, you might want to modify your
In my sailing days I found that 7/16" was the smallest line that I would use when significant pull was needed. The double braid polyester ropes and usually very low stretch and lowest cost. You can s
Thanks for all of the suggestions! I wonder how those recommending pulleys are doing it? I find a pulley attached to a tower leg or mast to be impractical, as it causes the load to scrape or bang aga
Hook the pulley to the tower as far above your head as you can, run the rope to the ground over your shoulder, and the other end under your foot... this way you can use your leg to push down to lift
I bought several hundred feet of the 1/2" double braided dacron rope from KF7P. This stuff is beyond stupid strong. Doesn't stretch either. Here is the KF7P mating clamp on.... offset pulley. https:/
I have an early version of on of these: https://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/Antenna_Standoff_Arm.html I placed it at the tower top on the leg just below the bearing plate. I used a small diameter pulley and us
Here is another option, this time to clamp to the 2" OD mast. Then u can lift anything, and everything. Rated for 1000 lbs. https://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/Hoist_Clamp.html Jim VE7RF ______________________
Yes, of course. Not that specific one, which probably wouldn't fit my ~2.06" DXE masts, but I use something similar for a tram line when raising antennas or really heavy loads. But a tram line is a l
The mast clamp is nice but unfortunately there is no 3" version. John KK9A Here is another option, this time to clamp to the 2" OD mast. Then u can lift anything, and everything. Rated for 1000 lbs.
Author: "Jon Zaimes, AA1K via TowerTalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:50:23 +0000 (UTC)
A short piece of 1/4 aluminum angle, with a saddle clamp sized for the mast to hold it, makes an easy standoff. Hole in the outer end to insert carabiner and rescue pulley (KF7P sells the carabiners