I just bought an LM354HD tower that is still standing. Weight is close to 1000Lb and it stands about 20feet nested. Any ideas how to get it down safely without a crane? It does not have the tilt over
Automotive tow truck? Their boom can probably extend a bit, and they can take the weight. Tractor or front end loader? Backhoe? The important thing is that you have to have the pick point above midwa
If you don't have heavy lifting gear, then the next thing is a falling derrick rig and a suitable winch/come along/tow vehicle, etc. The falling derrick helps insure that as your tower comes down pas
I made a new base (welding grade rebar of course) and put one (LM354 not HD) up last month. A mid size Kubota (35hp) front bucket wouldn't lift it as I predicted so Western Crane was hired to raise i
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 23:11:04 -0400
If you don't have heavy lifting gear, then the next thing is a falling derrick rig and a suitable winch/come along/tow vehicle, etc. The falling derrick helps insure that as your tower comes down pas
If you can get a wheeled vehicle near the tower, I'd suggest a lull (telehandler). Even a small one will reach well above your 10-foot midpoint, and 1000 lbs is nothing. Not only will it get the towe
Access to the tower is always a limiting factor, I took down (with lots of help) a old Tristo 55' crankup down that was in a small backyard with lots of trees. No access in the back yard and my buddy
I've done the winch over the house trick with rollers, and that worked well. Recently I built my own tilt-over fixture to raise my current tower. It was made out of four 4x4 posts. Two were upright a
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 11:25:41 -0500
I have a medium small compact tractor, Kubota 39 PTO HP and 4x4 with a FEL. I have pallet forks I can swap for the bucket. It is rated for 1500 lbs on the forks. I down rate the forks and use an exte
I have let BX type towers just free fall with no damage. Of course they did not fall on the ground but instead into a good layer of snow. Doug "Think of all the ways you can hurt yourself laughing."
Funny, Im putting one up and thats what I was thinking of renting to get it off the trailer and to hold it in position while I place the mounting bolts. They have more than enough capacity to handle