I'm about to install my RT-1832. My attic space is tight because it is a web
truss type roof support. The roof slope is low because there is no snow here. I
am adding the required 2x6 or 2x8, 8' long attic reinforcing beams.
Can I use screws instead of bolts to mount the tower legs to the 2x8 attic
support? It will be very difficult to tighten nuts in the attic.
Any tips for aligning the mounting holes? I was thinking of using long nails
through the roof to mark the tower feet mounting holes before installing the
attic beams so I can make sure they are centered. I was going to use the lower
tower section to mark the feet mounting locations by checking for level and
then using nails to mark locations.
I might follow advice of another tower talk member and use a 32' extension
ladder extended to maybe 22' and use it as a gin pole lashed to the lower tower
section and hoist the top section onto the bottom. I would pre-mount the rotor
and mast. Then the same ladder could be used hoist the beam antenna.Bob
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