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Subject: [TowerTalk] Mast Lifting
From: <ed_richardson@shaw.ca>
Date: Sun, 23 May 2021 16:28:55 -0500
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Needing to service the rotator and want to lift the loaded mast up and out
of the rotator bracket.  I have used a cheap com-along in the past but I am
now reading that come-alongs are not suitable for lifting and lowering
loads, they are intended for horizontal movements only.  

 

A lever hoist would seem to be the appropriate tool.

 

So what are the tower experts using for this task? The dead weight would be
approximately 350 lbs plus any resistance/friction.

Any recommendations?  Safety outweighs cost.

 

Ed ve4vt

 

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