Crankup Safety

[wstrahl@nwsca.nw.lucent.com (wstrahl@nwsca.nw.lucent.com)]

Some folks climb crankups .. I'm on the side of those who lay an extension
ladder against the nested tower and clamp on once I'm at the top of the
ladder.  I'm not quite up to climbing a mast (Tnx K9US and N4SI/N9AKE for
their help in the past!)  I have a US Tower HDX-589 MDPL 89' crankup and
when the five sections are nested I don't see how anyone could possibly
get a safe foothold on all the nested crossbraces...There's barely room
to get a hand between the bracing..much less a solid spot for a foothold.

Wayne - W9II     wstrahl@nwsca.nw.lucent.com



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