In a message dated 3/15/02 7:03:47 PM Pacific Standard Time,
djones449@cogeco.ca writes:
> Best way to lower and raise a mast on a tower?
> For example...
> a) to raise out of a rotor to swap it out
A come-along works for me.
> b) to lower it far enough to swap out a bearing on the tower top
I'd use a come-along here.
> c) to lower it, bolt on a 2m beam, then raise it and bolt on more antennae
A come-along would do it.
You need a sling around the mast as a choker to attach the come-along
hook but then it's just a matter of click-click with the come-along.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
Tower Tech
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