My sense is that "wrestling down" a 425+ lb load could be very dangerous.
You might consider hiring an excavator or bucket loader with an experienced
operator to lift the tower off the base and place it on a trailer.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: larryjspammenot@teleport.com [mailto:larryj@teleport.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 3:59 PM
> To: N7BV Chuck
> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Wilson Crankup Tubular Tower Info Request
>
>
> Thanks Chuck, and to the rest of the towertalk list members
> who replied to me - this is just the info I was looking for.
> Unfortunately, the one I'm looking at picking up doesn't have
> the tilt over base, so we'll just have to try to wrestle it
> down from the upright position. I had hoped to put my
> 2-element quad on it until I get a bigger tower installed at
> my new home, then use this Wilson mast for something lighter
> like some VHF yagis, etc.
>
> Thanks again,
> Larry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: N7BV Chuck <ck2jones@yahoo.com>
> Sent: May 4, 2005 12:02 PM
> To: larryj@teleport.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Wilson Crankup Tubular Tower Info Request
>
> Picked up one of these couple of years ago myself. As
> near as I could figure from the Towertalk Email trail,
> the Wilson is similar to the US Tower (UST) 55ft'r.
> Weight about 425lbs. Mine came with the Tilt over
> base so lowering it was easy. It took five of us to
> move it to one of the CostCo Garden Carts (amazing how
> much these will hold). We then pushed and pulled it
> about 100ft to a 20ft car trailer for transport home.
>
> I used the info from UST's 55ft'r to get a permit.
> The base info is on their website Also HRO website.
> UST is now using 1 inch all thread bype rods (info on
> the website), which I picked up at a local hardware
> store.
>
> Replaced all of the bolts I could get to and will
> replace the winches soon. FYI look a little more on
> Towertalk and you will get some windload spec's -
> after seeing these I decided not to put the extra ten
> feet at the top and to only put a 2el Quad on it.
>
> I live in Port Angeles, WA. 73, Chuck N7BV
>
> = = = Original message = = =
>
> I have a chance to pick up what appears to be a Wilson
> crankup tubular
> tower from a local estate sale - it looks like it has
> three - tubular
> telescoping sections. After looking through the
> Towertalk archives, I
> think it must be a Wilson model MT-61 series. The
> concrete base has some
> info scratched into it, showing that it was installed
> in 1979.
>
> I'd be interested to know if there's a site with info
> for the concrete
> base requirements, info for replacement threaded
> rods/J-bolts to go in
> the concrete base, etc. What's the weight of the
> tower? We're trying to
> figure out how to tilt this over safely after
> releasing the upper house
> mounting bracket which is up about 10 feet above
> ground, and determine
> how many people will be needed to safely lower it, how
> to lower it, and
> carry it to a truck for transport to the new QTH.
>
> I'm also assuming that the winch and cables will need
> to be replaced.
> Any other major maintenance that would need to be done
> for a tower like
> this that has probably been up for 25+ years in the
> rainy Northwest?
>
> I do have a bunch of .jpg pictures of it available, if
> anyone has
> questions.
>
> Thanks,
> Larry
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