Yes. 3 pair of hands should be more than enough. I've done 30' of 25G with
myself and a one other person. You won't need the rope.
Tom Hybiske K3GM
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don M" <hy_tek@hotmail.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 11:52 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Rohn 20G Tower lay down questions
>I currently have a Rohn 20G tower which consists of 2 - 10' and 1 - 9' top
>sections about 29' tall overall not including antenna. It has a hinged base
>which enables the tower to be layed over to the ground. I need to rework
>the top mast section which is rusted and prevents me from replacing the
>mast. How difficult is it to lay this tower down? Can it be done by just
>having 3 men or so walk it down or is it too heavy to do it that way. I can
>run a guide rope from over my brick chimney which is about half way up for
>added support while lowering. The weight of the mast and antenna is
>nominal. From what I've read the weight of the 20G tower sections adds up
>to about 90 pounds total. Since I was not here when the tower was installed
>I have no idea of the difficulty in laying it over manually. Can this be
>done? Thank you.
>
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> Don
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