If that's the same as a crow bar, then that's what I do.
73, Joe
K2XX
Alan NV8A wrote:
> On 09/04/07 11:10 am Pat Chiles wrote:
>
>
>> I received an email inquiry this morning about how I actually start my
>> crank-up tower tilting over so that the weight of the tower is off dead
>> center and starts it decent unaided. For those of you who haven't had the
>> pleasure it is not easy. I have tried several levers and fulcums and have
>> yet to get the right combination. I have also toyed with the idea of a
>> metal bracket to slide under the tower leg and provide a surface to place a
>> bottle jack under the bracket. As I am writing this the idea of putting a
>> chain with it's ends bolted together under the leg and using a car jack
>> comes to mind. So my question is what methods have you tried and been
>> successful with. Is the "end all silver bullet approach" out there?
>>
>
>
> I've used a wrecking bar between the bottom of the tower proper and the
> mounting plate of my UST HDX-555.
>
> 73
>
> Alan NV8A
>
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