You can use a tow truck or wrecker to pull up the tower.
To: "F.R. Ashley" <gdadx2@clearwire.net>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Raising Universal Tower, WAS Re: Winch for LM70 -
Tiltover ..??
From: John Kemker <john@kemker.org>
Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:58:13 -0500
On a similar note, anyone have any suggestions on an appropriate hoist
to use for lifting a Universal 60 ft. tower into place? I'm planning on
putting a "derrick" up made out of a couple of sections of Rohn 25G to
assist in raising and lowering the tower. Universal states the tower
weighs 256 lbs. and one of their engineers suggests attaching to the
tower to be raised at 20 ft. While an electric hoist isn't necessary,
it'd be nice, as long as it isn't too expensive. The derrick will be
approximately 20 ft. away from the tower and the hoist will be mounted
at the base of the derrick, with a pully at the top of the derrick.
General idea is to leave the hoisting cable attached to the tower at all
times, but not holding tension when the tower is fully raised. Other
option is to split the raising cable between the tower and the derrick
with a heavy-duty link and detach when fully raised and let the tower
length hang down out of the way.
--JohnK
73 de W5NNH
10X 75371/M&M 117/SMIRK 6185/Six Club 285/TRA 2499/Norcross 228 F&AM
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