Yo,
My friend, the crane guy, clean lifted 70' of Rohn 55 over to me atop
40" of already erected tower that had a rotating tower bearing at the 50'
level of the section that went on top.
No problems then or so far and it's one of the towers I haven't killed
somehow.
73 and I remain,
Lew W7EW/W7AT
On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 9:31 AM, <K7LXC@aol.com> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 5/11/2010 9:07:29 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
>
> > Anyone know how much Rohn55 can be picked up at once by a crane without
> hurting the tower?
>
> I've picked up 90 feet of 45G laying on the ground slung from the top
> of the tower with no problem. 55G would be heavier so you might consider
> 80' of it as a safe limit. Do a test lift and see how comfortable you are
> with it.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
> Cell: 206-890-4188
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