I use two 2 X 4 blocks of wood in each section and it has worked for 30 years.
Then I climb the tower, belt off, and perform the task. Be careful.
Semper Fi,
Tommy - K6YE
DX IS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary E. Jones" <garyejones@cmaaccess.com>
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 7:25:36 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] HDX-89 rotator replacement - w/o tilting the tower
over?
Steve:
What are you standing on when you perform this process? Are you on a
ladder, a man lift, or standing on the tower sections?
I have never found that 2x4s or steel pipes truly block a crank up tower.
Sure you can jam 2x4s through the tower sections, and/or pipe section
through the telescoping sections, but it is clear that if the lift cable
sheared, the tower sections would drop significant amounts (enough to shear
off toes or fingers) before the blocks kick in.
I really am interested since I currently own a pair of HDX589s
Gary W5FI
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of john@kk9a.com
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 11:23 AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Cc: brianmo@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] HDX-89 rotator replacement - w/o tilting the tower
over?
I've done as Steve suggested several times during the few years that I owned
a crank-up tower. Changing a rotator this way is pretty easy and safe if
you block the tower sections.
John KK9A
To: towertalk@contesting.com,
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] HDX-89 rotator replacement - w/o tilting the tower
over?
From: K7LXC@aol.com
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:20:36 EST
In a message dated 12/29/2010 11:32:47 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> I have an US Tower HDX-89 tower, and I need to replace the Tailtwister
2
currently nestled in the top section below the thrust bearing. Is it
possible,
and what's the procedure, to remove and reinstall a rotor w/o tilting over
the
tower? I will have removed the antennas and mast, but don't how far the
tower
must be extended to access the rotator plate.
Hiya, Brian --
You don't need to remove the antennas and mast. Run the tower up far
enough so that the rotator is accessible, block the bottom of sections with
2x4's or pipes to prevent downward tower movement and go on up. You can use
a comealong to lift the mast up enough to clear the rotator or a pry bar
of some sort. You can get the mast up enough to do the swap and then it's
pretty straightforward.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
Cell:206-890-4188
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