Hi Jim,
A lot of people have hit me with similar ideas off list. The main reason is
that if I need the truck for the paying customers I have to be able to get
to it. If it's in the middle of that mad house I might not be able to get
it out. And if I did end up needing it I'd have to leave the vendors high
and dry.
Plus I don't want to wash it.
Plus, if I can come up with an idea that will work it could be used for
other longer term projects as they come up. I'm thinking ice storms, wind
issues etc.
marlon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Hargrave" <w5ifp@gvtc.com>
To: "Marlon K. Schafer (509-982-2181)" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
Cc: "Towertalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 3:04 PM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Temp tower idea
> Marlon,
>
> Why not use the bucket to support the tower. Attach the base to a
> platform.
> and roll the bucket truck on top of the base. Then with a rope or cable
> attached to the bucket and pulled down through the tower. Secure the cable
> at the bottom after you have everything in place. I assume you can
> position
> the bucket from ground level.
>
> This approach works fine for securing an small tower to the overhead rack
> on
> a motor home for field day.
> Yours is just a larger scale.
>
> 73s de Jim
> W5IFP
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer
> > (509-982-2181)
> > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 12:36 PM
> > To: towertalk@contesting.com
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Temp tower idea
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I've been asked to put in a wifi system for a local event
> > that's wayyyy out
> > of town.
> >
> > We've had wifi available to people for a long time, but the vendors out
> > there are asking for a high reliability version for credit card
> > processing
> > at the site.
> >
> > Winds often hit 30 to 50 mph out there. Not daily but often
> > enough that I'm
> > worried about the tower's ability to stand up in the middle of
> > a bunch of
> > trailers and tents.
> >
> > Resources I already have on hand are:
> > 50ish foot old TV antenna crank up unit (with no base, but I
> > could build
> > something). I'm worried about it needing to be guy'd.
> > 6 10' sections of what I think is Rohn 45.
> >
> > What I was thinking of trying is to build a plate (how thick
> > and how big?)
> > that I could place under the tires of a rig. Then where the
> > plate would
> > stick out from the tires I'd have pins that the rohn can attach to. I
> > figure 20' up would be plenty for this.
> >
> > I've got a 65' bucket truck so standing the tower sections up would be
> > pretty easy for me.
> >
> > I'm a bit worried that even with a trailer or truck sitting on
> > the base it
> > could blow over if it's not big enough. But make it too big
> > and I won't be
> > able to move it :-).
> >
> > Thoughts and ideas?
> >
> > thanks,
> > marlon
> >
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