I put up an 80' tower recently and used a crane. After we secured the
guys the rigger went up the tower and detached the lift strap. We had
the tower up, and antennas installed (C31XR and D240) in just over 4
hours. Some of the best $$'s I've spent in the hobby. I ought to sell
my gin pole because the 2nd tower will be put up by a crane as well.
Rich - N5ZC
On 7/30/2012 4:53 PM, John Harper wrote:
> Please pardon the dumb question...I'm on new turf:
>
> In a couple weeks, a crane will be coming to raise 30 feet of Rohn 25 tower
> (in one piece) onto the existing 20 feet already in the ground. How does the
> crane normally release from the section to which it's attached? That point
> will now be 50 feet high and I know taller towers are raised this way.
>
> Is the tower attached to the crane by the hook, which falls away once there
> is no longer a load on it or is there some other way (short of climbing up
> there to untie)?
>
> Tnx/73,
>
> John AE5X
> The tower in progress:
> http://www.ae5x.com/blog/tower-installation/
>
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