You're right, the difference between 15" and 18" steps is kind of a big
deal on taller towers. We work regularly on a couple of broadcast towers
with 18" steps on the climbing ladder. One of them is 900' tall, and my
guys really bitch about it...
These towers were built in the late 50's - it seems that more recent
towers have 15" or so spacing.
-Steve K8LX
On 8/19/2013 12:52 AM, Jim Thomson wrote:
I noticed that Rohn 65G has the steps 18 inchs apart...vs the 15 inchs apart on
rohn 45 + 55.
18 inchs seems like a huge spread between each step....for both your feet...and
hands.
For you folks with 65G towers, are they harder to climb ? On a 100-200 ft
tower, I
could see this being an issue. Im not planning to install any 65G... it was
just a general
observation on my part.
On a similar note, for folks who install mast steps, how far apart are you
spacing them ?
I see that 12 inch spacing is used on most extension ladders. I made my own
mast steps,
soon to be installed. I may build 1-2 more, just to reduce the spacing a bit
between each step.
Jim VE7RF
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