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Re: [TowerTalk] Lifting a pre-built section of tower using a crane - how

To: Fred Keen <fredkeen@ymail.com>, StellarCAT <rxdesign@ssvecnet.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Lifting a pre-built section of tower using a crane - how to strap it off
From: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 08:36:21 -0700
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A good catch re managing the bottom end of the 60' tower assembly being hoisted. I used a fork lift and sling at the bottom. A good crane op can swing the boom to minimize the drag and load. Also, rigging to the top with three slings for this much tower will have it truly vertical and much easier for the tower man to join the sections. With 3 choker slings on the legs there are very low loads on the rung welds.

Grant KZ1W

On 10/12/2016 8:19 AM, Fred Keen via TowerTalk wrote:
As you lift the tower, it was a lot easier for us having three men to hold the 
guy wires away from the tower as it was lifted.
Have you given any thought to how you're going to move the bottom of tower as 
the crane lifts it? We used a small front end loader bucket, there is not a lot 
of weight involved but the bottom will drag the ground until the point where 
the crane has the tower section off the ground.
Fred  KC5YN

     On Wednesday, October 12, 2016 9:19 AM, R Morris <robrk@nidhog.net> wrote:
  The crane guy will know how, and usually pick up at the 60% point. In your 
case, 40 feet, and a choker around the whole tower.

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 12, 2016, at 10:06, StellarCAT <rxdesign@ssvecnet.com> wrote:

Ok,

Another question: so I have this 60’ long section of R55 with a rotating ring at the 
48’ point which will have guys hanging down from it ... the weight is probably around 850#. 
The tower is laying with the top closest to where the crane will be set up (probably 50’ away 
from its nearest end) and the tower going away from the crane.

How do I ‘strap’ this for the crane to lift it?

I’m concerned that the rungs are not strong enough – their welds – to strap 
around them ... do I somehow wrap around the legs using three straps all going up to the hook?

Gary
K9RX

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