It's Rohn 25 and as others have said the cost of renting the man lift would
probably exceed what it is worth. If possible I would drop it by cutting the
legs.Then buy some decent used tower which shouldn't be hard to find. Just ask
around and look online.73,Gary K9GS
-------- Original message --------From: terry burge <ki7m@comcast.net> Date:
5/5/19 5:22 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Tom WA9WSJ <wa9wsj@yahoo.com>, Tom WA9WSJ via
TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] tower removal
question Tom,Those splits in the base is an issue. It may be necessary to clamp
angle iron around each section to make sure they don't split out more and
topple on you. The question may be is it a tilt base or what? And is it rusted
through some where? If it is still solid you may get by with just buying new
bolts thru Star or the like.Rohn 45 weights 40 pound a section. In my younger
days I could walk up that size tower on the Rohn tilt over base as I recall
without too much difficulty. I'm 70 now and don't think I would want to try it
now. But of course that is 160 pounds and if you slip or need help it is a
handful of big trouble. Don't get caught under it! Best to have two people of
course. I know using a jin pole arrangement 38-40 foot of tower is really sweet
using it. Fun playing with a tribander with the reflector a foot or two off the
ground and the beam facing up and adjusting for SWR. The way it will shift up
or down can be predicted once you have done it a couple of times. And yes you
can tune a yagi this way with a tilt over tower. Quads, NO WAY! But with the
availability of rohn 45 tower you do have to consider is the trouble worth it
to you. A boat style hand winch works well on a tower this size IF it has a
locking break.TerryKI7M> On May 5, 2019 at 2:36 PM Tom WA9WSJ via TowerTalk
<towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:> > > Hello Oh Wise Gents!> I have the
opportunity to obtain a 40, (38), foot Rohn 25G for free. But I will have to
take it down. I have no idea how long it's been in the air but I would guess
many years.> The bottom section has TWO splits, one per leg, where it must have
frozen and ruptured, so no climbing it. I'm considering a rented man lift to
take each section off.> So my question is "generally speaking", how difficult
is it to separate the sections? Considering that I'll use a gin pole and a
tower jack installation/removal tool.> The antenna that is up there is what
looks to be a VHF commercial ground plane, so no real weight was up there. > I
know this is a leading question, but I'd like a little insight as to what I'm
up against.> What tricks does the experienced guys here have to suggest?>
Thanks much!!!> Tom> > _______________________________________________> > > >
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