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Subject: [TowerTalk] Crank up tower climbing safety
From: wy6k@yahoo.com (Michael Watts)
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 19:21:22 -0800 (PST)
Say no more and until I get some pictures of it up where you can see 'em.  
Maybe tomorrow or the
next day.  

--- Stan or Patricia Griffiths <w7ni@easystreet.com> wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> 
> Your solution is obviously more "clear" to you than it is to me.  All I can
> say is that everyone I have ever talked to that was involved in any kind of
> crankup accident was quite sure it was not going to happen to them . . . and
> then it did . . .  There are crankup stops available right now that are
> supposed to prevent unexpected movements of the tower sections.  The "human
> error element" is still present, even with the most sophisticated safety
> systems, and as long as it is a human being climbing a crankup, they can
> still get hurt by not following the safety rules properly.  I may think
> differently if I knew more about how your "nesting fixture" works . . .
> 
> Stan
> w7ni@easystreet.com
> 
> Michael Watts wrote:
> 
> > There's a clear solution to the safety problem with crankup towers.
> > It's the use of a "nesting" fixture on which each of the
> > telescoping sections rests when the telescoping sections are down.
> >
> > I agree that climbing a crankup tower is dangerous unless the
> > telescoping sections are PREVENTED from moving under any
> > circumstance.  A nesting fixture does that.  I now climb
> > my crankup tower with peace of mind knowing that none of
> > the sections can move even a milimeter.
> >
> > Maybe I should market this nesting fixture for all the guys with
> > crankups?
> >
> > Michael
> > WY6K
> >
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