that was probably a bit loud.....
any damage to nearby structures?
wt2p
On 6/27/07, jeremy-ca <km1h@jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
>
> Ive taken down a few ham/CB/2 way towers that were unsafe to climb and the
> customer would not pay for a crane. These came down very fast with the aid
> of a Sawzall and a cable cutter.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <K7LXC@aol.com>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>; <wcmoore@verizon.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 11:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower ACCIDENT
>
>
> >
> > In a message dated 6/27/2007 6:59:57 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> > towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> >
> >> You have a choice.
> >
> >> One, climb the tower and hope it does not fail.
> >
> >> Two, call a professional with a crane and have him do it the safer
> way.
> >
> >> The second choice is more expensive but what is your health and life
> > worth?
> >
> > I was saddened to hear of Joey's accident. Fortunately real tower
> > accidents are few and far between.
> >
> > THE MOST DANGEROUS TOWER ACTIVITY YOU CAN DO IS TO TAKE DOWN A TOWER
> > THAT YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT! Joe Rudi, NK7U, also had an accident
> > recently in
> > the same scenario. I'm sure there are more we don't hear about.
> >
> > A previous post about inspecting everything was very good. But
> there's
> > probably a reason why you have a gut feeling about something not being
> > right
> > sometimes. If there's ANY doubt in your mind, walk away from it. I've
> > done
> > that several times myself and have never regretted it If you're still
> > interested
> > in getting it down, call in the pros.
> >
> > The best thing to do is to get a two- hook crane in there. That way
> > the
> > crane can run you up in the man-basket with one hook to attach the
> slings
> > to
> > the top of the tower with the other hook, then you get lowered off and
> > the
> > second hook can pick the tower up. I've done this with 100' 25G towers
> > with no
> > problem. Since someone has to be at the top of the tower to rig it for
> > lowering, this is the way you do it so you don't have to climb it. In
> > both cases
> > there was NO WAY I was going to climb those towers.
> >
> > Cheers & climb safe,
> > Steve K7LXC
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> >
> >
> >
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