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Re: [TowerTalk] US Tower MA40 mast oops

Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] US Tower MA40 mast oops
From: "Kurt Cathcart, KR2C" <Kurt@KuhlRoad.net>
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:01:32 -0400
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Dino,

This worked great.  Thanks for the help.

-Kurt
KR2C


On 11/4/2010 9:36 AM, Dino Darling wrote:
> You need invert the 3" tube slightly, so the top of the 3" tube is
> angled down.  Use a smaller pipe that will fit INSIDE of the 2" mast so
> you can lift and align it with the 6" 2.5" stub thats welded to the top
> of the  3" square tube.  Then shake the 3" tube to "wiggle" the 2" mast
> out. It will be much easier if you have saw horses in the driveway
> (assuming your driveway is not level).
>
> Dino - KX6D
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] US Tower MA40 mast oops
> From: "Kurt Cathcart, KR2C"<Kurt@KuhlRoad.net>
> Date: Wed, November 03, 2010 3:21 pm
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>
> OK. I pulled the bottom cap off and inside was the 3" square inner
> mast. Attached to this was the bracket for the raising cable and also a
> 4" round plate to guide it through the outer mast. i unhooked the cable
> and pulled out the 3" square inner mast. This was light enough for me
> to tilt up to about 75 or 80 degrees. The 2" mast then slid down to the
> top from where it fell in from. The problem is that at the top of the
> 3" square mast is a slightly larger than 2" pipe welded to the top of
> the 3" square mast. this pipe is only about 6" long but I can't seem
> to get the 2" mast past the weld where the slightly larger than 2" pipe
> connects to the 3" square piece. Any suggestions?
>
> -Kurt
> KR2C
>
>
>
>
> On 10/31/2010 5:40 PM, Kurt Cathcart, KR2C wrote:
>> I've been working on putting up a US Tower MA$ rotatable mast. In my
>> haste to put the mast vertical for the first time, the 2" innermost
>> section wasn't tightened down and slid in to the base section. Would
>> anybody have any ideas on how to get it back out?
>>
>> -Kurt
>> KR2C
>>
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