I have the same tower and same situation. I have not determined the exact
amount of lean, ie dropping a plumb bob from the top, etc. I also used the
base dimensions in the instruction manual, and the tower was installled in
1993. I do not have any binding, so never bothered to correct the leaning.
73 Buddy WB4M
> With a small 52' crankup, you can probably live with quite a bit of lean.
> The main problem is whether it can still go up and down without binding.
>
> The additional stress on the tower from leaning a little, is minor
> compared to
> the design target wind load.
> > -kevin
> ad6z
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