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Subject: [TowerTalk] Tilting Down a US Tower HDX-589
From: [email protected]
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:35:36 -0600
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I have a motorized raising fixture for my US Tower HDX-589MDPL , and just last 
week I successfully raised it to the vertical position for the first time.  
Everything went very smoothly and effortlessly with the 1 HP motor and 50:1 
ratio Hub City worm gear drive. Raising takes about 4 minutes. I haven't 
installed my antennas, rotator etc. yet. 

My question is what is the best way to get the tower moving from the vertical 
position when I want to lower it to horizontal again? It weighs about 2,500 lbs 
and is sitting very plumb on its base. Of course once it's leaned a bit,  the 
motorized fixture will easily lower it. There's no way you can just push it 
even with some slack in the aircraft cable. 

I suspect someone on the list has a simple solution. 

J D Lambright
Montgomery County Attorney
936-539-7930

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