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Re: [TowerTalk] Legs of a 60' piece of tower being dragged while being l

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Legs of a 60' piece of tower being dragged while being lifted
From: Steve Maki <lists@oakcom.org>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 21:55:00 -0400
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On 10/17/2016 11:53 AM, john@kk9a.com wrote:

The weight is irrelevant.  A skilled crane operator can move the boom as
it is being lifted leaving the section on the ground as a pivot point.
Of  course if someone wishes to build a slide or use a loader to move
the base as it is being lifted that is perfectly fine, but I won't be
doing this.

John KK9A

I agree. A good operator has no problem at all with this scenario, as long as the crane is sized properly and can be positioned properly.

It's just a non-issue.

-Steve K8LX
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