40 per section = 160x2 = 320
50 x. 4 = 200
200 + 320 = 520
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> On May 29, 2019, at 9:52 AM, [email protected] wrote:
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> Are you telling me the tower only weighs 40 pounds?
>
>
>
> Quoting Dave Tipton <[email protected]>:
>
>> If I understand what you are saying, roughly (40x4)+(4x50) = 360 lbs
>>
>> That is actually less than I anticipated.
>>
>> Your concern about the wall, is however a shared one. Thinking an internal
>> guy running along a roof truss might be in order.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On May 29, 2019, at 8:55 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>
>>> The tower will have its mass concentrated at the 20' level, and the 50 lbs
>>> 'at the top' will have its mass concentrated at the 40'+ level.
>>> if the 'hinge' is at ground level and your winch is at the 10' level, the
>>> total force of those two loads will be:
>>> 2x the tower load PLUS
>>> 4x the 'top' load.
>>> that's quite a bit for the position of the winch .. AND .. if the winch is
>>> connected to the garage, it just might pull the garage wall down.
>>> 73
>>> Don
>>> N8DE
>>>
>>> Quoting Dave Tipton <[email protected]>:
>>>
>>>> I have a 40 foot Rohn 25, with a tilt base section. It will be sitting
>>>> next to a detached framed (not block) garage with siding.
>>>>
>>>> I can attach a winch to an extra guy bracket I have at the ten foot level.
>>>>
>>>> There will be roughly 50 lbs at the top of the tower. (Rotator, Hex
>>>> Beam, GP3)
>>>>
>>>> How much is the maximum force required to raise this from a cable at the
>>>> 10 foot level?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Dave, W5DMT
>>>>
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