[SCCC] tower climber

[Drew Arnett]

Very true.  A tower guy recommendation is what I should have asked
for, not a climber.  Definitely nobody should climb this thing.  Looks
like the rust problem is at the bottom and so is limited so the crane
idea is a good and safe one.  It's on the back of the house
unfortunately so would need a crane large enough to go over the house.
(Not uncommon, but I haven't rented one myself.  I have used genie
lifts, but it's been a few years.)

And this isn't a tubular; it's a triangle 2 section nested tower.
Fairly small.  I should have measured the size of the section, but
it's definitely not bigger than rohn 25 and maybe a tad smaller.

Thanks,

Drew
n7da

On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 2:03 AM NA6MB Mike <na6mb.mike at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I don’t think you need a tower climber, you need a crane.
> That would be the safest way to remove a rusty tower.
> Rig a cable above the balance point, unbolt or cut the bottom and lift it away and lower to ground level.
> You may be able to use a bucket lift.
> Remove the antennas and rig to lower the tower tube.
>
> NA6MB
> Mike
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Apr 15, 2021, at 7:48 PM, Drew Arnett <arnett.drew at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I saw a referral some time back, but don't have the info.
> >
> > Looking at a 2 section telescoping & hand winched tower at a SK home.
> > Very solid bracket at the eaves, but the tubing at the foot is at
> > least partially rotten.  Looking for 1) advice and 2) a pro the family
> > could have quote the job if it's too dicey for us volunteers.
> >
> > Tower is currently retracted.  The base looks like it may have one
> > solid piece of metal that we could count on to keep the bottom from
> > moving while we tip it down.  I won't bank on that until I chisel out
> > the rust first to make sure.
> >
> > Location is San Diego.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Drew
> > n7da
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