[TowerTalk] Turning large mast

[Donald E. Stiles]

Scott,

Try using a good sized drill, ball bearing, sleeve and a two small hydraulic
jacks.  The idea is feasible and one I used to turn a beam.  It takes a little
engineering, but as the oil raises the jack at the top, the drill spins the
fixed ball bearing quite well, and will spin quite a bit of weight.

One of the expensive parts is the tubing to get up the tower from the shack.  It
would take quite a bit of explanation here on the TT Site.  I would like to
collaborate with any who wish to use the hydraulic rotor.

73 de n8csp k

"Scott E. Olitsky" wrote:

> I am putting up a large dish with a 4 inch mast.  Does anyone have any
> suggestions as to how I might be able to turn this other than using a rotor?
> The dish will "sit" on top of a 4 " pole.  The dish mount has a "cap" on it
> that will actually sit on top of the pole.  What would be a good way to
> connect the mount to the pole so that it could rotate accurately and
> smoothly?
>
> Thanks
>
> scott
>
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