[TowerTalk] Name That Crank-up ?

Gus VO1MP gussam@newcomm.net
Thu, 6 May 1999 01:21:07 -0230


VO1MP  Gus Samuelson
St. Phillips Newfoundland

For some time now I have had a Heavy Duty Crank Up ( abt 5 yrs)
it has been in a horizontal position and really should go up soon.

The tower has absolutely  no identifying marks on it .

It is a tubular three sided latticed  braced unit and measures 
about 26" on the outside of the  bottom section .
Each section is 20 ' long .
This tower is  a motorized  up and  down unit with a 220 VAC
motor. The brand name on the motor is the only part with an identification
mark . The motor is a " Dayton " Brand name. This might be a clue.
The tower is designed to be tilted over also , there is a pulley sheave 
on one side and at one  time it had  a lufting post and tilt over feature.
The raising and lowering mechanism has one large spring loaded rod 
connecting to a winch drum. The raising and lowering process was operated
 by a standard type auto fan belt and   pulley system one on the motor and
 one on the winch drum apparatus..
This tower might be about 20 yrs old  ? ? and had probably only been raised
about a dozen times in it's entire life.
Th galvanizing  and metal condition is still good , and really only needs some cosmetic work
and re-cabling. The sheaves look to be in very good condition.
This tower was shipped here from the US ( by VO1BB SK ) along with Three heavy duty 5 element 3"
boom  TELEX monobanders (10-15-20)  the through the boom element type. In fact the guy bought
two identical tower systems , the other has no distinguishing marks either ..

Would really like to have some data about this unit , in order to refurbish,  re-cable and perhaps 
install it.
Wonder if it is an older version of the Heavy duty Telex ?
Not much information to go on , mebbe some body can provide some clues or help ?   
Appreciate any clues ... Help !!
73  Gus/VO1MP

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