[TowerTalk] Lifting a TX472 off a semi & cost of pumping concrete in my area

[Dan]

Dan: I have read of people using several 55 gal drums as rollers under a
crankup to move it off a truck and to the install location. It seems that
this would cause a minimum amount of damage to a lawn. The subject of
getting concrete to a location where a truck cannot go has been discussed at
length on TT  recently. You can do a search of TT archives at Contesting.com
and probably find a mountain of info on the topic. 73, Dan, N5AR
----- Original Message -----
From: dan bookwalter <n8dcj at yahoo.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 5:07 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Lifting a TX472 off a semi & cost of pumping concrete
in my area


> Hello All
>
> i will be receiving my TX472 shortly from US Towers ,
> their recomendation is to use a wrecker (which is much
> more cost effective than the alternatives) does anyone
> have any experience/hints ??
>
> following a thread concerning hauling/pumping concrete
> from a week or two ago i checked into it in my area
> and discovered that it isnt really feasible here.... i
> have to go 250' plus... the pumping guys charge
> $165/hr with 4 hour minumum.... $2.50 per/yd of
> concrete... since its over 140' run they have to bring
> in a second truck with a one time fee of $100, which
> is roughly $780 just for the pumper plus the $450 for
> concrete...so i guess i am going to have to get
> permission from the neighbors to let me rut up their
> yard since the septic system is between the road and
> the tower base....
>
> Dan N8DCJ
>
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