[TowerTalk] Tower Stacking - Trylon ST

[Bill Austin]

I'm ready to start stacking my tower.  It's a freestanding 60' Trylon 
ST.  There are six 10' sections.  We are going to lift the first section 
into place using a backhoe.  The plan is to then use a gin pole to raise 
the other 5 sections.  I have a 12' piece of 2" pipe, and a Trylon gin 
pole kit from w9iix.  I also have one of the Tower Jack pulley's (Tower 
Block) to go at the base for horizontal pulling.  My big concern is the 
weight of the sections.  The top section weighs about 120lbs and the 
bottom comes in around 240lbs.

Any suggestions, advice, or recommendations will be greatly 
appreciated.  Anyone in the area that wants to watch, or come and lend 
some moral support, is more than welcome to stop by.  :)  I'm in North 
Las Vegas near the Cannery Casino.  We're going to do the first section 
Saturday or Monday afternoon, and then go from there.

Thanks & 73,
Bill - KD7ZAH