[TowerTalk] Aermotor Windmill Tower

[Dan Hearn]

Doug, I owned an Aermotor tower similar to yours but 85 feet tall. I moved 
it 3 different times and worked out a system which allowed putting it 
together with a minimum of problems. The cross bracing wires are a pain to 
install. They are soft and easily straightened. I built a tool which worked 
well for installing them.
Drill and tap a 3/8-16 hole in the end of a round rod about 12-15 inches 
long. Grind away 1/2 of the side of the rod at the tapped end so that, 
looking at the end, you see a half circle of metal with half of the thread 
remaining. You will also probably need to grind a bit on the side of the 
threaded part so it will go thru the wire hole. This pry bar is inserted 
thru the hole in the wire and the half circle of threads in it lays over the 
end of the tower bolt. The threaded part of the bar will not slip off and 
the bolt threads will not be damaged. Push the pry bar to tighten the wire 
until you can tap the wire onto the bolt with a small hammer. It worked 
great for me.
  I used lock washers on the bolts. I might mention that I was given some 
stainless bolts and nuts which I used the second time I put the tower up. 
When I took it down for the third move, the SS bolts and nuts seized and I 
had to break most of them to get them off. Since then I have used plated 
hardware.
 73, Dan, N5AR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Rehman" <rehman at surveil.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 2:48 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Aermotor Windmill Tower


> After quite a bit of delay, I am back to refurbishing a 57' Aermotor 3
> legged windmill tower (model MP-5 I believe) and have a couple of 
> questions:
>
> 1) During disassembly, several of the 1/4" round braces got bent (If 
> you're
> not familiar with this type of tower, these are very flexible/bendable).
> They were quite tight before being bent and will be a real chore to put 
> back
> on. I am trying to figure out a method to stretch/straighten them into 
> place
> during assembly. Does anyone have any tips?
>
> 2) The tower didn't originally have lock washers under the nuts, should I
> add them? (The assembly instructions and diagram do not show any lock
> washers.)
>
> Doug
> K4DDR
>
>
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