[TowerTalk] Ways To Tilt Over a Light Tower ?

[David Hachadorian]

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From: <douglas.snowden at med.va.gov>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 10:36 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Ways To Tilt Over a Light Tower ?


>I was thinking
> about putting
> a 12 ft 6X6 with a backstay and pully at the top, 
> that is near the tower and
> use a small
> winch to crank it up and down

That basic idea sounds good. Use two backstays, spaced 
apout 30 degrees apart, for sideways stability. You can 
cut winch tension in half by using two pulleys, one on 
the tower, and one on the post. The cable routing would 
go from an eyebolt closed eye) at the top of the post, 
through the tower pulley, back through the pulley on 
the post, mounted just below the eyebolt, and then down 
to the winch.

I've seen an LM-470 lowered this way. I think they used 
a 12' 4x4 post, just sitting on the ground. The two 
backstays took all the strain.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ