[TowerTalk] Guying a tiltover tower

[W1GOR]

See this web page for mechanical details of the 'falling derrick' method of 
tower raising:

http://www.n6rk.com/falling_derrick_gme/falling_derrick_gme.html

The site contains a number of excellent photos that illustrate many of the 
'finer details' of this project.

73, Larry - W1GOR


>> ----Original Message Follows----
>> From: wf3h at comcast.net
>> To: TowerTalk at contesting.com
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Guying a tiltover tower
>> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 19:34:10 +0000
>>
>> I'm looking at erecting 70' of Rohn 25 with a Pro 67B at the top. This
> will
>> have no thrust bearing, and the antenna will be <1 foot above the tower.
>>
>> I'd like to put up a tiltover, tilting from the base, rather than a
>> foldover. Towers I've seen that are tiltovers are usually guyed
> differently
>> than non-tiltovers. Any suggestions or references about guying?
>>
>> How about mechanisms for tilting? Anybody have good ideas on how to
> actually
>> tilt the tower?
>>
>> Thanks all