[TowerTalk] Taking delivery of crankup tower

[Kelly Johnson]

Thanks. That sounds like it will work. Now, how do you get the tower off the
delivery truck without damaging it? (and without 10 strong men :-))

On 11/2/05, Steve Katz <stevek at jmr.com> wrote:
>
> Two furniture dollys, one under each end of the tower. Lay down plywood in
> advance along the route (on the ground) so the dolly wheels rotate
> smoothly
> and don't sink into the yard. When back end of rear dolly clears the
> plywood, pick up that piece and lay it down again in front of the forward
> dolly. Two people can move a very heavy tower a hundred feet or so in
> maybe
> 15 minutes this way...I know I have, lots of times. -WB2WIK/6
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kelly Johnson [mailto:n6kj.kelly at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 8:32 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Taking delivery of crankup tower
>
>
> Any recommendations on how to take a crankup tower off the delivery truck
> and transport to the back yard without a crane or 10 strong men? They are
> heavy and need support on both ends and the middle to prevent damage.
> There
> is less than 10 feet (probably closer to 7 or 8 feet ) between the house
> and
> side fence so transporting it to the backyard on a car carrier (or
> similar)
> is not an option.
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