[TowerTalk] Taking delivery of crankup tower

[Julio Peralta]

On the occasions I had to remove a 1.5 ton tower from a tractor trailer
I had to use an automobile wrecker with an articulating boom. I guess it
would depend on how much the tower weighs. Some weights are not safe to
try to pick up manually.

As for moving to the back yard you could use large diameter pipes placed
on the ground under the tower. The tower could then be rolled/pulled
along and as the tower moves off one pipe it is then placed under the
front and so on until it reaches its destination.

Don't worry to much about supporting it in the middle and both sides if
it can't support it's own weight you'll never be able to stand it up.

Julio, W4HY

-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Kelly Johnson
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 11:32 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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