[TowerTalk] Chainsaw Winch and Tower Pics

[AA6DX - Mark]

Neat pix!  That chainsaw apparatus was totally different than the one I had 
used back in 1985 --  much easier to control the happenings!   Query .. how 
did you control the chain saw throttle?
Thanks for sharing .. Mark, AA6DX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Fuller" <rfcdma at spinn.net>
To: "Blake M." <n4gi at tampabay.rr.com>; "tower >> TTalk" 
<towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Chainsaw Winch and Tower Pics


> The winch plate is attached to the stake bed pockets via motercycle
> strap.....this would not be safe to winch 1000 lbs but it was fine for
> 100 lb sections of tower.   Also the big rope is attached to the pull
> line with a prussik knot as a safety.   This knot slips on take up and
> if something were to fail it would grab and stop the pull line from
> going out.  This works similar to a ascender device.   The prussik will
> allow you to pay the rope out by simply pulling on the know with your 
> hand.
>
> Blake M. wrote:
>
>> I still can't make out what the chainsaw is attached to.  That piece
>> of wood on the tailgate?  The rope attached looped around the hitch?
>>
>> 73,
>> Blake N4GI