[TowerTalk] GIN POLE (trivia)

[David Robbins K1TTT]

The ONLY safe use is for moving objects weighing less than the pole's rating
straight up or down the side of the tower.  Using it to handle something
that is being pulled sideways out away from the tower is not what they are
meant for.


David Robbins K1TTT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dick Green WC1M
> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 14:16
> To: Cqtestk4xs at aol.com; TOWERTALK at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] GIN POLE (trivia)
> 
> Can you give us some examples of safe and unsafe use of the Gin Pole?
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cqtestk4xs at aol.com [mailto:Cqtestk4xs at aol.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 3:44 PM
> > To: TOWERTALK at contesting.com
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] GIN POLE (trivia)
> >
> > >From another reflector:
> >
> > All joking aside, if anyone is really interested, the proper
> > term is GIN  POLE.  GIN as in enGINe comes from Middle
> > English and refers to any  mechanical device that transfers
> > energy into movement.  The term "gin  pole" refers to a
> > device used to lift or hoist heavy loads and has been used
> > in numerous industries such as fishing, mining, construction
> > of buildings,  walls, etc.
> > The gin pole we are all familiar with is one derived mostly
> > from those used in mining.  This piece of equipment is
> > designed to be mounted vertically and used to lift heavy
> > objects straight up and swiveled into position for stacking purposes.
> > The gin pole is one of the  safest and most useful pieces of
> > equipment available for stacking towers and  mounting heavy
> > loads on tower tops as long as the device is handled
> > properly.  Unfortunately it is also one of the most fequently
> > misused  and therefore most dangerous pieces of equipment in
> > our industry.
> >
> > K4XS
> >
> >
> >
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