[TowerTalk] MA-550 Tilt-over strength limits

[Mike (K6BR)]

I would not worry about it, I have the MA-40 and have left the thing
tilted over with a 40 pound steppir with 12 mast.  There was never a
problem, and with the long mast I am pushing the limits:)

PS even though mines a MA-40 I guess it is all relative, if you scale up
the stronger hardware on your rig

Mike

-----Original Message-----
 

I have a US Tower MA-550 with the tilt-over base.  I need to do some
work on
it and usually use a ladder to support the tower while I have it cranked
on
its side to support the weight while working on it.

Question is, how strong is the cable/base assembly to have the tower
supported on it's side for extended periods of time, ie., a day or so?
I
generally use a ladder to support the tower, but this time, I need the
ladder to repair a damaged element.

Obviously, it depends on the load and I have a 20 mast with a 6'
overlap, so
there is about 12-14' of the mast extending above the MA-550 with a
Steppir
1/3 of the way up and a 40m rotatable dipole on the top with a small 440
vertical.  Any concerns about this?  The tower is about 4 yrs old.


Michael  K3MH



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