[TowerTalk] Tilting tower

[N6FD]

I purchased a tower from the estate of a SK.  It was about 50' high and 
hinged in the middle.  It had strongback that ran along one leg of the 
tower attaching to the tower above the hinge.  There was a winch on the 
tower below the strongback attached to it with a cable that allowed you 
to crank the tower up and down.  Unfortunately it is currently lying on 
the ground awaiting construction of the new QTH, otherwise I could put 
up pictures.  If anyone can remember who the manufacture was, I would 
appreciate a pointer.

TNX,
Erich
N6FD

jacobsen_5 at msn.com wrote:
> Barry is seeking info on tilting/non-retracting towers:
>
> Barry,
> I believe Heights Aluminum towers have tilt over fixtures that tilt over the entire tower, either with a manual crank/"ajax screw", or with a motor. ALSO, I seem to remember   Y E A R S  ago in one of the mags (QST, or CQ), someone had engineered a tilt over lattice tower using 2 or 3 sections of tower as a moving gin pole at the base, 90 deg angle to the tower. Used a winch (not wench) to tilt and raise (although I guess you could use a wench to turn the winch). Had 4 way side guys. The side guys were left attached permantly and with carefully calculated length and anchor points so that the tension remained as the tower was tilted to reduce side sway. The back guys went to the gin pole so tension also remained constant and reduced tower bend. I believe the tower was about 75' or so in height.
>
> I can be done. Just takes lots a math......
> Good luck with your project.
>
> 73 es GDDX
> K9WN  Jake
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