[TowerTalk] winch recommendation

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/9/2007 9:02:59 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  I arrived just in time to see three men hanging on and  tugging on the 
guys to release pleasure on the equalizer plate. 
 
    Oh, baby! I never thought of that myself - hi.  

>  with two set of guys attached  at the other   anchors and a   Power King 
Garden Tractor tied to the top turnbuckle  of the remaining guy point, they 
were tugging on  causing the hole tower  ect to osculate. 
 
    Not that I'm a big fan of kissing towers but it  might be worth a try. 
 
>  Not believing what  I was witnising  I now picked  up my pace down he hill 
from the barn area, waving my hands, yelling STOP  whooooo  and just then the 
Owner knocked  out the bolt that attached  the equalizer plate to the ground 
rod.  
 
    Umm, I think you meant guy anchor rod. OTOH  maybe it was attached to the 
ground rod. 
 
>  in a millisecond the tower leached and the rope grew taught  and all was 
good. 



         It's actually taut.  At least you didn't say "taunt" which shows up 
periodically. Personally I've  taunted lots of towers without any problems. 
 
        Thank goodness no one was  hurt.
 
Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH 



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