[TowerTalk] HDX555 update.......

[res1q6fs]

Well, I couldn't wait. The HDX555 arrived here on a mogo sized flatbed semi-trailer at 10 AM this morning. We had it off the trailer in a few minutes. No problem using the  BobCat with forks. We laid the tower gently on the side of the yard. Surveyed it and decided to, what the heck, put this guy up at its minimum height for now. We had the BobCat to 3:30, so times a wasting. My son went over and gently laid the tower next to the base. We checked the level of the T base again, and adjusted it right on. Cranked down the big nuts and slowly moved the tower over to the base. After a little wiggling back and forth with the BobCat, we had it ready to go down between the vertical supports of the base. We had greased the tower and base where they would slide together to make things go smooth.We lined up the bottom bolts, hand tightened the nuts and then decided this was it. We used the BobCat to slowly raise the tower vertically and within literally a few minutes of slow going, we had the tower up. Put the bolts in and tightened the nuts and it is now standing. Nothing prettier than a new tower glistening in the sun.

Roger
W5RD