[TowerTalk] LM-470 tower erection

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Bill,
I have had the need to erect the Tri-Ex LM-470 tower on 4 occasions over  the 
years, and in addition a heavier HD-589 US Tower using one of the methods  
describe in the responses you received.  The technique that requires very  
little expense, or operating space is the use of 4" PVC, or round fence posts (I  
prefer the wood posts).  Several "rollers" and a couple medium length 2x4's  
for levers will allow you and one other person (my XYL) to relocate the  rollers 
and you can move a tower from the front yard to the back with  comparative 
ease.
 
The next step of engaging the tower base to the base tabs is also done  using 
basically the same idea, but in this case you may have to adjust the  
diameter or thickness of what now becomes a fulcrum (a single roller or  box).  
Remember that with only one roller in place (fulcrum) there is  always part of the 
tower that is higher then, or lower then that point.   This allows you to put 
in a new roller, and when resting on a couple of  2x4's that raises the 
fulcrum height and therefore shifts the tilt range on  the tower base tabs. After a 
few tries you can get this at the correct position  and heght.
 
When positioned at the right spot you can tilt the tower base up by pushing  
the top end down until the bottom pair of holes line up.  It is handy to  have 
large steel punch or rod to engage the tower tab and help in aligning the  
holes.   2 Bolts in, attach lifting cable and haul away
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From:  "Bill Winkis" <kc4pe at bellsouth.net>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Positioning A  LM-70 Crank-Up

When first installing the tower after the "Tilt Over  Frame" is in 
place......My Question is "How do you maneuver/wheel the tower into  the correct  
horizontal position", do you use some sort of low dolly  

Using the tilt over frame .......  you move the tower in on the  backside of 
the frame...then align the two side by side base/tower bolts, insert  the two 
bolts .... then the crank up the tower to a vertical position...with the  
re-positioned hand crank.....

But how do you move around 1600 pounds of  tower lying one foot off the  
ground....

-Bill
kc4pe at bellsouth.net





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