[TowerTalk] ride up with the load

[K1TTT]

Old time construction high wire acts... literally:
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=46258
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=85




David Robbins K1TTT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger (K8RI) [mailto:K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net]
> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 02:44
> To: draxfelton at gmail.com
> Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] ride up with the load
> 
> 
> 
> Drax Felton wrote:
> > Holy cow!  No wonder OSHA is so strict.
> >
> Ever see some of the "old" films up on sky scraper construction with
> some one "riding the ball", 20 or 30 plus stories up and they weren't
> even hooked to the cable.
> > And $250 is a SWEET deal for a crane to do anything.
> >
> >
> Ah, if I could get one for that.  They have to put the extension on
> here, but that's not a problem because then can't make the turn from the
> road into the driveway. Even if they could there is no place long enough
> for them to lay out the boom and hook up the extension. 125' HyRanger is
> about $1,100 to $1250 a day although I can get one for the week end at
> the day rate. If it wasn't for the power lines they might be able to
> work from the road.  So mine is a strictly climb it your self or hire a
> climber(s)
> 
> 73
> 
> Roger (K8RI).
> >
> >> In "the old days" we used to ride up with the load.  It's amazing how
> many
> >>
> > of us survived.
> >
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