[TowerTalk] something new today

[Roger (K8RI)]

Mark Robinson wrote:
> Did they supply a trailer because I know that are very very heavy. The have 
> to be so that they don't tip over when extended.
 They also use outriggers which will do a great job or boring a hold in an ashphalt driveway.  Never extend the boom without the outriggers down.

73

Roger (K8RI)

> Looks like Hertz have the S-125 in my area.
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> Mark N1UK
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pete Stark K4OM" <pstark at suddenlink.net>
> To: "Gregg Seidl" <k9kl at centurytel.net>; <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, 11 October, 2009 7:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] something new today
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>> How are the charges for a man-lift device?
>> Hourly, by day or what?
>> I would need a 70 foot vertical lift with a 500 lb capacity.
>>
>>
>> Pete K4OM
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Gregg Seidl" <k9kl at centurytel.net>
>> To: <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 8:43 PM
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] something new today
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>>> I did some tower work here today with a man-lift. I had a cousin who had
>>> his
>>> own crane but he sold out so I didn't have a way to do tower work.
>>> With all the wind we had here part of my XM-240 broke and I didn't want 
>>> to
>>> take it down and then put it back up. I called Fabco and the sales guy 
>>> was
>>> helpful and knew what I wanted and what I needed. He hooked me up with a
>>> S-125 by Genie. Other then a steep learning curve that is the BEST way to
>>> do
>>> tower work.
>>> Boy is that slick,just boom up do your work and boom down move and do it
>>> again. The thing does sway pretty good but you get used to its movements.
>>> It
>>> won't let you do something stupid. Will use this things a lot for my
>>> antenna/tower work.
>>>
>>>  Gregg  K9KL
>>>
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