[TowerTalk] What a FOOLISH Act Re: Neverseize on rohn tower legs

[Gary Bonnor]

Who would be so foolish to work on a tower of any height without 
having a ground crew ??

Even if it is only a harmonic to go and get help if everything turns 
"pear shaped" !!!

Gary
VK4ZGB


At 05:55 AM 6/01/2010, W3YY wrote:
>Tony -
>
>As previously noted, neverseize or not, you just need a ground crew to put a
>little upward pressure on the section while someone is on the tower
>assisting with the separation.  No big deal.  A tower jack or similar device
>will help in difficult situations.
>
>Now, if you want to do this without ground support, its more difficult.
>Take off the bolts and go to the ground and put constant pressure on the
>section yourself and tie it off, then go back up and wiggle it to free it.
>Or, maybe hang some heavy weights (two bags of concrete) on the rope going
>to the gin pole and go up and try to free the section.
>
>Good luck.  I've assembled and disassembled tower sections single-handed,
>but it's much easier if you can get some ground support.
>
>73, Bob - W3YY
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