[TowerTalk] neverseize on tower legs

[Tek Supp]

I second the "...but it's hard to manage aloft...".  It was not pretty nor fun in getting those up there and using them, but it was all I had at the time, and I made sure to tie off everything to a lanyard (the jack, the 2x4's and the jack crank arm).  Most importantly (if I may offer this adivce), watch your face/head when the section you are trying to get loose, does come loose.  As I mentioned previously, that section was being pulled from below (via ginpole), and when the section came loose, it shot up (and back down), and the jack and 2x4's took a leap off the tower and ended up against me with a few bruises to match (luckily though they were still attached and didn't hurt anyone or anything below.

 

I looked into the TowerJack and didn't buy it, but wished I had something easier than what I ended up doing.  So whatever you do use, tie it off and watch out.

 

Thanks

John

K7ALA

 


 
> Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 22:14:27 -0500
> From: jimjarvis at optonline.net
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] neverseize on tower legs
> 
> 
> Tony,
> 
> Get yourself a "TowerJack". 
> 
> You'll need to overcome gravity, plus whatever alignment distortion
> generated friction there was when you assembled, plus corrosion. 
> 
> Towerjack works.
> 
> Car jack and 2x4's works, too, but it's hard to manage aloft.
> 
> N2EA/Jim
> 
> ps: it's actually easier to take this stuff apart vertically than horizontally,
> so laying it over intact and then disassembling isn't fun. Vertical disassembly
> obviously requires a ginpole. And a ground crew.
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