[TowerTalk] neverseize on tower legs

[al_n6ta at comcast.net]

Yeah, ur right! 

My other bad habit was to climb with using the Klein bole belt bought at the flea market.  I now have a real, new, harness and y-type fall arrest lanyard.  Always connected.  I fixed that real good but I climb slow as a result.  I next need to fix the problem of working when alone.... 

Al 
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Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 4:36:37 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] neverseize on tower legs 


:)    Luckily it wasn't into someones head.   

  

John 

K7ALA 
  


Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:32:07 +0000 
From: al_n6ta at comcast.net 
To: teksaport at hotmail.com 
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] neverseize on tower legs 





So, I watched the 2x6 float to earth and decided the TowerJack was a good. idea  It worked well and I would recommend it.  Good for installs and take downs.  So, I also dropped it and it stuck like a jack knife.  Not as brite yellow as when new, but just as useful. 

Al 
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From: "Tek Supp" <teksaport at hotmail.com> 
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Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 9:46:22 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] neverseize on tower legs 


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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