[TowerTalk] TT Digest Equipment Request

[Ro Grrr]

Jeremy
Unfortunately, I'm not local for you or I would put the tower up for you. I do it without a gin pole, since R25 is quite manageable.
I'm 5'8" and tip the scales at 150 and I have put up many R25's without a pole.  Taking them down is a different story since many people who put them up tighten the bolts so tight they crush the legs. I've even had to use hydraulic jacks on some and at that, there was one I simply had to walk away from since it was so bad.

I go to the top of what's there and stick my leg inside the tower, pull the new section up, stuff it, bolt it and continue the climb.
Many people can't (or won't) do it this way bcuz they are either afraid of this method or they cannot remove their leg from between the rungs on Rohn towers, as the rungs are a bit closer than the American-style tube tower.
At 62 years old I still do towers and plan to put up 150 feet of R55 here this spring, tho, at 100 Lbs a section, I'll use 2 gin poles, one to handle the tower and the other one to handle the heavy gin pole I use for R55 (it's a 3/8" thick 3 inch diameter tube, 15 feet long). The typical gin pole for the light towers is 12 to 13 feet long and easy to handle.

Anyway, best luck with your tower and I hope you can find a gin pole. Ask around on the local repeaters there and I'm sure you'll either find  a pole or better yet, some one who will fly the tower for you. Offer a case of beer and pizza and make a party out of it.

73
RoGrrr
KC8HZ

Message: 6
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011
From: Jeremy McDermond <mcdermj at xenotropic.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Equipment Request

 
Hello everyone --
 
I'm working on a smaller tower project to put up an experimental repeater here in Corvallis, OR.  I was wondering if there was anyone in the Willamette Valley area that might have a gin pole that would work on Rohn 25G that I could borrow or rent for a couple of days.  Thank you for your time and any help that anyone can provide.
 
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Jeremy McDermond (NH6Z)
Xenotropic Systems
mcdermj at xenotropic.com