[TowerTalk] Tri-EX W51 Questions....

[Tom Anderson]

Len:

I've had a W51 since 1992, bought it direct from TriEx when they were still in business and Karl Tashjian was their chief engineer.  Karl now owns Tashjian Towers and manufactures most of the old TriEx designs.

I've since replaced the original Fulton 1500 winch with another because the brake pads were disintegrating and I could not get the winch apart to replace them. Have since bought a 2550, but haven't installed it yet.  

I called TriEx after I got my tower up and they said the W51 was never designed for an electric winch, although I've heard of folks doing it. 

When it came time to put up my tower we used the "hinge method".  This is where you put one set of bolts on the bottom of the "triangle" base.  Then we attached a large piece of rope to the unhinged side and several hams pulled on it while several others helped me just walk the W51 upright.  I had someone on the base ready to slip in a bolt as soon as the top was upright. Once it was initially secured, we just slipped in the other bolts and the tower was up, at least in its collapsed position.

Then we installed the winch, etc.  Oh yes, another thing we did was to put the rotor and mast in the W51 top before we manhandled the thing upright.  A lot easier than trying to do it in the air......

I also made my base a bit larger than what the specs called for 4x4x6 just to give it a little more strength and weigh.  I used what the concrete folks called "six sack mix" or they same consistency as what they use on interstate highway bridges the concrete folks said.  

I hired a professional concrete person for the base just so there weren't any problems and in the nearly 20 years since, I haven't had a single problem.

Also let your base cure about a month before you put the tower on it and wet it down daily with a gentle sprinking of water on the top to help it cure a bit more evenly and slowly.  The heat generated by curing concrete can cause cracks if you let it cure too fast, such as putting it up in real hot weather.

73 de
Tom, WW5L  




--- On Wed, 7/6/11, N2len at aol.com <N2len at aol.com> wrote:

> From: N2len at aol.com <N2len at aol.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Tri-EX W51 Questions....
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2011, 3:17 PM
> Hello Everyone, 
> I am looking for anyone who has built a tilt/fold over
> accessory, gin pole, 
>  or any type of tilt over device for this tower.
> This tower currently has a Fulton K1500 winch. Anyone using
> a electric  
> winch setup, any ideas, suggestions, pictures, etc...?
> I know that Hy-gain utilized a electric winch setup on the
> HG52S tower,  
> however I didn't find the specifications.
>  
> Thank you,
> Warmest Regards,
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