[TowerTalk] Rohn 45

[john at kk9a.com]

You can lay a wood 4x4 across the other two straight legs and jack the
bent one outward. If you need to use a sledge hammer, I would place a
piece of wood on the tower and hit against that so you don't damage the
tower.  I have used both methods successfully. I am sure that a long steel
bar that fits inside the leg or a pipe that fits on the outside would be
the best straightening option if you had one available.

John KK9A


To:	towertalk at contesting.com, n4gnr at windstream.net
Subject:	 Re: [TowerTalk] Rohn 45
From:	K7LXC at aol.com
Date:	 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 05:46:32 -0400 (EDT)

>there may be one leg bent slightly  from a drop..This is a common
>problem...you can bend it back  carefully
>with a short scissor jack....

    Hmm? Where is the opposition for the jack to  push against? Another
leg? Won't that bend the other leg too?

>  Or you may be able to "adjust" the legs by bending the  cross bars,,with
a 5 lb hammer,,be careful,,

    I would think that this would have a tendency to  dent the leg - not a
good thing.

    Using another section as a lever has been  mentioned. You can also use
a piece of piece. All it has to do is slip over the  leg and pry it as
needed.

Cheers,
Steve        K7LXC
TOWER TECH