[TowerTalk] short survey

[Patrick Greenlee]

I turned 71 a couple days ago.  I am in the middle of a couple tower 
projects, one crank up and tilt over and one tilt over.  I have a 
Hy-Gain Hy-Tower atop a barn.  I fell off the barn in a "ladder 
accident" landing on a steel shipping container essentially uninjured.

I am building stairs to access the top of the 40 ft tower that has 4 
inch tubular legs on 14 foot centers.  A platform with safety rail will 
be built at the top where the legs are on 9 foot centers. (Tower was 
originally 100 ft.) The jury is still out regarding the tower to be 
installed at or near the top of this 40 foot tower. candidates include 
crank-ups, tilt-overs, and crank-up/tilt-overs.

I have climbed towers before and I can do it but it isn't my favorite 
thing.  I weighed about 270 when I was climbing towers and am down to 
212 as of this mornings weighing.  I can climb OK now but am looking to 
the future and reduced capability.  I  am also putting up a 50 ft Rohn 
25 with tilt base.  I have no plans for climbing any tower but the one 
mentioned above with stairs and observation platform.

Don't let your ego get you hurt.

73,

Patrick NJ5G


On 8/28/2014 3:59 AM, caraj at cox.net wrote:
> 72 + and still climbing.
>
> My new tower design will be electrically raised and tilted.
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> Wife has been afraid of roof work for 40 years.
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> 73,
> John K2SFS
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> ---- Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:
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> My wife wants to know how may of us are still climbing our own tower after age 68. If you don't any longer, please tell when you stopped. (Now I gave my age away)
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> Best 73 de,
>
>
> Hans - N2JFS
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