[TowerTalk] Erecting tower sections solo

[N1BUG]

Herb's method is certainly much faster than mine. I did three 
sections that way before deciding it wasn't the right approach for 
me personally. That's when I switched to the counterweight.

Paul N1BUG


On 12/02/2015 05:00 PM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:
> With Rohn 25, and a gin pole is not really required, it is very easy to
> just lay the section around the base of the tower you have walked up up
> like 3 sections. (Preferably guyed) and clip yourself on at the top.
> Lower a rope with an eye hook and snag one of the sections. Pull it up
> and stack it. Normally on a calm day a single person can place in a
> section easily by being above the top of the top of the tower with half
> his body.  (Tie the pull up rope and pulled tower off so if it falls it
> will only be a few feet.) Proceed to do the next two sections before you
> guy the 60' spot.  Then repeat the process for the next 30 feet and guy
> again if needed. You can have the guy cable pre prepared and take the up
> on your belt if they are Phylistran.  if you have all your hardware and
> wrenches in a pouch with and alignment punch and 2 lbs mall, a be tower
> should go up this way easily.
>
> Remember to have someone with in shouting distance if you run into any
> trouble.  Always get a weather report before you do this without a TS
> 100 miles away.
>
>
> Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ