[TowerTalk] Erecting tower sections solo

[Mike Ryan]

Chris, I'm not going to drag my views out. ..their just my views. And yes, I 
can see issues with using a winch (better to use a WENCH) to do the lifting. 
Trouble is that some folks will buy a winch rated at blah blah pounds. The 
difference between PULLING a weight and LIFTING a weight can be substantial. 
Caveat emptor...  -Mike

-----Original Message----- 
From: Chris
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 9:46 AM
To: Mike Ryan
Cc: towertalk at contesting.com reflector
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Erecting tower sections solo

Yeah...can you imagine a Harbor Freight (Horror Freight) winch doing this? 
Yikes!

Chris




On Dec 4, 2015, at 7:03 AM, Mike Ryan wrote:

> Chris, I have read a number of these posts from 'supermen' who have put 
> their towers up solo. Personally, I think it is not only risky but kinda 
> silly. Why take the risk...ANY risk for the sake of this hobby? If you 
> can't find someone to help you pull up a section of ROHN 25, then don't do 
> it on FLAG DAY, or GROUNDHOG'S DAY or whatever...wait for a day when you 
> have some help. That way when you need to have the NEXT section sent up, 
> there is someone down there to tie it on and you don't have to CLIMB BACK 
> DOWN to do it.  Sure a lot less work when you think about it ... and safer 
> to oot.  -Mike
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> -----Original Message----- From: Chris
> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 10:10 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com reflector
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Erecting tower sections solo
>
> What scares me about using a winch with a remote control is having the 
> remote break, get stuck, or otherwise fail to stop winding in cable.  Then 
> the tower gets pulled down with you on the top!
>
> Chris
> KF7P
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> On Dec 2, 2015, at 10:16 PM, Ken K6MR wrote:
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>> Using a small electric winch has a safety advantage over other methods: 
>> if something gets stuck they will stall rather than break the lifting 
>> cable (or worse yet, pull the tower over). If you pay attention to the 
>> noise it makes you can detect a problem almost instantly and stop before 
>> something bends or breaks.
>>
>> Ken K6MR
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