[TowerTalk] Tilting Down a US Tower HDX-589

[Patrick Greenlee]

I have a tower with 4 1/2 inch OD tube legs on 14 ft centers.  I use a 
tractor to pull it over past the balance point where the CG crosses the 
line between the hinges and a winch on a truck plus a a-frame gin pole 
to let it down and raise it back up with the tractor following the 
raising with a tag line until past the balance point.  My slight mod of 
the Archimedes thing, "Given a lever long enough and a place to stand I 
can bend the lever."    ;)  ;)

Patrick      NJ5G

On 2/25/2015 12:11 PM, Bryan Swadener via TowerTalk wrote:
> Of course, there's nothing to prevent one from making use of Archimedes and his lever. :)
> vy 73,Bryan WA7PRC
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