[TowerTalk] tower giveaway - need someone to take tower down - any advice

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

I take it that you do not have the raising fixture.  That tower is made 
to pivot on the base if it's installed in the correct orientation.
Even without the raising fixture , it can easily be taken down with a 
front end loader.

Typically the LM470 is installed as a crank up / tilt over. I've seen 
very few without the tilt over feature  You just tilt it to the 
horizontal, or close enough to remove the antennas. Lower them so the 
reflectors are close to the ground.

Once the antennas are off, lower the tower to horizontal. Use a front 
end loader to lift the tower and lay it down.

If you don't have the tilt over feature (rare), again, use a front end 
loader.  With the tower lowered/retracted, remove all the base bolts 
except the two that are parallel. Just loosen those so the tower can be 
tilted. Use the front end loader to tilt the tower down, again with the 
antenna reflectors on the bottom side.  It may take an extension ladder 
to reach the antennas for removal. Get an operator who knows front end 
loaders forward and back.  A good operator will know how to position the 
loader to make the operation the easiest.  This is no place for an 
inexperienced operator to learn how to use a front end loader.

I purchased mine, from an estate. Although it had the raising and tilt 
over feature the owner had built an extension onto his house after the 
tower was up.  That prevented  using the raising fixture, or tilting 
from the base.

I hired a contractor to take it down with a good size front end loader. 
It took him about 15 minutes working from the side. Lowered, the top of 
the tower is only 22, or 23 feet high.   He just has to figure the 
balance point after ate antennas are off.

73 es good luck

Roger (K8RI)



On 10/3/2016 Monday 12:02 PM, Dan Handelsman wrote:
> Thanks to all the responders. I really want to take down and give a 
> way my LM-470 motorized tower, mast and antennas.
>
>
> BUT there is a minor problem. I can find no one around here - 
> Westchester county NY - north of NYC - to take it down. I am willing 
> to pay to do that so that someone would benefit from this but, if I 
> can't find anyone then I am going to be forced to cut it down for the 
> metal salvage value.
>
>
> It is obvious that the latter way I will actually make money off of it 
> - but it would kill me to do so.
>
>
> Dan, N2DT
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Roger (K8RI)


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