[TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 166, Issue 29

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Gary

Pretty close to weight...850#.

Tie through the tower...where the zig zag cross bracing meets the vertical.  Do NOT hook just around the rungs.

I'd hook it at around the top since the balance point is going to be below the ring, but close enough to the ring that it might rub against the ring.

The only wild time will be when the tower actually leaves the ground...it will want to "walk" over to where the cable is coming down from the crane.  Try top keep the bottom of the tower right below the apex of the crane's boom when the tower becomes 'airborn".  That should help.

I lifted 130 ft of 65 with two rings on it.  I can tell you 2000# of tower can be a handful if you don't it right.

73  Bill K4XS/KH7XS



Another question: so I have this 60? long section of R55 with a rotating ring at the 48? point which will have guys hanging down from it ... the weight is probably around 850#. The tower is laying with the top closest to where the crane will be set up (probably 50? away from its nearest end) and the tower going away from the crane. 

How do I ?strap? this for the crane to lift it? 

I?m concerned that the rungs are not strong enough ? their welds ? to strap around them ... do I somehow wrap around the legs using three straps all going up to the hook? 

Gary 
K9RX