[TowerTalk] Legs of a 60' piece of tower being dragged while being lifted

[Grant Saviers]

Since my largest tower went up with a commercial tower company who 
builds 400' plus towers, and who required the base be managed, I would 
say there are definite disagreements about this.   When lifting sections 
with rings off supports, it can't be done safely and reliably, no matter 
the skill of the crane op.  A plain stick of Rohn 25/45/55 is a 
different animal.  Note the thread origin is about tower sections with 
rings already mounted.

Grant KZ1W

On 10/17/2016 18:55 PM, Steve Maki wrote:
> On 10/17/2016 11:53 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
>
>> The weight is irrelevant.  A skilled crane operator can move the boom as
>> it is being lifted leaving the section on the ground as a pivot point.
>> Of  course if someone wishes to build a slide or use a loader to move
>> the base as it is being lifted that is perfectly fine, but I won't be
>> doing this.
>>
>> John KK9A
>
> I agree. A good operator has no problem at all with this scenario, as 
> long as the crane is sized properly and can be positioned properly.
>
> It's just a non-issue.
>
> -Steve K8LX
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