[TowerTalk] Moving a Tower

[Mickey Baker]

>> Duct tape or bailing wire.

​Or Ty-Wraps! :-)​


Mickey Baker, N4MB
Palm Beach Gardens
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On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 11:39 AM, Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g at windstream.net
> wrote:

> Some tower hauling might be done in the dark where a flag might not be
> seen.  Magnetically attached trailer lights can be used on the overhanging
> portion of a tower.  They come with a long cable and a plug to fit a common
> connector on vehicles set up for towing.  Inexpensive adapters  are
> available to convert from round styles to rectangular style connectors or
> vice versa if needed. These provide tail lights, brake lights, and turn
> signals.  I bought mine in the 80's and they are still working just fine.
> Same thing still available.  Aluminum tower?  Duct tape or bailing wire.
>
> Patrick        NJ5G
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> On 3/30/2017 9:40 AM, Mike & Becca Krzystyniak wrote:
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>> I moved one of these last fall.  It nests around 13' and we used a 10'
>> trailer with a flag.
>>
>> Four of us comfortably muscled it around from where it was to the drive.
>> YMMV
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
>> Grant
>> Saviers
>> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 9:23 AM
>> To: Joe Partlow; towertalk at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Moving a Tower
>>
>> Rent a car moving trailer or 20' flat bed.  The tower can go over the
>> tongue
>> a bit and stick out the back some if flagged (5' ? check the CA DMV regs).
>>
>> Getting it to and on the trailer depends entirely on where it is, ground
>> conditions, etc.
>>
>> Grant KZ1W
>>
>> On 3/30/2017 7:02 AM, Joe Partlow wrote:
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>>> So I spotted a listing on Craig's List for a 41 foot US Tower.
>>> https://bakersfield.craigslist.org/for/6036930477.html
>>> I think it's a TM-541SS. Does any have a suggestion on the best way to
>>> move it to my QTH. It's on the ground in Lake Isabella, CA and my QTH
>>> is Camarillo, CA, about 150 miles.
>>>
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