[TowerTalk] Walking Down Crank-Up

[john at kk9a.com]

Be careful.  My first tower was an aluminum Universal tower and the brochure
showed illustrations of a person just walking it up. Mine was just a 30'
tower with a tribander and it was extremely difficult for two or three of us
to walk up.  When walking down your steel tower you do not know how heavy it
will feel until it's too late and someone could get severely injured. You do
not need a crane, a tow truck would easily hold the weight from the back
side while it was tilted down and they are readily available for a
reasonable cost.

GL,
John KK9A


To:	Towertalk Reflector <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject:	[TowerTalk] Walking Down Crank-Up
From:	Bob Matthews <kt3rr at verizon.net>
Date:	Fri, 13 Oct 2017 23:44:33 +0000 (UTC)

Hello All,
I have a Hygain 52SS crank-up tower on a hinged base. Has anyone on here
tried 
to walk a tower down this size? It's 22 feet nested. Weighs about 400 lbs I 
believe. Wondering how many men it would take to walk it down on it's hinged

base from the vertical to the horizontal position on the ground. I don't 
believe there's enough room to get a crane in to do this, so I'm wondering
how 
many people it would take to walk it down.
Thanks in advance for your input.
Bob  KT3RR