[TowerTalk] Receiving a crank-up tower

[Charles "Ed" Pitts K5OF]

You may want to try and obtain the assistance of a roll on roll off 
wrecker type truck. I had my local mechanic meet me at a location to 
remove a US tower I had taken down and layed on the ground along with 
all the antennas and raising fixture from a local ham friend who was 
selling his property and moving on. We laid the tower on thick walled 4 
inch PVC pipe cut into 3-4 foot lengths ( approx 4 of them) and rolled 
the tower on the pipes leap frogging them as they (tower & pipes) rolled 
on the ground and as the tower was being winched up onto the flat bed 
roll on/roll off wrecker.

He charged me $75 to meet me and do the job moving everything to my 
place. All done in about a hours time.

When the tractor trailer driver arrives have the roll on roll off driver 
there also if it can be arranged and make the transfer including to the 
spot where you want the tower to end up.

Good Luck on whatever method you choose. Make friends with your local 
mechanic/wrecker service. For reasonable fees depending on where you are 
located and time/distance, etc. they can be very useful!

73! Charles "Ed" K5OF in NC