[TowerTalk] Tilting over a DX-70: how far over will it go?

[Don]

Did some digging out in the etherland and found an old '78 manual 
showing the tilt fixture you are referring to and understand now why I 
was confused. I just had never seen a WT-51 on such a fixture and it was 
a popular crankup back when I purchased mine. And I don't recall such a 
fixture being offered then.  Lost the instruction manual among other 
items in moving so was short a reference. Looks like a nifty accessory. Tnx.

Don W7WLL


On 6/26/2021 2:48 PM, Art Greenberg wrote:
> With the tilt fixture. The "hinge" is 8 feet up.
>
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> Art Greenberg
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> On June 26, 2021 5:42:56 PM Don <w7wll at peak.org> wrote:
>
>> The WT-51 (at least mine and others I've seen) is designed to tilt over
>> from the base planted in the concrete, like _most_ other crank-ups. Was
>> curious how it could be tilted over from a 9 foot high tilt-over point
>> (structurally) so it would, when laid over, be below horizontal. Or did
>> I really misread something.
>>
>> Don W7WLL
>>
>> On 6/26/2021 9:07 AM, Howard wrote:
>>> If you followed the thread, he said the tilt point is nine feet above
>>> the base.
>>>
>>>
>>> Howard
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/26/2021 10:58 AM, Don wrote:
>>>> I have a Tri-Ex WT-51 and since it tilts over at the ground base I am
>>>> confused how you can get it past horizontal. Please explain.
>>>>
>>>> Don W7WLL
>>>>
>>>> On 6/26/2021 3:40 AM, Art Greenberg wrote:
>>>>> Al,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a (much) smaller cousin of the DX-70, the WT-51. The tilt
>>>>> fixtures are the same design.
>>>>>
>>>>> The WT-51 does tilt well past horizontal. I have taken advantage of
>>>>> that capability.
>>>>>
>>>>> I installed the mast and rotor after the initial erection.
>>>>>
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