[TowerTalk] Tilting a DX-70

[Ken Alker]

Maybe a visual will help clarify.  Is the Tilt-Over Accessory the one shown 
on page 21 of this document?: 
<https://www.tashtowers.com/docs/2021_Tashjian_Towers_Catalog.pdf>

If so, it appears the tower can be tilted from ground level, or from a 
position above ground.  It does not say if one is required to reconfigure 
the cable and pulley system when tilting from ground vs. from above ground 
(I'd like to know the answer to this w/o stealing the thread).

Ken

--On Saturday, June 26, 2021 8:24 PM -0700 al.n6ta at gmail.com wrote:

> The current Tashjian tilt over design pivots the vertical tower about 8.5'
> above the base of the tower.  It is balances at the CG of the tower so not
> in the middle of the collapsed tower.  So when it is tilted over the whole
> tower is 8' off the ground and horizontal.
> There is a cable that controls the tilting/pivoting which is managed by a
> winch and pulley system.  It seems that it will tilt past horizontal but
> only about 6 degrees per Tashjian.  My question is how far bast horizontal
> will it go until metal collides.
> US Tower tilts with the pivot at the base which puts a lot of force on the
> threaded rod in the concrete.  It would seem that both techniques work
> but I favor the DX-70 heavy duty features and have to consider how to
> mount the mast and antenna once it is horizontal and hanging at 8' above
> ground. I may need to build a work platform from which to work once the
> tower is horiz.
> Al
> N6TA
>
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