[TowerTalk] Tree Service for Tower Work

[Jim Brown]

I have a LOT of experience both with guys who climb trees and those who 
climb towers. Never the twain should meet. A tower climber knows what to 
do when he gets up a tower, and usually has a lot of experience about 
what works and what doesn't. A tree climber doesn't have a clue, there's 
no way you can tell him enough for it not to be a disaster. Also, the 
climbing techniques and accessories are completely different.

My neighbor, NI6T, long ago topped one of his redwoods and somehow 
rigged HF beams to a section of Rohn 25 strapped to the top of it. When 
problems developed, he hired tree climbers to take one of the antennas 
down so he could repair it. The result was a train wreck.

BTW -- tree climbers ain't cheap. $900 for a 6 hour day is typical.

73, Jim K9YC

On 5/13/2021 6:21 PM, K9MA wrote:
> We all know how hard it is to hire someone to do tower work. I just 
> watched some tree service guys who, will pruning some trees for a ham 
> friend, also installed some pulleys for antennas. Climbing towers is a 
> whole lot easier and safer than climbing trees. There are tree services 
> everywhere there are trees. Has anyone ever tried hiring one to do some 
> non-technical tower work? Equipped with a radio and a helmet camera, I'd 
> thing one could talk one of these guys through a lot of antenna work.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Scott K9MA
>