[TowerTalk] Tree Service for Tower Work

[Steve Jones]

Jim,
Interesting comments.  I myself mounted a top section of Rohn 25 to a tall
Doug fir here.  When I couldn't after shoulder surgery, I had two different
tree services work on the antenna.  One did a terrible job, the other an
excellent job.  Separately I had a 3rd tree service mount a TV antenna and
rotor in a different Doug fir.  That guy did a great job.  The only
difference I could make out was that the first guy, although he nodded his
head a lot, wasn't very sharp and didn't understand what to do.  The other
two guys were very sharp, clearly understood the plan, and carried it out
flawlessly.
Of course all my experience is with tree guys climbing trees.  I've never
had one climb a tower.  Mine's a crank-up!
73,
Steve
N6SJ


-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Jim Brown
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2021 10:01 AM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tree Service for Tower Work

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
> 

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