[TowerTalk] Mast Lifting

[Stephen Shobe]

As with Skip I’ve used a come along for years  without a problem. Skip
thanks for the Unbolt idea, I just used the thrust bearing or left the come
along in place until finished,

On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 16:47 kj6y (null) via TowerTalk <
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> I’ve been using a come along for a long time. . Sometimes two. Never had a
> problem. Once lifted, use a ubolt to keep from sliding down.
>
> Skip, KJ6Y.
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> > On May 23, 2021, at 2:54 PM, Don Moman VE6JY <ve6jy.1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > If I don't have to lift very far, a suitable turnbuckle works well and
> can
> > get in the tiny spaces.  Along that idea, a loadbinder (ratchet type)
> also
> > would get it done.
> >
> >> On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 3:30 PM <ed_richardson at shaw.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> Needing to service the rotator and want to lift the loaded mast up and
> out
> >> of the rotator bracket.  I have used a cheap com-along in the past but
> I am
> >> now reading that come-alongs are not suitable for lifting and lowering
> >> loads, they are intended for horizontal movements only.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> A lever hoist would seem to be the appropriate tool.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> So what are the tower experts using for this task? The dead weight
> would be
> >> approximately 350 lbs plus any resistance/friction.
> >>
> >> Any recommendations?  Safety outweighs cost.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Ed ve4vt
> >>
> >>
> >>
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Stephen K. Shobe
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