[TowerTalk] Mast install help

[Steve Maki]

I hope everyone re-reads John's point here and takes it to heart - the 
standard Rohn gin pole is rated for R25 & R45 sections - it's not even 
rated for R55! The job being discussed calls for a stronger (and ideally 
a longer) pole.

-Steve K8LX

On 1/24/2022 10:02 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> It is easier and safer with a bigger gin pole. If you're using a Rohn gin
> pole a 2" x 22 ft mast is substantially heaver that it is designed to lift.
> Remember that the minimum force on the pole is double the weight of the
> object being lifted.
> 
> John KK9A
> 
> 
> 
> Greg N5IF wrote:
> 
> I've a 22ft chromoly mast and am wondering if I will get this installed at
> the moment (without a crane).
> 
> Right now, I have 40ft of R55, and I thought I would raise the mast and
> drop it into the yet to be completed tower (easier to do in my mind) vs
> trying to stab it into the bearing when the tower is completed.
> 
> How have others dealt with a 22ft mast, when you have a 12ft gin
> pole.......what am I missing to get this done?
> 
> Greg
> N5IF
> 
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