I just lowered and raised my TX-455 - it's
typical. Can't speak for the 572, but I have to
give the 455 a little push before it starts to
tilt over. I see that as a good thing. I'd
rather have it stable in the vertical
position. I use a very small crowbar to start it
on the way. I reel out a small amount of cable
first, give it a nudge until the cable is tight,
then just a bit of pressure with my hand is enough from that point on.
73,
Joe
WDØM
At 06:26 PM 10/28/2006, Dr M J DiGirolamo wrote:
>Hi Gang,
>
> Some 10 days ago I used a crane to set my US Tower HDX-572MDPL to its
>base.
>
> Today I tilted it over using the
> "raising & lowering fixture" so I could
>mount the rotator and set the mast in place. However, I stumbled upon the
>unexpected.
>
> After removing all but the two hinging
> bolts, the tower did not want to
>tilt on its own. Tower was without a mast or
>antennas on it. I ended up using
>both a crow and lever bar to encourage it to
>tilt over. I'd estimate it was as
>much as 10 degrees off normal before there was enough lateral force component
>for the tower to lower on its own as I let the cable out.
>
> Questions: Is this normal? Are there
> those with experience who would
>share how they deal with this situation?
>
>73,
>
>Mike DiGirolamo, W4XN
>Charlottesville, VA
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