When I've erected my HG-70HD in the past, I always had a handy tree to which I could attach a rope (or wire rope). Then, using the recommended A frame, I could get the tower from a prone position to
When i put my TX-472 up UST suggested using a Wrecker (tow truck) i tried but it sunk in the yard so i had to use other measures (the yard was very very wet though), but that was their recommendation
Bob, Find, buy, borrow, rent, a tall extension ladder... The bigger, the better. Fasten (tie, clamp, etc) several large pulleys with rope lines to the top and middle of the extension ladder. Also fas
Something else I've seen done. This is kind of hard to explain but I believe most will get the idea. Attach a piece of pipe, square tubing etc to the tower "vertically" near the base. Essensially yo
A year ago a few guys on here told me to use a sign installer to put up my crankup. What a great idea that was!! One hundred dollars an hour and I put up both my LM470D and my 5 element monobander. T
Anyone ever used something like this for a 150 foot tower? Keith NM5G A year ago a few guys on here told me to use a sign installer to put up my crankup. What a great idea that was!! One hundred doll
When the Germans erected their big tower at Telefunken in Sayville, NY in the 30's, they used a vertical piece at right angles to the horizontal tower. They pulled it right up, and that thing was a f
You mean a boomtruck or crane? Sure, all the time. While a crane with enough boom to reach that high will be relatively expensive ($200 or more an hour), it may be worth it if the antenna is large. Y
I used a wire rope winch, rated at 4000 lbs, to pull my LM-470 vertical. I buried an 8" diameter wheel 3 feet in the ground with a 1/2" dia x 36" long threaded rod extending from the wheel to the sur