A couple of years ago I helped a local ham move his 80' crank up. I think
that there were ten of us. What really helped was having a short (2') piece
of telephone pole. We picked up one end and put the pole under the tower
then got at the other end and pushed. We moved it about 100' part of which
was between a fence and the house maybe 4' wide. Worked like a champ and
saved many a back.
Tom AC5TM
----- Original Message -----
From: <mcduffie@actcom.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Lifting a TX472 off a semi & cost of
pumpingconcrete in my area
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:04:22 +0000, k0myw@att.net wrote:
>
> > If for some reason it's impossible for the wrecker to deposit the tower
> > directly at the base site -- and if you don't have several willing
strong
> > backs to help you lug the thing the final few feet -- I found that an
> > automotive engine hoist handled my tower easily. Of course, I had the
luxury
> > of firm asphalt pavement right up to the tower base; you probably would
have
> > to lay down sturdy plywood or some other temporary "pavement" to protect
the
> > lawn and prevent the hoist's small wheels from sinking into the turf.
>
> I've heard several light mentions of, and even saw a picture on
> someone's web site recently of, several people carrying a crankup
> tower by hand. I cringed when I saw that picture and feel I must
> bring up one very important thing. When you move a nested crankup
> tower, be absolutely sure that all sections are fastened in place so
> they cannot move either direction, EVEN A LITTLE BIT. Loss of
> fingers, etc., can result if there is slippage while being handled.
> Sliding pipes all the way through the tower and using them as
> handles isn't a bad idea and keeps all hands out of harm's way.
>
> When we took mine down at the previous owner's QTH and removed it,
> we used sheets of plywood as portable sidewalk. Pictures of this
> operation can be seen on my tower web site at www.qsl.net/ag0n under
> the "Moving Day" menu item. It's just another way of doing it.
>
> Gary
>
> --
> a g 0 n at a r r l dot n e t
> http colon slash slash mcduffie dot ws
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless
Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any
questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.
>
> _______________________________________________
> TowerTalk mailing list
> TowerTalk@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
|