The ONLY safe use is for moving objects weighing less than the pole's rating
straight up or down the side of the tower. Using it to handle something
that is being pulled sideways out away from the tower is not what they are
meant for.
David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dick Green WC1M
> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 14:16
> To: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com; TOWERTALK@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] GIN POLE (trivia)
>
> Can you give us some examples of safe and unsafe use of the Gin Pole?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com [mailto:Cqtestk4xs@aol.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 3:44 PM
> > To: TOWERTALK@contesting.com
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] GIN POLE (trivia)
> >
> > >From another reflector:
> >
> > All joking aside, if anyone is really interested, the proper
> > term is GIN POLE. GIN as in enGINe comes from Middle
> > English and refers to any mechanical device that transfers
> > energy into movement. The term "gin pole" refers to a
> > device used to lift or hoist heavy loads and has been used
> > in numerous industries such as fishing, mining, construction
> > of buildings, walls, etc.
> > The gin pole we are all familiar with is one derived mostly
> > from those used in mining. This piece of equipment is
> > designed to be mounted vertically and used to lift heavy
> > objects straight up and swiveled into position for stacking purposes.
> > The gin pole is one of the safest and most useful pieces of
> > equipment available for stacking towers and mounting heavy
> > loads on tower tops as long as the device is handled
> > properly. Unfortunately it is also one of the most fequently
> > misused and therefore most dangerous pieces of equipment in
> > our industry.
> >
> > K4XS
> >
> >
> >
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