A five pound sledge will persuade the pesky Z bar to step aside just a bit.
Dave, K4TO
On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 3:38 PM Randy via TowerTalk <
towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:
> I’m in the process of putting up a Rohn 25G tower.The top section is a
> 25AG4 which is a flat top section and of course a thrust bearing on
> top.In Michigan I had a US Tower TX-455 and a Heights tower which I sold
> before moving back to Florida last year.One had the HAM IV and the other
> had the T2X Tailtwister.Plenty of room in either tower for either of
> these two rotors.But it’s a different story with a Rohn 25G.The only
> spot where a Ham IV or T2X will fit in a Rohn 25G is an area about 2
> feet below the top flat plate where there is no diagonal brace.That
> would leave only about 12” of mast above the rotor before the thrust
> bearing.In the past I’ve always tried to put the rotor further down into
> the tower.
>
> I have read online that some folks will cut the brace out in order to
> get a Ham IV or a T2X in the middle of a section.Not sure if I like that
> approach.Maybe a different rotor besides a Ham IV or a T2X.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> --
> 73,
> Randy, AA8R
> Punta Gorda
>
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