You are indeed fortunate to have this sign company to call on. No sign
company in my area wanted to offer any service at all.
Keith
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From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tom Rauch
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:39 PM
To: keith@dutson.net; towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] w2irt's antenna dilemma
> I found a similar situation here. I wanted to rent a
crane to replace the
> Yagi on top of my 150 foot tower. The estimated cost is
$1800. This is for
> the smallest capacity crane that will reach over 150 feet,
with operator,
> $600 per hour, 3 hour minimum, beginning at the time it
leaves the company
> until the time it leaves the job site. This crane has a
20 ton capacity.
I call a sign company in Macon GA, and they make the 35 mile trip here
including travel and setup and have about three hours left on the four hour
minimum. Cost is about $400.
I just installed a 200 ft tower about like Rohn 55G (American tower ~19 inch
face but with horizontal braces
only) by picking up 150 feet all in one piece with that crane. No problem at
all, the tower barely flexed. Total cost was $400.
When I had to repair my Telrex 40M yagi after every wind storm, I'd call
them out and go up in a bucket.
I've never had to spend more than minimum hour. I even kill time with them
trimming trees when they are done with tower work.
When I put up my Rohn 65, I'll use them again for the first 150 or 200 feet,
whatever we can lift in one hunk. The remaining 150-200 feet will section by
section.
73 Tom
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