I successfully dismantled N4SU's 25 year old
96' Heights aluminum tower with one exception. The
bottom aluminum section seems to stuck at the Steel
fold-over base joint. I've searched the archives but
only find suggestions for separating Al-Al joints............W4ZV
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Funny you should ask this..... Just this morning I removed three of those
pipes from the bottom of a Heights tower. The whole operation took about 15
minutes with my trusty circular saw and a grinding blade.
Assuming you don't want to keep the steel stubs, just simply cut the steel
from the bottom to where it overlaps the aluminum. From that point, cut a
groove in the steel just deep enough to avoid cutting into the aluminum. After
that, just insert a heavy screwdriver into the groove at the bottom end. The
steel will split and will be able to be rotated a couple of times and then slid
off. Remarkably easy!
Bill K4XS
_______________________________________________
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
|